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==111th Congress==
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Blue Dogs like to consider themselves moderate or conservative that are independent of their liberal leadership. Their website states, “particularly active on fiscal issues, relentlessly pursuing a balanced budget and then protecting that achievement from politically popular ‘raids’ on the budget.” On the critical health care reform bill that passed the House by 220-215 in Nov. 2009, 22 of the 39 Democrats who voted no were Blue Dogs, including three of the four leaders.
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Blue Dogs like to consider themselves moderate or conservative that are independent of their liberal leadership. Their website states, “particularly active on fiscal issues, relentlessly pursuing a balanced budget and then protecting that achievement from politically popular ‘raids’ on the budget.” On the critical health care reform bill that passed the House by 220–215 in Nov. 2009, 22 of the 39 Democrats who voted no were Blue Dogs, including three of the four leaders.