Press Releases
Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address.
Today, members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition released a comprehensive plan aimed at cutting spending and balancing the budget. The “Blue Dog Blueprint for Fiscal Reform” outlines an extensive list of legislative priorities (attached) that expand on the group’s support for establishing a fiscal reform commission and reinstating pay-as-you-go budget rules.
Today, Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, released the following statement after reports that House and Senate leaders continue to make progress on a deal to move forward with key elements of fiscal reform.
Leading members of the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statements today after a press conference with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on the need to reenact statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO).
Leading members of the Blue Dog Coalition issued the following statements today after a press conference with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on the need to reenact statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO).
Today, Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications, released the following statement after Republicans in the House offered a motion to recommit that would add billions of dollars to the deficit.
Members hail legislation as critical to reforming government and restoring bipartisanship in Congress
Today, members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced their official endorsement of the bipartisan, bicameral Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act, H.R.
Blue Dogs urge the Senate to join House in restoring fiscal discipline to the federal government
Today, for the first time in over 10 years, the House voted to give pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules the force of law, a move that would bring a level of fiscal discipline to the federal government not seen since Congress balanced the budget in the 1990’s. Passage of the “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009” not only represents an unprecedented step forward in the Blue Dogs’ fight to restore fiscal
Today, leaders of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition stood in strong support of President Obama as he urged members of both the House and Senate to pass legislation requiring that any new mandatory government spending be matched with budget cuts or savings elsewhere. In a press conference with members of the Coalition, the President announced his support for legislation th
Legislation would give pay-as-you-go rules force of law in House, Senate
Today, under the leadership of Representative Baron Hill (D-IN), the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition unveiled H.R.