WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, DWC member Julia Brownley (CA-26), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to formally overturn the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recently finalized abortion rule. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) co-led the ... Read More »
Lawmakers requested this report after a CBP whistleblower came forward alleging deficient medical care and oversight, and following the death of an 8-year-old girl in custody. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of House and Senate colleagues, including Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fe... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Thursday, January 22, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement on th... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Thursday, January 22, 2026, marks 53 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which recognized the constitutional right to privacy and guaranteed the right to abortion across the United States. That right was ripped away when Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe through the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on June 24, 2022. Democratic W... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 21, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Women’s Safety Legislative Slate. The first of a series of legislative packages corresponding to DWC’s Better Future Agenda, the Women’s Safety Slate is a diverse set of ... Read More »
Watch the video here. As Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, I know that pregnancy can be joyful. As a woman who almost died on an operating table when I was pregnant, I also know how complicated pregnancies can be, and that's why I am so mad about these bills. Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, January 20, Democratic Women’s Caucus Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chair Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), RFC Co-Chair Diana DeGette (CO-01), RFC International Women’s Rights Task Force Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), and DWC Chair Emerita Lois Frankel (FL-22) led 19 members of the Dem... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Tuesday, January 13, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), met with military sexual assault survivors in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, DWC members heard the heartbreaking and enraging stories of the survivors, who experienced abuse at the hands of Dr. Blaine McGraw at Fort Hood and Tripler Army Medical Center. Shield of Sisters a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, January 15, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Reproductive Health Care Task Force Co-Chair & Liaisons Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Judy Chu (CA-28) led 23 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus in a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy c... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Thursday, January 15, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), DWC Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Liaison Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and DWC member Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding that DHS reinstate protections for immigrant sur... Read More »
Read the article here. The House Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for lifting the black box warning on estrogen-based products for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Read More »
Read the article here. They are asking the Department of Homeland Security to release them from detention and not to deport them while their applications for refuge in the U.S. remain under review. Reps. Sydney Kamlager-Dove of California, Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, and Pramila Jayapal of Washington State led the letter, with 21 other members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus signing on. Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, January 8, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the passage of the bill to restore Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and lower health care costs for women and families: “Today’s vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits should have happened months ago. Democrats, including the Democratic... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Friday, December 19, 127 Members of Congress, including 17 Senators and 110 Members of the House, sent a letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposed public charge rule, warning it would harm U.S. citizen children, immigrant communities, and public health systems nationwide. The letter explains with these changes, families will hesitate to access ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Friday, December 19, was the deadline for the Department of Justice to release all of the Epstein files to the public, as mandated in the DWC-endorsed Epstein Files Transparency Act. Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement: “Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law and insulting... Read More »
