WASHINGTON — Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) announced the creation of the Caucus’s Taskforce on Rebuilding and Reimagining the Government.
The taskforce, created in response to the harm the Trump Administration has done to the functioning and responsiveness of the federal government, will examine the recent erosion in the effectiveness of federal agencies within the Executive Branch and make legislative proposals to address the shortcomings of the federal government, restore and improve agencies’ critical roles and functioning, protect them from destructive actions by their executive leadership, and develop bold new ideas to reorient these agencies wherever appropriate to deliver more immediate, visible, and direct benefits for the American people.
The taskforce will culminate in a report published by the end of 2026 as well as legislative proposals.
Congresswoman Watson Coleman is an Executive Board Member of the CPC who led its Policing, Constitution, and Equality Task Force. She also Chairs the Democratic Caucus’s Taskforce on Poverty and founded and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health in 2019.
“We’ve seen the damage one administration can do to the working of the federal government when our institutions are weak. However, a people’s lack of trust in the ability of the Federal Government to deliver for them far preceded the Trump Presidencies,” said Watson Coleman. “We have a responsibility to both strengthen our democratic institutions as well as ensure they are oriented toward serving everyday people. This is no small task, but the Progressive Caucus has some of the most brilliant, forward thinking and creative minds in Congress who I know are up to the task of rebuilding and reimagining a government that works for everyone.”
“A functioning democracy requires a government that people can trust to improve their lives,” said CPC Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05). “I am proud to join this taskforce to rebuild and reimagine a federal government centered on improving people’s daily lives. Our work must go beyond undoing damage; it must fundamentally transform how agencies operate so they serve the people instead of powerful special interests.”
The Taskforce will convene its first official meeting in early 2026.
