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WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Members Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Deborah Ross (NC-02), and New Democrat Coalition Liaison Norma Torres (CA-35) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Inspector General Joseph Cuffari
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Monday, July 14, during the Rules Committee, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) slammed Republicans’ failure to release the Epstein files. Making the files public would provide critical information on the abuse of women and children and give survivors the justice they’ve long been denied.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, July 3, House Republicans passed a budget that is a direct attack on women and families. Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) issued the following statement on the passage of the bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Monday, June 23, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), and DWC Equality Caucus Liaison Julie Johnson (TX-32) released a joint statement on the 53rd anniversary of Title IX.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) released the following statement in commemoration of Juneteenth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led 19 Democratic Women’s Caucus colleagues in a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Treasury Department to analyze the tariff system’s impact on women and work to address these existing financial inequities immediately.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in advance of the hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on the nomination of Acting EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas to the EEOC, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) sent a letter calling on the Members of the HELP Committee t
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led two letters to the Department of Energy (DOE) condemning the administration’s attempt to rip away opportunities for women and girls through two direct final rules (DFRs).