Moderate Dems Working Group
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Moderate Dems Working Group was a caucus of moderate Democratic members of the United States Senate. The group's goal was to work with the Senate leadership, and the Obama administration "to craft common-sense solutions to urgent national problems."{{cite news|date=2009-03-18|work=U.S. Senator Evan Bayh|title=Moderate Senate Dems Launch New Group to Shape Public Policy|url=http://bayh.senate.gov/news/press/release/?id=b30d7f79-9eb1-4819-980f-9489825825ba|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322153736/http://bayh.senate.gov/news/press/release/?id=B30D7F79-9EB1-4819-980F-9489825825BA|archive-date=2009-03-22}} The group's members are "joined by a shared commitment to pursue pragmatic, fiscally sustainable policies across a range of issues, such as deficit containment, health care reform, the housing crisis, educational reform, energy policy and climate change."
The Moderate Dems Working Group was founded on March 18, 2009, and was led by Senators Evan Bayh of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware, and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. It has been described, as the Senate version of the New Democrat Coalition in the House.{{cite news|date=2009-03-18|work=MyDD|title=Bayh rolls out "Moderate Dems Working Group": Does it matter?|url=http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/3/18/223514/571}} The coalition has received praise from Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but has been criticized by the left as simply being "political cover to Democratic senators representing red or purple states, making it harder for Republicans to tie them to liberal bogeymen."
Members
Image:Michael_Bennet_Official_Photo.jpg| Michael Bennet, Colorado
Image:Thomas Carper.jpg| Tom Carper, Delaware
Image:Jeanne Shaheen, official Senate photo portrait, 2009.jpg| Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
Image:Mark Warner, official 111th Congress photo portrait.jpg| Mark Warner, Virginia
Former members
Image:Evan Bayh official portrait.jpg|Evan Bayh, Indiana
Image:Mark Begich, official Senate photo portrait, 2009.jpg| Mark Begich, Alaska
Image:Kay Hagan official photo.jpg| Kay Hagan, North Carolina
Image:Herbert Kohl, official photo.jpg| Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Image:Mary Landrieu Senate portrait.jpg| Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Image:Joe Lieberman official portrait 2 (cropped 2).jpg| Joe Lieberman, Connecticut
Image:Blanche Lincoln, 2007.jpg| Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas
Image:Claire McCaskill, Official portrait, 112th Congress.jpg| Claire McCaskill, Missouri
Image:Ben Nelson official photo.jpg| Ben Nelson, Nebraska
Image:Bill Nelson.jpg| Bill Nelson, Florida
Image:Mark Pryor, head and shoulders photo portrait with flag, 2006.jpg| Mark Pryor, Arkansas
Image:MarkUdall-Senate Portrait.jpg| Mark Udall, Colorado