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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 reliable trading partners, needlessly inflicted mass panic and pain on American consumers and businesses alike, only to be abandoned just days into his supposedly ‘permanent’ tariff regime.
“This abrupt reversal retreat proves beyond any reasonable doubt that the President does not have a strategy to help the American people or the economy. What was the purpose of this self-inflicted economic crash? Absent any solid explanation from the Administration, it’s evident the goal of the President and his corrupt cabinet of billionaires was to manipulate the market, concentrate power, and personally profit off of the chaos he created, while working people suffer.
“Now what will happen in 90 days? What will have changed? This pause offers no certainty for American families, small businesses, or our allies.
“Amidst all this confusion, one thing is crystal clear: the threat of this trade war and enormous national sales tax is not over, but just beginning. The President has only paused a portion of his tariffs, and retains the ability to decimate US and global markets by sending out another social media post at any moment.
“We must stop this whiplash and end the chaos once and for all. Congress must reclaim its constitutional responsibilities and strip the President of his ability to inflict senseless devastation on the American people.”
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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 donors.
“Speaker Johnson and House Republicans’ budget will force the largest Medicaid cut in American history, jeopardizing health care for 72 million Americans. They promised to lower the cost of living. Instead, low-income families are grappling with uncertainty and rising grocery prices under Trump’s national sales tax and House Republicans are cutting $230 billion from the food assistance programs that keep 1 in 5 children from going hungry.
“And while they eviscerate critical programs families, children, seniors, and Veterans rely on, these very same lawmakers are plotting $4.5 trillion in unjustifiable, deficit-raising tax cuts to line the pockets of a handful of billionaires like Elon Musk.
“New Dems are appalled at House Republicans’ betrayal of the hardworking people who sent them to Congress. We’ll do everything in our power to fight back against this agenda and deliver on our promises to lower costs, protect health care, and improve the lives of the constituents we serve.”
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Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) joined CNN's Situation Room to why Trump's chaotic tariff-regime is unlikely to return manufacturing to the United States.
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Opinion: Tariffs will hammer the local, state and national economy
Op-Ed by Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50)
After months of threats and flip-flopping, President Trump instituted his across-the-board tariffs, including on our neighbors and allies. Whether you support Trump’s agenda or not, everyone in San Diego should understand that tariffs will increase our cost of living, threaten our region’s economy, and complicate our ability to work with Mexico to address pressing challenges such as cross-border sewage and the efficient flow of traffic through our ports of entry.
President Trump believes tariffs can be a powerful policy tool to protect America from becoming what he calls a “sucker nation” that gets taken advantage of by other countries. He has even labeled himself a “Tariff Man.” Yet his affinity for tariffs remains, at best, puzzling. It represents a worldview wherein America is weak and bullied, as well as a conscious policy choice to increase the cost of living for all Americans...
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Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) joined MSNBC's Way Too Early to raise the alarm about the GOP budget, including Republican infighting and how increasing the national debt while cutting Medicaid will impact Americans
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New Dems Drop Episode 4 of "The Fly-In": Tariff Turbulence with Rep. Adam Smith
Hosts Greg Landsman and Marc Veasey are joined by Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee and to discuss Trump’s global trade war and tax on Americans, the Trump administration’s Signalgate scandal, the firing of National Security staffers, the Congressional Republican’s budget proposal, and the founding of the New Democrat Coalition and movement in the 1990s.
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Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) and Eric Sorensen (IL-17) led 23 House colleagues to push for the reinstatement of laid-off workers at the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With hurricane season on its way, the group argued that failing to overturn these workforce cuts “weaken[s] disaster preparedness, put[s] more lives at risk, and increase[s] the financial burden on recovering communities.”
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Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32) announced that the University of Texas at Dallas will receive $821,998 in federal funding to support research focused on improving how medicine is delivered to treat neurological and mental health disorders. This funding comes from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, delivered a floor speech vehemently opposing the Republicans' extreme cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in their budget bill.
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After DHS Secretary Noem reportedly forced the acting FEMA administrator to take a polygraph test, Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02), Ranking Member of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, decided to sit down for a polygraph test of his own. The questions at hand? The cold, hard facts about FEMA and the important work it does for all Americans.
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Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) honored Maryland firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty. Elfreth spoke in support of the three of the five investigators at the Firefighter Fatality Investigation Program who were fired by DOGE and the Trump Administration. DOGE has gutted the National Cancer Firefighter Registry, which used to track cancer cases and deaths among firefighters.
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Reps. Boyle, Schneider, Craig, Correa, Pallone, Casar Lead Fight Against Draconian Republican Cuts to Medicaid and Food Assistance
As Republicans push a far-right budget that hands $7 trillion in giveaways to billionaires and big corporations, leading Democrats introduced legislation to block the extreme and unprecedented cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in the Republican budget. The Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act ( H.R. 2753) is led in the House by Representatives by Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee; Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee; Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Committee; Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition; and Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46), Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair for Policy and Legislative Strategy.
Reps. Trahan, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen Research & Treatment Development for Brain Cancers
Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the Bolstering Research and Innovation Now (BRAIN) Act ( H.R. 2767), bipartisan legislation to strengthen research and treatment development for brain tumors and to improve the accessibility of brain tumor health care.
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan Marks Women’s History Month by Reintroducing Support UNFPA Funding Act
Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced her Support UNFPA Funding Act ( H.R. 2439). This legislation was originally introduced in 2019 in response to a Trump Administration decision to withdraw all U.S. funds for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the lead UN reproductive health agency. The Support UNFPA Funding Act aims to restore U.S. funding and support for this vital agency that provides access to sexual and reproductive health services to women in over 150 countries across the world.
Reps. Peters, Walberg Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Bridge Digital Divide
Congressmen Scott Peters (CA-50) and Tim Walberg (MI-05) introduced the Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act (H.R. 2805). This bipartisan, bicameral legislation would require the Administration to develop and implement a national strategy to close the digital divide. The PLAN for Broadband Act is based on a Government Accountability Office report that found federal broadband efforts are fragmented and overlapping. The report recommended that a national broadband strategy is needed to avoid duplication and ensure funds are reaching the truly unserved and underserved.
Rep. Angie Craig Reintroduces Legislation to Clean Up Washington, Prohibit Members from Profiting off Their Service
Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) reintroduced the Halt Unchecked Member Benefits with Lobbying Elimination (HUMBLE) Act ( H.R. 2624) to clean up Washington and prevent Members of Congress from profiting off their service. The HUMBLE Act would ban Members of Congress from owning or trading individual stocks, prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for first-class airline tickets, prevent Members from serving on corporate boards while they are in Congress and eliminate access to Members-only perks for former Members.
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