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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.
A group of conservative House Democrats is embracing some elements of a GOP plan to cut taxes, potentially creating an opening for Republicans to win bipartisan support.
The Blue Dog coalition, which has 18 members in the House, said it's open to lowering business taxes, the first significant sign of a crack in Democratic opposition to the GOP approach. Their position was included in a plan released Wednesday outlining the group's stance on taxes.
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.
Blue Dog Leadership Responds to the U.S. National Debt Surpassing $20 Trillion. Earlier this month, U.S. national debt surpassed $20 trillion for the first time in our nation's history, and it's continuing to increase at an alarming rate. The co-chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition—Reps.
Here's what the Blue Dogs have been up to since the House of Representatives was last in session in June 2017. We hope you enjoy catching up on all of the great work our members are doing for the American people.
The Blue Dog Coalition of centrist House Democrats is asking for input from K Street as it seeks to formulate a set of principles on tax reform and work with Republicans on the issue.
"Your views will inform and help guide our principles and involvement in the tax reform debate," the coalition wrote Thursday in a letter to stakeholders. The letter was signed by Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.), who is co-chair of policy for the coalition.
