WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, March 27, 2026, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03), DWC Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (NY–09) released the following statement on United States Secretary of D... Read More »
Read the article here. This week, a group of House Republicans used a committee vote on a bill intended to establish a location for the forthcoming Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to pass an amendment stipulating that the museum must not include transgender women in its exhibitions or content...Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus called the amendment a “poison pill” that would gi... Read More »
**Watch the Town Hall Here** WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thursday, March 19, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Servicewomen, Women Veterans, & Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and DWC Members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Becca Balint (VT-At Large) attended a town hall hosted by community groups in Pennsylvani... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, March 18, 2026, the Committee of House Administration is marking up H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act. The bill, which would determine the location, content and other key details of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, has historically had strong bipartisan support. However, ahead of the markup, Republicans introduced a poison pill ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, March 18, 2026, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), released the following statement on the horrifying sexual abuse allegations raised against farmworker and civil rights movement leader Cesar Chavez: “The farmworker and civil rights movement was built by countless people — especially women and families who sacrificed everything for a better fut... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, March 16, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Whip Nikema Williams (GA-05), Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Vice Chair Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), DWC Reproductive Health Care Task Force and Liaison Judy Chu (CA-28), and DWC & RFC members Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Dina Titus (NV-01) led 128 Members of the DWC and RFC in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (H... Read More »
Read the article here. The letter, first shared with NPR, was drafted by the House Democratic Women's Caucus and Reproductive Freedom Caucus and sent to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday. "We call on HHS to immediately award a one-year full funding extension to all current Title X grantees as the funding process cannot be effectively executed before their funding runs out on March ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, March 13, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Vice Chair Hillary Scholten (MI-03), Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chairs Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Diana DeGette (CO-01), and RFC Vice Chairs Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Norma Torres (CA-35) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) illustrating the grave... Read More »
Read the article here. Democrats strongly oppose the bill, with the additional argument that it will disenfranchise voters. The No. 2 Democrat in the House, Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), along with other members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), have also argued that the bill will make it harder for women to vote. Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Saturday, March 7, 2026, DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Policy Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), DWC Member Lori Trahan (MA-03), DWC Member Angie Craig (MN-02), DWC Equality Caucus Liaison Julie Johnson (TX-32), and Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04), sent a follow up letter to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) urging them to negotiate in good faith and... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Tuesday, March 3, Democratic Women’s Caucus Vice Chair U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13), led 24 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) in a letter demanding Trump’s Department of Education revise a proposed rule that would disproportionately harm funding for women graduate students and worsen workforce shortages in critical professions. In a letter to Department of... Read More »
Read the article here. And over 20 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus are worried that degrees left out of the professional definition, like advanced nursing and social work credentials, will disproportionately harm women. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Tuesday, February 24, ahead of President’s State of the Union, the Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and their guests have highlighted how life in America today is not working for women, their families, or their communities, and how Trump and Republicans’ policies are making it even worse. Members and guests—including over a dozen Epstein survivors—also demand... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Monday, February 23, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and DWC member Lori Trahan (MA-03) released the following statement after a viral video showed President Trump mocking the gold medal winning USA Women’s Hockey Team: “The women of Team USA inspired and awed us with their record-breaking performance at the Olympics, including the go... Read More »
Read the article here. On Tuesday evening, we (RepresentWomen) hosted a national public webinar on the rebranded SAVE America Act with members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus—Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, Reps. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) and Valerie Foushee (D-N.C.) —alongside election experts from FairVote and the Brennan Center for Justice. Hundreds of people joined from across the country. Read More »
