WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives resoundingly passedH.R. 2576, theToxic Substances Control Modernization Act of 2015(TSCA), by a vote of 398-1. The Blue Dog Coalition endorsed this bipartisan legislation as a commonsense reform of outdated regulations to improve chemical safety while boosting economic growth and innovation.
COALITION NEWS:
WASHINGTON – Representatives from the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Ranking Member Sander Levin, asking for a hearing to discuss the future of the Highway Trust Fund and emphasizing the importance of investing in our roads, bridges and transit systems.
WASHINGTON – Members of the Blue Dog Coalition formerly welcomed Representative Filemon Vela (TX-34) into the Coalition today. Representative Vela has represented the 34thDistrict of Texas since 2013.
The Blue Dog Coalition supports an ‘all of the above’ energy strategy, and that includes this project.
The fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition today announced its leadership for the 114th Congress.
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 This bipartisan bill creates a commission to review outdated regulations in order to modify, consolidate or repeal existing regulations that discourage private sector growth and innovation.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.
