Congressional 21st Century Skills Caucus
What they do: Look for ways to help students learn digital skills.
What we wish they did: Teach members of Congress—we’re looking at you, Orrin Hatch!—how Facebook works.
Congressional Candy Caucus
What they do: Give a boost to the nation’s confection manufacturers.
What we wish they did: Hold hearings on the difference between Twizzlers and Red Vines. Also, introduce legislation banning Necco Wafers—that stuff is mega-gross.
Congressional Rodeo Caucus
What they do: Celebrate calf roping, chuck-wagon racing, and other fun cow-boy extracurriculars.
What we wish they did: Pit Paul Ryan against Nancy Pelosi in an epic bull-riding face-off on the South Lawn of the White House.
Congressional Rock and Roll Caucus
What they do: Rock the House, of course. They throw an annual music-themed reception.
What we wish they did: Presidential-motorcade carpool karaoke!
This article appears in the October 2018 issue of Washingtonian.
Brittany Shepherd covers the societal and cultural scene in political Washington. Before joining Washingtonian as a staff writer in 2018, Brittany was a White House Correspondent for Independent Journal Review. While she has lived in DC for a number of years now, she still yearns for the fresh Long Island bagels of home. Find her on Twitter, often prattling on about Frasier.
