Today, the fiscally-responsible Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced that it has endorsed H.J. Res. 107, Balanced Budget Amendment, which was authored and introduced by Rep. Stephanie Murphy, co-chair for the Blue Dog Task Force on Fiscal Responsibility. Rep. Murphy was the first House Democrat to introduce a Balanced Budget Amendment during the 115th Congress.
The fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition has endorsed the H.R. 1779, No Budget, No Pay Act, authored by Blue Dog Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) and co-sponsored by several other Blue Dog members. No Budget, No Pay would stop congressional pay if Congress fails to pass America’s budget bills on time.
A longtime advocate for congressional reform, Rep. Cooper first introduced the No Budget, No Pay Act in 2011 after a constituent in Nashville, Tennessee, asked why Congress is allowed to miss budget and tax deadlines while the public has no such luxury.
Today, the co-chairs of the fiscally-responsible Democratic Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Daniel Lipinski (D-IL)—released the following statement in response to the House Republican 2018 budget resolution:
Today, the co-chairs of the fiscally responsible Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Dan Lipinski (D-IL)—issued the following statement on President Trump’s budget:
“The Blue Dogs have a strong history of influencing the budget debate in Congress with a bipartisan approach and commonsense solutions. We will continue working across the aisle, leading the way to pursue fiscally-responsible policies that balance our budget and reduce our unsustainable debt.
WASHINGTON – Today, the Blue Dog Coalition voted in support of the FY2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act that funds the federal government for the current fiscal year.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, the Blue Dog Coalition voted in support of the short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.J.Res. 99) that funds the federal government until May 5, 2017.
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, the co-chairs of the fiscally responsible Democratic Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Dan Lipinski (D-IL)—released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan:
"The Blue Dogs are committed to working with our colleagues across the aisle to improve the lives of all Americans and solve our nation’s ongoing fiscal crisis.
MEMBER NEWS:
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.
The leadership of the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Republican budget proposal:
