Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Ross, D-Ark., Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, today commended passage of H.Res.364 in the U.S. House of Representatives, which designates room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the "Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room." Zimmerman was the community outreach director for U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, and was killed when a gunman opened fire on January 8, 2011, at Giffords' congressional event. Zimmerman is the first and only congressional staff member to have been slain in the line of duty.

Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition leadership issued the following statement after the ‘Super Committee' announced its failure to come to agreement on a long-term plan to reduce the deficit and put the country on a fiscally sustainable path. The Blue Dogs have been strong advocates of a balanced, bipartisan solution that cuts the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years.

Today, members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced their support for H.J.Res.2, the Balanced Budget Amendment, a fundamental principle of the Blue Dog Coalition for over 15 years. The Blue Dogs have always put the American people before either political party, and they have shown overwhelming support for this measure as a way to bring down the debt, restore faith in the economy and bring jobs back home.

Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition leadership team issued the following statements in support of the bipartisan letter sent by members of the House to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Today, members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition announced their official endorsement of H.R. 1834, the "Freedom to Invest Act of 2011," bipartisan, common-sense policy that would bring up to $1.4 trillion in private money back to the United States. Following the endorsement, the Blue Dog Coalition leadership sent the following letter to members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Today, under the leadership of Congressman Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Congressman Dan Boren of Oklahoma, the Blue Dog Coalition released the Blue Dog Small Business Package, legislation aimed at providing small business owners the resources they need to grow their businesses and hire new workers.

Today, the Blue Dog Coalition leadership team sent a letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction advocating that Republicans and Democrats work together to achieve a balanced, bipartisan solution that cuts the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years. Following is the text of the letter.

Dear Members of Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction:

Today, during a press conference with members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, Representative Mike Ross (D-AR) issued the following remarks.

"The Blue Dogs have districts all across the country, but we continue to hear one consistent message from our constituents: Quit putting party before country and get to work to do what's in the best interest of the people.