News & Updates from the Blue Dogs

WASHINGTON—Rep. Jared Golden (ME-02), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition, moderated aRural Opportunity Roundtable discussionon small business and entrepreneurship.

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), Co-Chair for Whip of the Blue Dog Coalition, moderated a discussion on mental health care and addiction treatment as part of the Coalition's Rural Opportunity Roundtable series.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition hosted itsthird discussionas part of the virtual Rural Opportunity Roundtable series. Specifically, today's discussion focused on expanding access to quality, affordable health care in rural America.Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Rural Opportunity, Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28), and Rep. Jim Costa (CA-16), participated in today's discussion.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition hostedits second discussionas part of the virtual Rural Opportunity Roundtable series. Specifically, today's discussion focused on expanding access to high-speed broadband internet in rural America. It was moderated by Rep.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition launched its first-ever virtual Rural Opportunity Roundtable series starting witha discussionwith local and tribal leaders about the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on rural and tribal communities.The Blue Dogs are developing a forward-looking plan to strengthen rural America by building a strong economic foundation and creating good-paying jobs.

WASHINGTON—Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition senta letterto House and Senate leadership urging them to restart bipartisan negotiations on a fifth COVID-19 relief package to address the current public health and economic crisis. Additionally, the Blue Dogs urge leadership to include a set of priorities that have earned bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition announced its endorsement of a set of bipartisan legislation that aims to keep American workers on payroll and to protect their jobs. Specifically, the Blue Dogs backedH.R. 7481, Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty(RESTART) Act, andH.R. 6776,Jumpstarting Our Businesses' Success Credit (JOBS Credit) Act of 2020.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Policy, Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), issued the following statement in response to recent changes to long-standing practices at United States Postal Service (USPS):

The headlines speak for themselves. Washington Post noted it's a different kind of Blue Dog Coalition today. Christian Science Monitor declared these aren't your father's Blue Dogs.

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Whip and Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Task Force on Economic Growth, issued the following statement on the current state of pandemic response negotiations:

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to fiscal responsibility and national security, announced its endorsement of two bills,H.R 7553,Deadly Escalation by Foreign Entities Notification and Disclosure (DEFEND) Act,andH.R. 7561,Stopping Malign Actions from Russian Terrorism (SMART) Act.

WASHINGTON—Today, the House passed the bipartisan, bicameralSeeding Rural Resilience Act, which was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).Endorsedby the Blue Dog Coalition, theSeeding Rural Resilience Acthelps to address the growing rate of suicide in rural communities across the country.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Communications, Rep. Lou Correa (CA-46), issued the following statement in response to the passing of civil rights icon, Congressman John Lewis:

WASHINGTON—Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition senta letterto House and Senate leadership urging them to include measures to further protect taxpayer dollars in the next round of pandemic response funding.

WASHINGTON—Today, 13 members of the Blue Dog Coalition, which focuses on issues related to fiscal responsibility and national security, introducedlegislationrequiring the U.S. government to identify, analyze, and combat efforts by the Chinese government to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic. The effort was led by the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Administration, Rep.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition’s Co-Chair for Administration, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), issued the following statement in response to reports revealing a Russian plot to pay bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan and reports that there has been a Republican-only briefing on the matter:

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Administration, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), issued the following statement in response to this week's introduction of theJustice in Policing Act of 2020:

WASHINGTON—The members of the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to House leadership this week calling on them to pursue bipartisan mechanisms to gather the facts regarding the actions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak and throughout the pandemic.

WASHINGTON—Today, the Blue Dog Coalition's Co-Chair for Policy, Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 6800,TheHeroes Act:

WASHINGTON—Today, in an exclusive op-ed in The Hill, members of the Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Cooper (TN-05), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), and Ed Case (HI-01)—called on Congress to take up the Blue Dog-backed Inspectors General Independence Act in order to protect our taxpayer dollars during a time of unprecedented spending.