Blue Dog Coalition Opposes Republican Budget:The leadership of the Blue Dog Coalition issued astatementearlier this month strongly opposing the Ryan budget and furthering calls for a big, bold, bipartisan budget proposal.

The leadership of the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Republican budget proposal:

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Blue Dog Coalition Adds Four New Members:The Blue Dog Coalition is expanding its ranks in the U.S. House of Representatives by adding Rep. Ron Barber (D-AZ), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) as its news members. These additions bring the coalition’s total membership to 19.

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Members of the fiscally conservative, Democratic Blue Dog Coalition released the following statement today after passage of a bipartisan bill to raise the debt limit and reopen the federal government:

Co-chairs of the fiscally conservative, Democratic Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Jim Cooper (D-TN), John Barrow (D-GA) and Jim Matheson (D-UT)—today sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reaffirming the Coalition’s commitment to tackling our nation’s long-term debt and deficit problems and offering support for a comprehensive budget solution.