Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Co-Chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition's Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility and Government Reform—Reps. Ed Case (HI-01) and Ben McAdams (UT-04)—delivered remarks before the House Budget Committee to draw attention to the national debt and call for a fiscally-responsible budget.
You can watch the full remarks by Rep. Ed Case here and Rep. Ben McAdams here.
EXCERPT: Rep. Ed Case's Budget Committee Testimony
WASHINGTON—Today, in an exclusive USA Today editorial, Rep. Ben McAdams (UT-04), Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Coalition's Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility and Government Reform, wrote that Blue Dog members and other moderate Democrats delivered more than 75 percent of the seats that led to the Democratic majority in 2018.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition announced its policy task forces for the 116th Congress. The task forces are in charge of policy development for the Coalition, which will deliver on their promise of a positive agenda to produce bipartisan, commonsense solutions that move our country forward and address the needs of every community, from rural and tribal communities to metropolitan areas.
WASHINGTON—Today, Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) issued the following statement in response to the bipartisan border deal:
WASHINGTON—Today, in an exclusive CNN Opinion editorial, the co-chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), J. Luis Correa (CA-46), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), and Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01)—pointed out President Trump's failure to mention the nation's looming fiscal crisis during last week's State of the Union address.
WASHINGTON—Today, Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's State of the Union address:
The Democratic Blue Dog Coalition has endorsed H.R. 270, Government Shutdown Impact Report Act of 2019, which was introduced by Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), the Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair for Policy.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition welcomed freshman Representatives Ed Case (HI-01), Joe Cunningham (SC-01), and Kendra Horn (OK-05) to its ranks. In total, the Blue Dog Coalition has 27 members, including 10 members of its freshman class. Rep. Case was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition from 2003 to 2007 while he served as a U.S. Representative for Hawaii's second congressional district.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to House Democratic leadership calling for leadership to prioritize infrastructure as one of the first issues to be tackled now that the government is open.
WASHINGTON—Today, President Trump announced he would proceed with a deal proposed by the Blue Dog Coalition to reopen the government and then hold a substantive, bipartisan, and bicameral discussion on border security that would produce legislation to quickly pass both chambers of Congress, ideally with a veto-proof majority. The Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46), issued the following statement: