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WASHINGTON – Members of the Blue Dog Coalition formerly welcomed Representative Filemon Vela (TX-34) into the Coalition today. Representative Vela has represented the 34^th District of Texas since 2013.

WASHINGTON – The Co-Chairs of the fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition, Representatives Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Jim Cooper (TN-05), and Jim Costa (CA-16), today sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to sign legislation to grant approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The leaders of the coalition highlighted the positive economic impact of the project, and committed to provide strict oversight of construction and operation of the pipeline.

The fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition today endorsed the Regulatory Improvement Act, H.R. 4646. This bipartisan bill creates a commission to review outdated regulations in order to modify, consolidate or repeal existing regulations that discourage private sector growth and innovation.

Rep. John Barrow (D-Georgia): U.S. Rep. John Barrow (GA-12) spoke on the House floor in response to the administration's recent delay to constructing the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Obama Administration announced earlier this month that they were putting off a decision regarding the TransCanada pipeline indefinitely, more than five years after the project was first proposed.

Blue Dog Coalition Opposes Republican Budget: The leadership of the Blue Dog Coalition issued a statement earlier this month strongly opposing the Ryan budget and furthering calls for a big, bold, bipartisan budget proposal.

The leadership of the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Republican budget proposal: