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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Congressman Allen Boyd (D-North Florida) today was elected as the new Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration and joined his fellow Blue Dogs in pledging to work in a bipartisan way to restore fiscal responsibility and accountability to our federal government.
"I am excited to serve as the new Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration," Congressman Boyd said. "The Blue Dogs believe in partnership, not partisanship, and in the new Congress, I look forward to advancing our ideals and working with Democrats and Republicans alike to restore our country's fiscal house."
The Blue Dog Coalition is a group of moderate and conservative Democrats focused on bipartisan cooperation, fiscal responsibility, government accountability, and national security. The Blue Dogs are set to grow to at least 44 members strong when the 110th Congress convenes in January 2007. With members hailing from every region of the country, the Blue Dogs represent the center of the House of Representatives and appeal to the mainstream values of the American public.
"In the recent election, the American people sent a strong message to Washington-it was a message in favor of fiscal responsibility and the bipartisan ideals that the Blue Dogs were founded upon," Congressman Boyd stated. "With the Blue Dogs leading the way, we will now have a Congress that promotes fiscal responsibility and exercises its vital oversight role."
The Blue Dogs were formed in 1995, as a response the Republican tidal wave that swept Democrats out of power. The name was chosen by the founding members because they literally felt choked blue by the extremes in both parties.
Congressman Allen Boyd is a fifth generation farmer and Army veteran from Monticello, Florida, poised to enter his sixth term representing Florida's 2nd Congressional District. In addition to his work on the Blue Dog Coalition, Congressman Boyd serves on the House Appropriations Committee and co-chairs the Congressional Rural Caucus.
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