Press Releases

The Democratic Blue Dog Coalition has endorsed H.R. 2645, the Prevention and Oversight of Intelligence Sharing with Enemies (POISE) Act, which was introduced by Blue Dog Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL).

Here's what the Blue Dogs were up to when the House of Representatives was in session in May 2017. We hope you enjoy catching up on all of the great work our members are doing for the American people.

Today, the co-chairs of the fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Dan Lipinski (D-IL)—issued the following statement on President Trump's budget:

"The Blue Dogs have a strong history of influencing the budget debate in Congress with a bipartisan approach and commonsense solutions. We will continue working across the aisle, leading the way to pursue fiscally-responsible policies that balance our budget and reduce our unsustainable debt.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Blue Dog Coalition voted in support of the FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act that funds the federal government for the current fiscal year.

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, the Blue Dog Coalition voted in support of the short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.J.Res. 99) that funds the federal government until May 5, 2017.

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, the co-chairs of the fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Dan Lipinski (D-IL)—issued the following statement regarding the Continuing Resolution to keep the government open:

"Since the founding of the Blue Dog Coalition, together, we have called for responsible governance. This includes keeping the government open and fully-functioning. We cannot continue to operate deadline-to-deadline, creating self-inflicted crises along the way.

Today, members of the fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition announced that Brooke Lillard has joined the Coalition's staff as Communications Director. In her official capacity, Lillard will be working directly with Blue Dog members and their staff to bring the bipartisan work that the Blue Dog Coalition is doing on behalf of the American public to the forefront of the larger political and policy conversations.

WASHINGTON – Today, the co-chairs of the fiscally responsible Democratic Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Dan Lipinski (D-IL)—­­released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's tax reform plan:

"The Blue Dogs are committed to working with our colleagues across the aisle to improve the lives of all Americans and solve our nation's ongoing fiscal crisis.