Press Releases
New Dems Call on DHS to Reverse Policy Threatening Health Care Workforce
Today, New Dem Reps. Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Chair of the Coalition’s Housing Task Force, and Terri Sewell (AL-07), Chair of the New Dem Health Care Working Group, led members of the New Democrat Coalition and other members of Congress, in calling on the Department of Homeland Security to exempt health care workers from a new H-1B visa fee that is now in effect and already placing added strain on hospitals and health care providers. A September 19, 2025 Presidential Proclamation implemented a … Continue Reading
January 13, 2026
ICYMI: New Dem Workforce & Education Agenda in the News
Last week, the New Dem Workforce & Education Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Frank Mrvan (IN-01) alongside Education Task Force Chair Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) and Apprenticeship & Training Task Force Chair Val Hoyle (OR-04), released the Coalition’s Workforce & Education Agenda, the New Dems’ plan to empower the next generation of American workers to achieve their potential with world-class K-12 education, concrete pathways to good-paying jobs, and robust support … Continue Reading
January 12, 2026
New Dem Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer Calls on House to Pass Reauthorization of AGOA and the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
Today, New Democrat Coalition Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer (VA-08) issued the following statement ahead of House votes on the AGOA Extension Act and Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act: “The expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti trade preference programs last year injected uncertainty into our trading relationships with Haiti and countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. These programs incentivized private investment in these emerging markets, … Continue Reading
January 12, 2026
New Dem Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer Calls on House to Pass Reauthorization of AGOA and the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
Today, New Democrat Coalition Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer (VA-08) issued the following statement ahead of House votes on the AGOA Extension Act and Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act: “The expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti trade preference programs last year injected uncertainty into our trading relationships with Haiti and countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. These programs incentivized private investment in these emerging markets, … Continue Reading
January 09, 2026
New Dems Release Workforce & Education Agenda to Empower the Next Generation
Today, the New Democrat Coalition Workforce & Education Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Frank Mrvan (IN-01) alongside Education Task Force Chair Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) and Apprenticeship & Training Task Force Chair Val Hoyle (OR-04), released the Coalition’s Workforce & Education Agenda, the New Dems’ plan to empower the next generation of American workers to achieve their potential with world-class K-12 education, concrete pathways to good-paying jobs, and robust … Continue Reading
January 09, 2026
New Dem Leadership Urges Senate to Extend ACA Tax Credits, Lower Healthcare Costs
Today, New Democrat Coalition Leadership issued a statement following the House floor vote and passage of legislation that would extend the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. New Dem Leadership previously called on Republicans to support the discharge petition to bring the three-year extension to the House floor for a vote. “Yesterday, 17 House Republicans joined every House Democrat in voting to do what Congress could have and should have done months ago: extend the … Continue Reading
January 08, 2026
New Dems Celebrate the Extraordinary Career of Congressman Steny Hoyer
Today, New Dem Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued a statement following Rep. Steny Hoyer’s (MD-05) announcement that he will retire at the end of this term, celebrating Rep. Hoyer’s legacy and thanking him for over 40 years of service in the House. “I join my colleagues in the New Democrat Coalition in celebrating and honoring the incredible career and legacy of our beloved colleague, Steny Hoyer. “Congressman Hoyer’s remarkable tenure in the House of Representatives defined generations of … Continue Reading
January 07, 2026
New Dem Doctors & Health Care Working Group Chair Urge Republicans to Lower Healthcare Costs
Today, New Dem Doctors Reps. Kim Schrier (WA-08), Ami Bera (CA-06), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Herb Conaway (NJ-03) joined New Democrat Coalition Health Care Working Group Chair Terri Sewell (AL-07) in urging their House Republican colleagues to vote in favor of a clean extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits. The extension is expected on the floor tomorrow after every House Democrat and a handful of Republicans forced a vote through the use of a discharge … Continue Reading
December 22, 2025
Environment, Climate, and Clean Energy Working Group Chair Scott Peters on Trump Administration’s Undermining of American Energy
Today, New Democrat Coalition Environment, Climate, & Clean Energy Working Group Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) issued a statement after the Trump Administration halted all work for ongoing offshore wind leases, including for projects already under construction. Today’s shortsighted action undermines the American energy industry, puts thousands of jobs at risk, and adds to already high utility bills. The five wind projects are expected to collectively power 2.5 million homes and businesses, … Continue Reading
December 18, 2025
Environment, Climate, and Clean Energy Working Group Chair Scott Peters on SPEED Act Vote
Today, New Democrat Coalition Environment, Climate, & Clean Energy Working Group Chair Scott Peters (CA-50) issued a statement after House Republicans advanced the SPEED Act, which falls short of a true bipartisan deal to address rising utility prices, growing energy demand, and barriers to energy development. As laid out in the Coalition’s framework to achieve energy independence, security, and affordability, New Dems will continue to pursue a bipartisan deal that unleashes American … Continue Reading
December 17, 2025
New Dem Chair Demands Speaker Johnson Hold a Vote on ACA Extension This Week
Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) issued a statement after four House Republicans joined all House Democrats in forcing a vote on a clean, three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Yesterday, New Dem Leadership called on a handful of House Republicans to join the three-year extension discharge petition. “Democrats have been clear from the start that the best solution to rising health costs is to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies that help … Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
New Dem Leadership Calls on Handful of Republicans to Join Democrats in Lowering Healthcare Costs
Today, New Democrat Coalition Leadership issued a statement calling for just four House Republicans to join Democrats in extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits before the end of the year and prevent healthcare costs from skyrocketing in 2026. “For more than 15 years, Republicans have tried and failed to produce even basic elements of a healthcare plan. Instead, this summer they cut Medicaid for more than 10 million people and are now refusing to act to provide affordable health … Continue Reading
December 12, 2025
New Dem AI Task Force Chair Slams Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Executive Order
Today, New Democrat Coalition Artificial Intelligence Task Force Chair Valerie Foushee (NC-04) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s executive order that blocks states from regulating AI. This latest effort follows multiple failed attempts by the Administration and Congressional Republicans to ban states from regulating AI. “This flawed, harmful, and unconstitutional order silences communities, tramples over states' rights, and represents an overreach of executive … Continue Reading
December 12, 2025
New Dems Help Pass NDAA, Encourage Bipartisanship in National Defense
This week, New Democrat Coalition National Security Working Group Chair Gil Cisneros (CA-31) issued a statement following passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Earlier this year, Chair Cisneros led 29 New Dem members in calling on Speaker Johnson to return to a serious, bipartisan approach as the House and Senate negotiated the final version of the NDAA. “While this was not a perfect bill or process, the legislation delivers significant reforms. It … Continue Reading
December 11, 2025
New Dems Release Agenda to Support Our Veterans
Today, New Dems released the Agenda to Support Our Veterans, the Coalition’s plan to fulfill the government’s promise to our veterans by ensuring they receive the lifelong support, resources, and benefits they earned through their military service. The Agenda was crafted by the New Democrat Coalition Veterans Task Force led by Chair Herb Conaway (NJ-03), alongside the members of the broader National Security Working Group led by Chair Gil Cisneros (CA-31), including Defense Task Force Chair Ed … Continue Reading
December 11, 2025
New Dem Financial Services Members’ Statement on INVEST Act
Today, nine New Democrat Coalition Members who serve on the House Committee on Financial Services released a statement ahead of the House vote on the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation (INVEST) Act (H.R. 3383). New Dem Reps. Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) led the introduction of the INVEST Act alongside Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill (AR-02) and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chair Ann Wagner (MO-02). The INVEST Act … Continue Reading
December 05, 2025
New Dems Urge the President to Immediately Address the Housing Crisis
Today, 52 New Dems led by Housing, Infrastructure, & Transportation Working Group Chair Norma Torres (CA-35) and Housing Task Force Chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13) penned a letter to President Trump urging the Administration to take immediate steps to help make housing more affordable and accessible for more Americans. In the letter, the New Dems lay out eight commonsense and immediate steps the Administration could take to address the ongoing housing crisis. The letter comes as the Secretary … Continue Reading
December 05, 2025
New Dems Call for Secretary Hegseth’s Resignation
Today, New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10) and New Democrat Coalition National Security Working Group Chair Gil Cisneros (CA-31) issued a statement following the release of an unclassified Inspector General report that found Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered the lives of U.S. servicemembers by recklessly compromising sensitive military intelligence. Reps. Schneider, Cisneros, and additional New Dem leaders have repeatedly called on Hegseth to resign due to his … Continue Reading
December 03, 2025
New Dems Unveil Health Care Action Plan
Today, the New Democrat Coalition Health Care Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Terri Sewell (AL-07), Mental Health Task Force Chair Shontel Brown (OH-11), Substance Use Disorder Task Force Chair Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Access & Affordability Task Force Chair Julie Johnson (TX-32), and Reproductive Health Task Force Chair Kelly Morrison (MN-03), unveiled the Coalition’s Health Care Action Plan. The Health Care Action Plan lays out New Dems’ commonsense agenda to address the … Continue Reading
November 20, 2025
New Dems Urge Administration to Preserve & Strengthen USMCA Trade Agreement in Upcoming Review
This week, 36 New Democrat Coalition Members, led by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) alongside his fellow House Ways & Means Committee members New Dem Chair Brad Schneider (IL-10), New Dem Trade & Tariffs Task Force Chair Don Beyer (VA-08), sent a letter to Ambassador Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative, ahead of the July 2026 joint review of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA). In the letter, New Dems call on the USTR to use the upcoming USMCA review to … Continue Reading