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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:

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).
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.

Blue Dogs Secure Stronger Spending Oversight Measures, Several Other Policies in Bipartisan CARES Act
March 26, 2020
Press Release
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.
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.
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.
Blue Dogs Call on Trump Administration to Combat COVID-19 Disinformation
March 19, 2020
Press Release

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).

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:

Blue Dog Leadership Issues Statement on Potential Economic Stimulus Legislation in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
March 10, 2020
Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46), the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement on the potential economic stimulus package in response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States:

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