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September 14, 2011
Blue Dog Coalition Press Conference on Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Today, the Blue Dog Coalition leadership held a press conference advocating that Republicans and Democrats on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction work together to achieve a balanced, bipartisan solution that cuts the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years.
https://www.c-span.org/Events/C-SPAN-Event/10737424157/
September 14, 2011
By ERIC PIANIN
Just how powerful is the special "Super Committee" that Congress created to recommend long-term deficit reduction? A task force of prominent budget experts concluded on Wednesday that the 12-member bicameral panel has far more power than many realize, and could work well past a November deadline in pursuit of a "grand bargain" of entitlement and tax reforms.
Just how powerful is the special "Super Committee" that Congress created to recommend long-term deficit reduction? A task force of prominent budget experts concluded on Wednesday that the 12-member bicameral panel has far more power than many realize, and could work well past a November deadline in pursuit of a "grand bargain" of entitlement and tax reforms.
September 14, 2011
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.
"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.
September 14, 2011
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:
Dear Members of Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction:
September 9, 2011
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August 12, 2011
By Vicki Needham
The Blue Dog Coalition is urging the newly formed congressional debt-reduction panel to work together toward a bipartisan agreement.
The group of fiscally conservative Democrats sent a letter to all 12 supercommittee members, pressing them to "pursue a balanced, bipartisan solution that will control our nation's debt and ensure that the United States remains the leader in the world economy."
They cited Standard and Poor's recent comments about that "political brinksmanship" was a primary reason fro the downgrade of the U.S. debt.
The Blue Dog Coalition is urging the newly formed congressional debt-reduction panel to work together toward a bipartisan agreement.
The group of fiscally conservative Democrats sent a letter to all 12 supercommittee members, pressing them to "pursue a balanced, bipartisan solution that will control our nation's debt and ensure that the United States remains the leader in the world economy."
They cited Standard and Poor's recent comments about that "political brinksmanship" was a primary reason fro the downgrade of the U.S. debt.
August 11, 2011
Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition leadership sent a letter to each of the twelve members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. In the letter the Blue Dog leaders urge the committee members to pursue a balanced, bipartisan solution that will control our nation's debt and ensure that the United States remains the leader in the world economy. Following is the text of the letter.
Text of the Blue Dog leadership letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:
Text of the Blue Dog leadership letter to the members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction:
July 29, 2011
Today Congressman Mike Ross (D-Ark.), Blue Dog Co-Chair, issued the following statement on legislation in the House to raise the national debt limit.
"A short-term deal that does nothing to address the real fiscal challenges facing the country puts our economy in jeopardy and threatens the full faith and confidence of the United States. This is not the time for political posturing; there is far too much at stake.
"A short-term deal that does nothing to address the real fiscal challenges facing the country puts our economy in jeopardy and threatens the full faith and confidence of the United States. This is not the time for political posturing; there is far too much at stake.
July 21, 2011
by Congressman Jim Matheson (D-UT), Blue Dog Coalition
A recent Opinion piece by Rep. Pete Sessions, head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, "The End of Blue Dog Democracy" (POLITICO, June 24), which was critical of members of the Blue Dog Coalition, illustrates the disconnect between Washington's partisan politics and what most of the people in this country care about.
A recent Opinion piece by Rep. Pete Sessions, head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, "The End of Blue Dog Democracy" (POLITICO, June 24), which was critical of members of the Blue Dog Coalition, illustrates the disconnect between Washington's partisan politics and what most of the people in this country care about.
July 11, 2011
Today Congressman Ben Chandler, Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Oversight and Regulatory Review, released the following statement after the President issued an executive order again imploring all independent federal agencies to review their existing regulations "to determine whether any such regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed so as to make the agency's regulatory program more effective or less burdensome in achieving the regulatory objectives."