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November 14, 2012
By Sen.-elect Joe Donnelly
Congress has work to do. Much of this work will require members to find solutions to some of our nation's most pressing issues. I think we can all agree that our first priority should be our nation's economic recovery and getting Americans back to work in good-paying, stable jobs.
Congress has work to do. Much of this work will require members to find solutions to some of our nation's most pressing issues. I think we can all agree that our first priority should be our nation's economic recovery and getting Americans back to work in good-paying, stable jobs.
September 19, 2012
Written by Andrew Reeser
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Congress passed a bill Wednesday introduced by Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) that will cut funding for the General Services Administration to buy vehicles for the federal government fleet by 20 percent. The government fleet currently has more than 700,000 vehicles, and this bill will substantially reduce that number.
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Congress passed a bill Wednesday introduced by Congressman John Barrow (GA-12) that will cut funding for the General Services Administration to buy vehicles for the federal government fleet by 20 percent. The government fleet currently has more than 700,000 vehicles, and this bill will substantially reduce that number.
May 18, 2012
By U.S. Congressman John Barrow, Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
Journalists in Washington and other places have reported for at least the past year and a half on the so-called end of the moderate in Congress. I'll be the first to admit that there are fewer moderate members of Congress than there were in the last Congress. And after Election Day, there may be fewer still.
May 2, 2012
By Joseph Cotto
Due to copyright laws, only excerpts are available. To read the column, please visit the Washington Times directly at the link below.
Over the last several years, the media has placed great focus on the fact that moderate Republican politicians are not only becoming a rare breed, but in fact stand ripe for extinction during low-turnout primary races.
Due to copyright laws, only excerpts are available. To read the column, please visit the Washington Times directly at the link below.
Over the last several years, the media has placed great focus on the fact that moderate Republican politicians are not only becoming a rare breed, but in fact stand ripe for extinction during low-turnout primary races.
March 22, 2012
On Wednesday evening during markup of Chairman Paul Ryan's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget in the House Budget Committee, U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration, offered an amendment calling for a balanced approach to deficit reduction that includes both spending cuts and tax reform. The amendment received bipartisan support from members of the House Budget Committee, falling just one vote short of passage.
March 8, 2012
By Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Vice Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility
Congressman Jim Cooper writes in The Atlantic about the obsolete laws that are harming Congress and the nation. This article is part of The Atlantic's new ongoing series, "America the Fixable."
Congressman Jim Cooper writes in The Atlantic about the obsolete laws that are harming Congress and the nation. This article is part of The Atlantic's new ongoing series, "America the Fixable."
March 5, 2012
By Frances Seward
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Two bipartisan groups of lawmakers are working behind the scenes to revive momentum for comprehensive legislation to address the government's fiscal woes and in particular to chart a course for long-term deficit reduction.
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Two bipartisan groups of lawmakers are working behind the scenes to revive momentum for comprehensive legislation to address the government's fiscal woes and in particular to chart a course for long-term deficit reduction.
February 17, 2012
By Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine
This week, the House passed legislation to give Congress and the president an important tool to help reduce spending and balance the budget. The Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act would provide a constitutional way to target the pork-belly projects that get included in the giant budget bills passed by Congress the past few years.
This week, the House passed legislation to give Congress and the president an important tool to help reduce spending and balance the budget. The Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act would provide a constitutional way to target the pork-belly projects that get included in the giant budget bills passed by Congress the past few years.
February 1, 2012
The Blue Dogs are adding their bark to chorus of congressional voices calling for quick action on legislation aimed at tightening laws that prohibit lawmakers and their aides from using inside information to make financial trades.
"Members of Congress, their staff, and other federal employees who use special, nonpublic information to make a profit are in complete violation of the public's trust," they wrote in a letter to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). "This type of insider trading is unacceptable and it should be illegal."
"Members of Congress, their staff, and other federal employees who use special, nonpublic information to make a profit are in complete violation of the public's trust," they wrote in a letter to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.). "This type of insider trading is unacceptable and it should be illegal."
November 9, 2011
By Reps. Joe Donnelly and Dan Boren
In a time of seemingly endless partisanship, there is one thing that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle can agree on: We still have a lot of work to do to see our economy recover.
As leaders of the Blue Dog Task Force on Economic Growth, there is no greater priority for us than our nation's economic recovery, which is why we're focused on creating a positive economic climate geared toward bolstering growth and promoting innovation.
In a time of seemingly endless partisanship, there is one thing that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle can agree on: We still have a lot of work to do to see our economy recover.
As leaders of the Blue Dog Task Force on Economic Growth, there is no greater priority for us than our nation's economic recovery, which is why we're focused on creating a positive economic climate geared toward bolstering growth and promoting innovation.