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WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Reps. Jared Golden (ME-02), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Adam Gray (CA-13) — leaders in the House Blue Dog Coalition — today introduced the Congressional Budget Reform Act of 2026.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement following the release of the Senate negotiated Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 to reform America’s outdated permitting process:
“Americans’ electricity bills keep rising, while the additional energy production and transmission capacity needed to reduce costs languish in regulatory limbo.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement after the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. This comprehensive housing package includes several provisions aimed at reducing regulatory barriers to construction, increasing supply, and supporting housing in rural communities.
My 2024 congressional race was the closest in America, decided by 187 votes out of more than 200,000. The same group of voters who elected me also went for Donald Trump, making our district one of only a handful in the nation to collectively split their ticket between a Republican for president and a Democrat for Congress.
Texas Rep. Vicente Gonzalez is part of a dwindling breed — he co-chairs the Blue Dog Coalition of moderate Democrats, which counts just 10 members in the current Congress.
The ideological middle was a different place when he interned at the Capitol in the 1990s, according to Gonzalez.
“Back then, there were 50 or 60 Vicente Gonzalezes … where now, sometimes I feel like I’m almost totally alone,” he says.
As a law student, Gonzalez spent a summer as an intern for Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz, who represented Corpus Christi, Texas.
Two words get invoked so often in American politics that they have nearly lost their meaning: bipartisan and pragmatic. You’ll find them in press releases, cable hits, and campaign mailers. Politicians reach for them because they reflect something real, and what most Americans actually want from their government. But for the most part, it’s not what they’re getting.
WASHINGTON D.C. — In conjunction with National Police Week, the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement endorsing a slate of bills focused on safeguarding our communities including H.R.1551 - Protect and Serve Act of 2025, H.R
"In 2017, Democratic leaders denounced the white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville chanting 'Jews will not replace us.' In 2022, Democrats took Donald Trump to task for having dinner with Nick Fuentes, an antisemite and a white supremacist.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement following House consideration of H.J. Res. 139, a proposed constitutional amendment to address the nation’s federal budget.