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===Congressional caucuses===
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Another meaning is a sub grouping of officials with shared affinities or ethnicities who convene, often but not always to advocate, agitate, lobby or to vote collectively, on policy. At the highest level, in [[United States Congress|Congress]] and many state legislatures, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] members organize themselves into a caucus (occasionally called a "conference").<ref>See, e.g., [http://www.dems.gov U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus], [http://www.gop.gov U.S. House of Representatives Republican Conference]; [http://democrats.senate.gov/members/ U.S. Senate Democratic Caucus]; [http://src.senate.gov U.S. Senate Republican Conference]; [http://democrats.sen.ca.gov/ California State Senate Democratic Caucus]</ref> There can be smaller caucuses in a legislative body, including those that are multi-[[Partisan (political)|partisan]] or even [[Bicameralism|bicameral]]. Of the many [[Congressional caucus]]es, one of the best-known is the [[Congressional Black Caucus]], a group of [[African-American]] members of Congress. Another prominent example is the [[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]], whose members voice and advance issues affecting [[Hispanics]] in the United States, including [[Puerto Rico]]. In a different vein, the Congressional Internet Caucus is a bi-partisan group of Members who wish to promote the growth and advancement of the Internet. Other congressional caucuses such as the [[Out of Iraq Caucus]], are openly organized tendencies or [[political faction]]s (within the [[House Democratic Caucus]], in this case), and strive to achieve political goals, similar to a European "platform", but generally organized around a single issue.