Press Releases
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:
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to leadership of both parties and both chambers of Congress regarding border security and the government shutdown.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) issued the following statement in response to the New York Times report revealing that, last year, President Trump suggested withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's remarks on the ongoing government shutdown negotiations:
WASHINGTON—Today, the House passed H. Res. 6, A Resolution Providing for the House Rules of the 116th Congress, which included a measure restoring the bipartisan Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules. PAYGO requires that both mandatory spending and tax cuts must be offset to prevent increasing the national debt. The last time PAYGO was in place was 2010, when the Blue Dog Coalition worked with Democratic Leadership to restore the rules to ensure the government does not spend beyond its means.
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, incoming Blue Dog Co-Chairs—Reps. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Rep.-elect Anthony Brindisi (NY-22)—sent a letter to House Speaker-Designate Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Leader-Designate Steny Hoyer, calling for H.R. 1 to include significant redistricting reform, a longtime priority of the Blue Dog Coalition. Specifically, incoming Blue Dog leadership called for H.R. 1 to include H.R.
WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the House passed the Farm Bill Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Under the leadership of longtime member of the Blue Dog Coalition and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-07), Republican and Democratic members came together as the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee to develop a bipartisan Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition announced that Representative-Elect Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) will be a member of the Coalition's leadership team as the Co-Chair for Whip. The Co-Chair for Whip will serve alongside the other Co-Chairs to help lead the Blue Dog Coalition in the fight to restore the American Dream and put our country on the path to prosperity. The Coalition will continue to focus on its long-held mission to pursue commonsense, bipartisan solutions that will get our country's fiscal house in order and ensure a strong national defense.
WASHINGTON—Earlier this week, the Blue Dog Coalition announced its leadership for the 116th Congress and inducted seven new members. Next Congress, the Coalition will fight to restore the American Dream and put our country on the path to prosperity.