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March 20, 2012
On behalf of the fiscally conservative, Democratic Blue Dog Coalition, Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement today after House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan unveiled the Republicans' FY2013 budget proposal.
Statement from Rep. Mike Ross:
Statement from Rep. Mike Ross:
March 8, 2012
Building on their efforts to streamline government and use taxpayer dollars more efficiently, the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed a bipartisan bill to reduce waste, fraud, abuse and improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid. H.R. 3399, the Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act, led by Reps. Peter Roskam, R-Ill., and John Carney, D-Del., would help the government recoup billions of taxpayer dollars lost every year through fraud, improper payments and inefficiencies in both Medicare and Medicaid.
March 8, 2012
By Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., Vice Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility
Congressman Jim Cooper writes in The Atlantic about the obsolete laws that are harming Congress and the nation. This article is part of The Atlantic's new ongoing series, "America the Fixable."
Congressman Jim Cooper writes in The Atlantic about the obsolete laws that are harming Congress and the nation. This article is part of The Atlantic's new ongoing series, "America the Fixable."
March 5, 2012
By Frances Seward
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Two bipartisan groups of lawmakers are working behind the scenes to revive momentum for comprehensive legislation to address the government's fiscal woes and in particular to chart a course for long-term deficit reduction.
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Two bipartisan groups of lawmakers are working behind the scenes to revive momentum for comprehensive legislation to address the government's fiscal woes and in particular to chart a course for long-term deficit reduction.
February 29, 2012
The fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed a bill by Blue Dog Rep. Jim Cooper, D- Tenn., that would require Congress to pass a budget before Members of Congress could get paid. The No Budget, No Pay Act, H.R. 3643, would require Congress to pass its budget and all appropriations bills by October 1st of every year, the start of the nation's fiscal year. If Congress fails to pass both a budget and all of its appropriations bills on time, then Members of Congress will not get paid until they do so.
February 17, 2012
By Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine
This week, the House passed legislation to give Congress and the president an important tool to help reduce spending and balance the budget. The Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act would provide a constitutional way to target the pork-belly projects that get included in the giant budget bills passed by Congress the past few years.
This week, the House passed legislation to give Congress and the president an important tool to help reduce spending and balance the budget. The Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act would provide a constitutional way to target the pork-belly projects that get included in the giant budget bills passed by Congress the past few years.
February 17, 2012
WASHINGTON – The fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed a bipartisan bill to better protect taxpayer dollars by reducing waste, fraud and abuse within federal spending. On Friday, Reps. Edolphus "Ed" Towns, D-N.Y.; Todd Platts, R-Pa.; Gerald Connolly, D-Va.; and, Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility, introduced H.R.
February 16, 2012
Leaders of the fiscally conservative, Democratic Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday announced their support of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval last week to build two new nuclear reactors in the United States – the first in over 30 years. The reactors would be built in Georgia by a consortium of utilities lead by Southern Co. and will be located at the Vogtle nuclear power plant complex, about 170 miles east of Atlanta. The plant already houses two older reactors.
February 13, 2012
Leaders of the fiscally conservative, Democratic Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives issued the following statements in reaction to President Obama releasing his FY2013 budget proposal on Monday.
February 8, 2012
The fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition in the U.S. House of Representatives today praised passage of a budget tool they have long fought to enact, which they said will help Congress and the President better work together to reduce unnecessary spending. H.R. 3521, the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011, passed the House on a 254 to 173 bipartisan vote.