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New Dem Whip Marilyn Strickland on SAVE Act: “Disenfranchising Tens of Millions of American Citizens”
April 10, 2025Today, New Democrat Coalition Whip Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) issued a statement on House Republicans’ effort to restrict voting rights for tens of millions of Americans by requiring them to show a birth certificate or passport in person at a polling place: “At the direction of an election-denying President, Republicans made up the lie that ‘millions’ of non-citizens vote illegally to justify attacking the voting rights of the American people - including nearly 70 million married women who have… Continue Reading
New Dems: House Republican Budget Crushes Working Americans Under the Weight of Billionaire Bailouts
April 10, 2025Today, Vice Chair for Policy Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Economic Growth & Cost of Living Working Group Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) issued a statement after House Republicans voted to advance a budget resolution that defunds critical programs working people rely on, gifts trillions in tax cuts that largely benefit the wealthiest Americans: “House Republicans’ disaster of a budget sacrifices the wellbeing of hardworking Americans on the mantle of massive tax cuts for their megabillionaire… Continue Reading
New Dem Chair Schneider on Trump’s Trade War: “We must stop this whiplash and end the chaos once and for all.”
April 09, 2025Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued a statement after President Trump announced (on Truth Social) a 90-day pause on a portion of the new tariffs, a continuation of the 10 percent tariff rate on every U.S. trading partner, and an escalation to a 125 percent tariff rate on China. “In less than a week, President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ single-handedly wiped out more than $10 trillion of value on the stock market. His arbitrary tariffs, especially on allies and reliab… 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
March 05, 2025
Rep. Derek Tran Joins CNN to Discuss his Bill to Reinstate Veterans Fired from Federal Jobs
March 05, 2025New Dems host press conference to unveil vision and policy priorities for 119th Congress
March 05, 2025New Dems join House leadership to push back against GOP cuts to Medicaid
Op-Eds
March 12, 2025A failing response to bird flu is hurting farmers and consumers
The highly pathogenic avian influenza - commonly known as bird flu - is wreaking havoc on American agriculture. This devastating virus, carried by birds worldwide, is currently spreading among U.S. poultry and dairy cattle, with several recent human cases reported among dairy and poultry workers. Since the outbreak began in 2022, more than 162 million birds have been culled. In the past 30 days alone, bird flu has been detected in 24 states. The virus has been confirmed in poultry in all 50 st… Continue Reading
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
Weekly Wraps
March 14, 2025New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 3/14/2025
Weekly Highlight This week, New Dems launched a new podcast hosted by Reps. Greg Landsman (OH-01) and Marc Veasey (TX-33). The Fly-In will cover Congressional business of the week and what New Dems are doing to fix the issues at hand. In the first episode, hosts Landsman and Veasey focused on the government funding fight. Press Releases New Dems Welcome Five New Members, Grow Coalition to 114 Total Members New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) announced the admission of five … Continue Reading
March 07, 2025New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 3/07/2025
Press Releases Chair Schneider Slams President Trump’s Joint Address with “Hard Truth” About the State of our Union Following President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued a statement rejecting Trump’s chaotic and harmful agenda for the American people: “Tonight, President Trump continued his gaslighting of the American people. His 100-minute speech was just the same old, tired routine, chock full of lies and offering more chaos, corru… Continue Reading
February 28, 2025New Democrat Coalition Weekly Wrap 2/28/2025
New Dems in Action New Dems Host Press Conference to Announce Vision and Policy Priorities for the 119th Congress This week, New Dems announced our vision and policy priorities for the 119th Congress. This also includes New Dems' nine Working Groups and Task Forces, which will deliver results for the American people Press Releases New Dems Lay Out Vision & Policy Platform for 119th Congress with Announcement of Working Groups The New Dem Vision on the path forward is built on three pi… Continue Reading