Democratic Women’s Caucus Leadership Requests Meeting with President Trump; Calls on Administration to Protect Women and Families
CONTACT: Lizzie Johnson, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Wednesday, January 22, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) requested a meeting with President Donald Trump within the first 100 days of his presidency to discuss how he will protect women and families.
Within his first few days in office, President Trump has already removed reproductiverights.gov, shut down the White House Gender Policy Council, and nominated accused sexual abusers to his Cabinet, among many other harmful actions. Given these measures, and the urgent needs of women and families across the United States, the Chair and Vice Chairs asked the President for a meeting to hear his plan to help the millions of women and families across the country.
“We respectfully request a meeting with you within the first 100 days of your presidency to discuss the urgent priorities of the DWC and the millions of women and families we represent. These priorities include restoring and protecting reproductive freedom, lowering costs for women and families, securing economic prosperity for women, and addressing the epidemic of sexual violence and harassment against women and girls,” Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) said in the letter.
They continued, “We believe that bipartisanship is essential to advancing these goals. Women’s economic security, safety, and well-being should not be partisan issues. Indeed, they are foundational to the prosperity and strength of our nation.”
“We expect your administration to address these issues with the urgency and seriousness they demand, and we look forward to discussing your plans to meet these challenges.”
Read the full letter here and below.
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The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Trump,
Now that you have taken the oath of office as the 47th President of the United States, we, the Chair and Vice Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), request a meeting with you to discuss the urgent needs of women and families across America. With 96 members, the most Democratic women ever serving in the House of Representatives at one time, the DWC is uniquely positioned to advocate for the issues that matter most to women and families. We know the struggles of women across this country because we have walked in their shoes, and we are deeply committed to ensuring their stories are told and heard in the halls of power.
To that end, we respectfully request a meeting with you within the first 100 days of your presidency to discuss the urgent priorities of the DWC and the millions of women and families we represent. These priorities include restoring and protecting reproductive freedom, lowering costs for women and families, securing economic prosperity for women, and addressing the epidemic of sexual violence and harassment against women and girls.
We believe that bipartisanship is essential to advancing these goals. Women’s economic security, safety, and well-being should not be partisan issues. Indeed, they are foundational to the prosperity and strength of our nation.
We expect your administration to address these issues with the urgency and seriousness they demand, and we look forward to discussing your plans to meet these challenges.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Teresa Leger Fernández
Chair
Democratic Women's Caucus
Hillary J. Scholten
Vice Chair
Democratic Women's Caucus
Emilia Strong Sykes
Vice Chair
Democratic Women's Caucus