Press Releases

Today, the Blue Dog Coalition announced its new leadership for the 119th Congress. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) will serve as Co-Chair for Administration, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) will serve as Co-Chair for Policy and Legislative Strategy, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) will serve as Co-Chair for Communications and Outreach, and Rep. Adam Gray (CA-13) will serve as Coalition Whip.

The Blue Dog Coalition released the following statement endorsing the bipartisan solution proposed in today's letter from the Democratic Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus Executive Council to the Speaker Pro Tempore:

"A bipartisan majority of lawmakers needs to step up, work together, and address urgent issues facing our country.

We need to eliminate the threat of a government shutdown next month, continue working on the FY2024 appropriations bills, and ensure the people of Israel and Ukraine have what they need to defend themselves against Hamas and Russia.

In response to the ongoing terrorist attacks against Israel, the members of the Blue Dog Coalition released the following statement in support of freezing Iranian assets:

"Saturday was the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The brutality of the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad are difficult to comprehend: children ripped from the arms of their parents and taken as hostages, entire families gunned down in their own homes, police officers and firefighters executed for being public safety officers.

Blue Dog Co-Chairs Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02) issued the following statement on the loss of Buzzy Peltola, husband of fellow Blue Dog Co-Chair Rep. Mary Peltola (AK-AL):

"We are completely heartbroken by the loss of Buzzy Peltola, the loving husband of our friend and colleague Mary.

Washington – Today Rep. Wiley Nickel (NC-13) – joined by Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chairs Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02), Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), and Rep.

Washington – Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chairs and Members offered their heartfelt congratulations to newly sworn-in US Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small.

Torres Small served as a Blue Dog Member in the House from 2019 - 2021, and quickly became a linchpin in the group, co-chairing the Blue Dog Task Force on Rural Opportunity.

Washington – Today, the Blue Dog Coalition announced its formal endorsement of a bipartisan letter urging reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The letter also puts a spotlight on PEPFAR's maternal care programs.

Washington – Today the Blue Dog Coalition announced Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) as its newest member. Rep. Nickel is the third freshman Democrat to join the Blue Dog Coalition in recent months, growing the group's membership to 10.