Press Releases

Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL 07), Blue Dog Co Chair for Administration

Blue Dogs Endorse Bipartisan Bill to Establish 9/11-Style Commission on U.S. Pandemic Preparedness and Response

April 27, 2020

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to fiscal responsibility and national security, announced its endorsement of H.R. 6429, National Commission on COVID-19 Act, which would establish bipartisan commission to assess the United States’ preparation for and response to pandemics.

Issues:Armed Forces and National SecurityEmergency ManagementGovernment Operations and Politics

Blue Dog Leadership Issues Statement on House Passage of Additional Coronavirus Emergency Funding

April 23, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Administration, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), issued the following statement on House passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act:

Issues:Economic OpportunityGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth Care

Blue Dogs Call on Trump Administration to Prioritize Community-Based Financial Institutions

April 20, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza calling on the Trump Administration to fix the problems community-based financial institutions face when it comes to accessing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Issues:Economic Opportunity

Blue Dogs Call on House, Senate Leadership to Focus on Bipartisan Solutions that are Specific to Pandemic Response

April 2, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging the leadership of both parties to work together and focus on bipartisan solutions that are specific to the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Issues:Congress

Blue Dogs Secure Stronger Spending Oversight Measures, Several Other Policies in Bipartisan CARES Act

March 26, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced that several of the Coalition’s policy recommendations were included in the final text of the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Issues:Government Operations and PoliticsLabor and EmploymentOversight and Regulatory ReviewScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax Reform

Blue Dogs Call on Republican, Democratic Leadership to End Partisan Games with Economic Rescue Legislation

March 24, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), issued the following statement calling for the leaders of both parties to stop the partisan games and work together to reach a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on an economic rescue package:

Blue Dog Coalition Policy Task Forces Release Recommendations for COVID-19 Pandemic Response

March 23, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition released its policy recommendations for both Congress and the Trump Administration to consider as they continue to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The recommendations were developed within the policy parameters of the Blue Dog Coalition’s five policy task forces.

Issues:Agriculture and FoodEducationEmergency ManagementFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorFiscal ResponsibilityGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealth CareHomeland SecurityLabor and EmploymentOversight and Regulatory ReviewTaxation

Blue Dog Leadership Calls for Balanced Economic Rescue Package that Focuses on the Middle Class

March 22, 2020

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Today, the Co-Chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Lou Correa (CA-46), Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01), and Anthony Brindisi (NY-22)—published an essay on Medium calling for a balanced economic rescue package that focuses on the middle class.

Issues:Economics and Public FinanceGovernment Operations and Politics

Blue Dogs Call on Trump Administration to Combat COVID-19 Disinformation

March 19, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence calling for the Administration to take immediate action to combat the surging level of disinformation on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Issues:Armed Forces and National SecurityGovernment Operations and Politics

Blue Dog Leadership Calls on House, Senate to Stay in Session Until Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement is Reached on Coronavirus

March 12, 2020

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WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46), the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement regarding the ongoing negotiations on Congress' response to the coronavirus pandemic: