WASHINGTON, DC – Monday, December 8, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), DWC Servicewomen, Women Veterans and Military Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), DWC Progressive Caucus Liaison Jill Tokuda (HI-02), and DWC members Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led 58 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, House Democrats, and Democrat... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tuesday, November 25, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Andriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) led 74 House Democrats in a letter ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Friday, November 21, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) officially launched its new Caregiving Task Force. Led by DWC members Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Lateefah Simon (CA-12), along with DWC Senate Liaison Debbie Dingell (MI-06), the task force will work to protect and strengthen America’s care economy by advancing policies that build a child and long-term care syst... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Monday, November 17, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (VT-At Large), and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led 130 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in the cases of West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox where the court will be considering whether categoric... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday November 20, President Trump posted on Truth Social that Democratic lawmakers should be arrested and tried, and later described their behavior as “punishable by death.” He also amplified posts calling for them to be hanged. The members Trump targeted included DWC’s Servicewomen, Women Veterans and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), DWC m... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Monday, November 17, DWC members Robin Kelly (IL-02), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) led 61 Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and House Democrats in a letter to demand the urgent release and investigation of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women currently detained by Immigration and Custody Enf... Read More »
Read the full article here. The House on Tuesday approved a bill directing the Justice Department to release all files related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a near-unanimous vote that was a stunning turn for an effort that Republicans had worked for months to kill. Read More »
Read the article here. The Democratic Women’s Caucus is demanding the release of any pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants who are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and who don’t pose a security risk. Read More »
Watch the video here. [DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández speaking] I'm the Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus. Together with members of the Policy and Steering Committee, we had a hearing while Republicans were on vacation. Well, Republicans were gone. If you don't want to call it vacation, let's be honest, you were not here. But we were. And we held a hearing. And one of the most compelling v... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday November 12, Speaker Johnson finally swore in Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)—50 days after her constituents elected her to Congress. Her swearing-in marks a pivotal moment for the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), which is now a historic 97 members strong. Upon her swearing in, Rep. Grijalva immediately signed the discharge petition to release the Epstei... Read More »
Read the article here. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, Chair of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus, said at a news conference Wednesday that it, “is outrageous that Trump would have used hunger as a political tool.” Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members continued to fight for women and families across every corner of the country. As President Trump chooses to starve women and children by calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to withhold benefits, DWC members are leading the charge to ensure benefits are paid in full so Americans can eat. DWC members are also co... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, November 6, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), released the following statement on the news of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (CA-11) upcoming retirement from her iconic career in Congress. “Speaker Emerita Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the most effective Speaker in history,... Read More »
Today, Wednesday, November 5, the Republican government shutdown became the longest in our country’s history, surpassing Trump’s 35-day shutdown in 2019. Republicans control the presidency, House of Representatives, and the Senate, yet continue to fail to feed women and families, lower costs for the American people, protect health care, and reopen the government. Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus C... Read More »
