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:

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:

WASHINGTON—Today, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced its endorsement of the bipartisan, bicameralH.R. 2815,Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act, a bill that would improve access to physicians in rural communities. Specifically, the legislation reauthorizes and expands the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program to address the physician shortage facing communities across the country. The bill was introduced in the House by Rep.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition senta letterto House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth, calling on the House Budget Committee to produce a budget. Specifically, the Blue Dogs acknowledged that although spending caps have been set through the end of FY2021, producing an annual budget is a necessary first step toward reducing the deficit.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to fiscal responsibility and national security, announced its endorsement of H.R. 5209, Raising the Bar Act of 2019, which would help hold social media companies accountable and stop the spread of terrorist content online in a way that would “raise the bar” for social media companies to shut down terrorist activity on their platforms. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Max Rose (NY-11), Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on National Security and Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence & Counterterrorism.

WASHINGTON—Today, in response to the New York Times report revealing that U.S. intelligence officials briefed lawmakers that Russia is meddling in the 2020 election in an attempt to get President Trump re-elected, the Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration and former Department of Defense national security specialist, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07) issued the following statement:

When he organized the first retreat of the Blue Dog Coalition in 1995, then-Rep. John Tanner reserved 50 rooms at a resort on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

As the event drew closer, the Tennessee Democrat learned that he had booked only 23 rooms, setting the coalition of fiscally moderate House Democrats off to a potentially very rocky start.

WASHINGTON—Today marks the beginning of the Blue Dog Coalition’s 25thyear fighting for fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense, and bipartisan, commonsense solutions in Congress. As part of the celebration, the Coalition releaseda set of resourcesdocumenting its history.

WASHINGTON—Twenty-five years ago today, 23 members of the House Democratic Caucus held a press conference to announce the formation of the Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of pragmatic Democrats who are dedicated to fiscal responsibility and ensuring a strong national defense. Since that time, the makeup and size of the Coalition has changed over the years, but the Coalition continues to be an influential voice in the U.S. House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair for Communications, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46), issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s budget proposal:”This year, we are facing a $1 trillion annual deficit and an unprecedented $23 trillion national debt, and a lack of fiscal discipline is forcing us to pay more on interest incurred on the national debt than we spend on our kids. In other words, a lack of fiscal restraint is already forcing us to spend more on our past than we invest in our future.