<P> This ideological group differs from the traditional organized labor base . According to the Pew Research Center, a plurality of 41% resided in mass affluent households and 49% were college graduates, the highest figure of any typographical group . It was also the fastest growing typological group between the late 1990s and early 2000s . Liberals include most of academia and large portions of the professional class . </P> <P> Progressives are a left - leaning, pro-labor union faction in the party who have long supported a strong regulation of business, social - welfare programs and workers' rights . Many progressive Democrats are descendants of the New Left of Democratic presidential candidate Senator George McGovern of South Dakota whereas others were involved in the 2016 presidential candidacy of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders . </P> <P> In 2014, progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren set out an "Eleven Commandments of Progressivism", being tougher regulation on corporations, affordable education, scientific investment and environmentalism, network neutrality, increased wages, equal pay, collective bargaining rights, defending social safety - net programs, marriage equality, immigration reform and unabridged access to reproductive healthcare . Additionally, progressives strongly oppose political corruption and therefore seek to advance electoral reform including campaign finance reform and voting rights . Today, many progressives have made a fight against economic inequality their top priority . Progressives are generally considered to be synonymous with liberals, though the two groups differ on a variety of issues . </P> <P> The Congressional Progressive Caucus is a caucus of progressive Democrats and is the single largest Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives . Its current chairs are Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and Raúl Grijalva of Arizona . Its members have included Representatives Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, John Conyers of Michigan, Jim McDermott of Washington, John Lewis of Georgia, Barbara Lee of California and the late Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota . Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Ed Markey of Massachusetts were all members of the caucus when in the House of Representatives . Today, no Democratic Senators belong to the Progressive Caucus, but independent Senator Bernie Sanders is a member . </P>

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