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New Dem Members Condemn President Trump’s Heinous Remarks on Ukraine, Call for Bipartisan Support for U.S. Ally
February 20, 2025Today, New Democrat Coalition Members, including Oversight Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (VA-11), and Reps. Jason Crow (CO-06), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and Seth Moulton (MA-06), who attended the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, issued a joint statement strongly condemning President Trump’s rhetoric toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “President Trump is playing right into Putin’s hands, spewing lies and Russian propaganda that embolden an aggressive authoritar… Continue Reading
ICYMI: Chair Schneider on Press Call Condemning House GOP Budget: “Republicans campaigned on lower costs and cutting the deficit, but that just turns out to be another one of their broken promises”
February 13, 2025ICYMI: This morning, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined a press call hosted by Families Over Billionaires alongside fellow New Dem Members Rep. Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33), House Democratic Caucus Chairman, and Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16). Complete audio of the call is available here, listen to New Dem Chair Schneider’s remarks here, and read his remarks below: Throughout my life, every election has … Continue Reading
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Headlines from the Real World Costs of Trump’s Chaos
February 13, 2025Note from New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair for Communications Marc Veasey (TX-33): “Instead of making good on his promises to lower costs for hardworking families, President Trump is wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of Americans. Partnered with Elon Musk, an unelected, self-serving billionaire, they are eliminating jobs, raising prices, and hurting the economy.” RISING COSTS Inflation picks up speed after Trump promised to ‘rapidly’ bring down prices Inflation ticked higher in the U… Continue Reading
In The News
The GOP-led House is in chaos. Bipartisanship is the only path forward.
October 17, 2023As the world faces new and ongoing threats to peace and democracy — from the war in Ukraine to the violent terrorist attacks on Israel — the United States should stand as a beacon of hope and freedom. Yet, Republican chaos in the House of Representatives is threatening our global standing. The American people and U.S. allies deserve better than the chaos of House Republican leadership. Over the last two weeks, the House has convened for less than 20 minutes. Without a Speaker, we cannot vote on… Continue Reading
Center-Left Democrats Endorse Farm Bill Policies to Combat Hunger and Poverty
September 25, 2023A group of fiscally moderate Democrats are looking to the Farm Bill to combat rising food insecurity, endorsing a slate of 44 measures to bolster nutrition programs and strengthen food supply chains. The endorsements from the New Democrat Coalition, a caucus of nearly 100 fiscally moderate Democrats, details of which were first shared with The Messenger, lays down a mostly bipartisan marker of policy priorities as Washington confronts the renewal of the country’s primary agriculture and food po… Continue Reading
Dems urge McCarthy to face reality, work with them on spending bills
September 18, 2023ICYMI: Today, Axios published an article on the New Dem letter New Democrat Coalition Vice Chair for Communications Brad Schneider (IL-10), Chair Annie Kuster (NH-02), Vice Chair for Policy Derek Kilmer (WA-06), and 95 other Members sent to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy imploring him to take the necessary actions to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. In the letter, New Dems called on Speaker McCarthy to put forward bipartisan government funding bills similar to those advanced by the Senate and consistent with the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement that Congress and the administration negotiated this May. The New Dems also urged the Speaker to avert a shutdown by swiftly passing a bipartisan Continuing Resolution that includes the President’s supplemental funding request.… Continue Reading
Videos
February 07, 2025
New Dem Chair Schneider joins C-SPAN'S Washington Journal to discuss goals for the 119th Congress
June 09, 2023Rep. Troy Carter on Supreme Court Ruling in Allen v. Milligan
June 07, 2023NDC Vice Chair for Policy Derek Kilmer on CNBC's Squawk Box
Op-Eds
August 05, 2024New Dems are laser-focused on fighting crime
There’s one group in Congress fighting hard to fund law enforcement, prevent violent crimes, improve public safety and crack down on illicit drugs, but it might not be who you think it is - it’s the New Dems. Who are the New Dems? We all know two political parties make up Congress, but within these two parties, there are coalitions of folks who align themselves from the most extreme to the moderates. In the House of Representatives, there is a group of 100 center-left House Democrats ded… Continue Reading
March 26, 2024America has a housing problem. New Dems have a solution.
You’ve probably heard of the “Not In My Backyard” — or NIMBY — movement, but you might not be familiar with “Yes In My Backyard,” an approach that embraces affordable housing development in every community. We face a national housing crisis, and Americans cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the needs of our neighbors, ignore the problem or hope someone else will solve it. We need more YIMBYs. As chair of the New Democrat Coalition’s Affordable Housing Task Force, I’m proud to lead our group of… Continue Reading
March 05, 2024Republicans neglect the border, but can’t ignore national security
Earlier this year, I traveled to Tokyo and Okinawa with a bi-partisan delegation to meet with government officials, industry leaders, and academics to discuss a number of issues including elections, trade, defense and the economy. Yet one specific issue was raised by our hosts in nearly every meeting - the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and whether the U.S. will abandon our allies when they need us most.a The world is watching how America responds. In Europe, the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and… Continue Reading
Weekly Wraps
February 14, 2025New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 2/14/2025
Weekly Highlight 7 years ago today, 17 innocent lives were taken from us at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) shared with MSNBCwhat today means for his alma mater, before flying home to spend time with his community.New Dems offer support to Rep. Moskowitz and the entire Parkland community, and join them in remembering those we lost. Together, will work to ensure another tragedy like Parkland never happens again. Press Releases ICYM… Continue Reading
February 07, 2025New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 2/07/2025
Press Releases New Dem Leadership Endorses Legislation to Stop Musk & Trump’s Attempts to Steal Americans’ Personal Information and Impose a 25% Tax on Hardworking Families New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) released the following statement on the New Democrat Coalition Leadership Team’s endorsement of two critical bills: the Taxpayer Data Protection Act and the Prevent Tariff Abuse Act. The Taxpayer Data Protection Act would limit access to the Treasury’s data systems a… Continue Reading
January 24, 2025New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 1/24/2025
Press Releases New Democrat Coalition Leadership on Trump’s First Day in Office New Democrat Coalition Leadership released the following statement on President Trump’s inauguration and first day in office:“In the November election, the American people sounded the alarm about their first priority for Washington: we need to lower costs for hardworking American families. Yet, on his first day in office, President Trump completely failed to address the number one issue for the American people - th… Continue Reading