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Members of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate House Democrats, are cautioning the party's leadership against disregarding the caucus' pay-as-you-go rule.

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Wednesday, the group noted the rule was passed with overwhelming Democratic support at the beginning of the 116th Congress.

Blue Dogs also called on Democratic leaders to "only advance legislation that is fully paid for." Pay-as-you-go calls for any increases in the deficit to be paid for.

When Mikie Sherrill first ran into the congressional Blue Dog coalition in 2018, she wasn't sure it would be the place for her.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a veiled shot at Rep. Stephanie Murphy during a closed-door meeting after the centrist Florida Democrat bucked party leaders on a contentious immigration vote.

Pelosi said Republicans were eager to exploit fissures in the early weeks of the new majority, according to a person in the room, and Democrats newly enjoying exclusive committee assignments — like Murphy — can't be breaking ranks.

A group of moderate House Democrats is proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution as they try to further distance themselves from the party's progressive wing, which is backing big boosts in spending for social programs and infrastructure.

The move by the so-called Blue Dog Coalition adds to tension over ideology and priorities among Democrats as the House prepares to vote this week on legislation that would add $350 billion in deficit spending over the next two years.

You might not have heard much about us, but the moderates are in the House.

The national headlines may make it appear that the only ideas are those of my colleagues on the far left. But that's not reality. The fact is that moderates delivered the House majority in 2018. More than three-quarters of the Democrats who flipped seats in November are now members of the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition or both — the moderate wing of the party.

The Blue Dog Coalition on Tuesday elected three new co-chairs — all current freshmen — to lead the group of two dozen fiscally conservative Democrats in the next Congress.

Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy will serve as the administration co-chair, Arizona Rep. Tom O'Halleran as the policy co-chair and California Rep. Lou Correa as the communications co-chair.

Rural communities that were left behind during the post-Recession recovery are fed up with lip service from politicians in Washington.

In the 2016 campaign, rural Americans were promised a better life: There would be more jobs, better health care, and most of all, that they would have a voice in Washington. Two years after the 2016 election, these hardworking Americans still have not seen results, and unfortunately, they are now facing additional challenges.

If Congress wants to find out the best strategy to ensure long-term success on tax reform, it must look to its history. The last time Congress passed a comprehensive, bipartisan overhaul of our tax system was over three decades ago. The 1986 tax reform drive was successful because it was an open, bipartisan effort.