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ICYMI: Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy Calls for Fiscally Responsible Budget

April 1, 2021

WASHINGTON—Last week, the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Policy, Rep. Ed Case (HI-01), delivered remarks before the House Budget Committee to call for a fiscally responsible budget.

KEY EXCERPT:"Paying for progress is not stopping progress. We have time and again proven that progress and fiscal responsibility are not mutually exclusive, as demonstrated most tellingly by the paid-for Affordable Care Act. And we have proven that we can take the difficult decisions on spending constraints and revenue enhancement necessary to do so.

Issues:Budget & Deficit ReductionFiscal Responsibility

Blue Dog Leadership Calls for Regular Order, Nonpartisan Cost Estimates Prior to Floor Votes on Legislation

March 31, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, the Co-Chairs of the fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition—Reps.

Issues:CongressFiscal Responsibility

Blue Dogs Back Bipartisan Legislation to Establish a Commission to Address Domestic Terrorism

March 26, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to national security, announced its endorsement of the bipartisan Commission on Domestic Terrorism Act of 2021, which would create an independent, bipartisan commission and be modeled after the 9/11 Commission to investigate the federal government's failure to more broadly respond to the threat of domestic terrorism over the past two decades.

Issues:Homeland Security

Blue Dog Leadership Statement on House Passage of the American Rescue Plan

March 10, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021:

"Today is a good day for the American people. Assistance is on the way for families struggling to keep food on the table or pay another month's rent. With the passage of the American Rescue Plan today and President Biden's announcement that there will be enough vaccines for all Americans by this summer, an end to this nightmare is almost in sight.

Issues:Economic OpportunityEmergency ManagementHealth CareHousing and Community DevelopmentSocial Welfare

House Passes Blue Dog-Backed Redistricting Reform Measure

March 3, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, the House passed a Blue Dog Coalition-backed redistricting reform measure as part of H.R 1, For the People Act. Included in H.R. 1 is language that is very similar to Rep. Jim Cooper’s John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act, which eliminates partisan gerrymandering from the congressional redistricting process by requiring each state to establish an independent, bipartisan redistricting commission to redraw congressional district lines once every 10 years that reflect contiguous communities.

Issues:Government Operations and Politics

Blue Dogs Back Bills to Combat Domestic Terrorism Threat, Protect Classified Information

February 15, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to national security, announced its endorsement of two bills to help combat the threat of domestic terrorism and protect our nation’s classified information from those who participated in the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol and members of the QAnon conspiracy movement.

Issues:Homeland Security

Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL 07), Blue Dog Co Chair for Administration

ICYMI: Blue Dog Leadership Calls for Vote on Standalone Bill with President Biden’s Vaccination Request as Congress Moves Forward with Comprehensive COVID Relief

February 5, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Yesterday, the Co-Chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Ed Case (HI-01), Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05)—sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Lead Chuck Schumer calling for a vote on a standalone bill focused on the vaccine development and distribution portion of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which calls for $20 billion in funding from Congress. This vote would take place while Congress continues to craft and move forward with a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package as fast as possible.

Blue Dog Leadership Honors Officer Brian Sicknick, Calls for Domestic Terrorists to be Held to Account

January 8, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Communications and Outreach and a former police officer, issued the following statement on the death of Officer Brian Sicknick, a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police, who died on January 7, 2021 due to injuries sustained while serving in the line of duty to defend the U.S. Capitol complex on January 6, 2021:

Blue Dog Leadership Sends Letter to Budget Committee Chairman on PAYGO

January 4, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, the leaders of the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth on the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rule in response to H.Res. 8, which was passed by the House of Representatives.

Specifically, the letter was signed by Reps. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), Ed Case (HI-01), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05).

See below for the full text:

Dear Chairman Yarmuth:

Blue Dog Coalition Announces Leadership for the 117th Congress

January 4, 2021

Press Release

WASHINGTON—Today, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced its leadership for the 117^th Congress. The Coalition has a total of 18 members, representing districts from Maine to Hawaii, who are dedicated to the organization's longstanding policy focus of fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense, and a pragmatic approach to governance.

The Blue Dog Coalition's leadership for the 117^th Congress will include the following:

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