| (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Representative Mike Ross (AR-04) and the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition voted at their Tuesday meeting to endorse the fiscally responsible Democratic Budget Resolution. Leaders of the Blue Dog Coalition announced their endorsement at a Capitol Hill press conference with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt.
Ross applauded Chairman Spratt for including key Blue Dog-advocated priorities in the Democratic Budget Resolution including: an adherence to pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget discipline; a commitment to the extension of statutory PAYGO requirements; a commitment to provide adequate funding for our national defense; holding the line on mandatory spending levels to put our country back on the path to fiscal responsibility; and putting an end to irresponsible deficit spending in order to reach balance by 2012.
“It is time that we put our country back on track towards fiscal responsibility and accountability to protect not only our children, but future generations of Americans,” said Rep. Mike Ross, Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications. “This budget reflects the values of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog coalition and I believe it reflects the values of the American people. We did not need to offer a Blue Dog budget because Chairman Spratt heard our concerns and included our priorities in this budget. We can no longer sit by and watch President Bush’s attempts to mortgage away our country’s future, and it’s time that we put an end to the reckless budgeting practice we have experienced over the last six years. This budget is fiscally responsible and a step in the right direction.”
The conservative Blue Dog Coalition was formed in 1995 with the goal of representing the center of the House of Representatives and appealing to the mainstream values of the American public. The Blue Dogs are dedicated to a core set of beliefs that transcend partisan politics, including a deep commitment to the financial stability and national security of the United States. Currently there are 44 members of the Blue Dog Coalition.
Ross has been a member of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition since he was first elected to represent Arkansas’s Fourth Congressional District in Congress in 2000. He currently serves as Co-Chair for Communications and is one of four elected leaders of the Coalition.
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