DWC in the News

Watch the video here. And you know, I [Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández] am chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, and we are always concerned about the fact that in this country, women and children and girls are attacked. They are abused. They are raped. They are trafficked. And they are done so by men like Epstein and by women like Maxwell. And I think that it is an outrage, as you… Read more »

Read the article here. I [Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández] am Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, and we are always concerned about the fact that in this country, women and children and girls are attacked. They are abused. They are raped. They are trafficked. And they are done so by men like Epstein and women like Maxwell. Read more »

Listen to the segment here. I, [Teresa Leger Fernández], am also the Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and I think right now we are in a place where women are not safe in Trump’s America, where people who might be just walking along the street are not safe in Trump’s America, and that's what I think the police officer was saying. When you have displays of force, rather than… Read more »

Read the op-ed here. The Democratic Women's Caucus has a vision for that better future, where every woman is safe, healthy, and financially stable. It looks like the following: We can afford healthy food, doctor visits, child care for our kids, and elder care for our parents and grandparents. Read more »

Read the article here. Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and the Republican Women’s Caucus sent a letter July 21 urging a congressional committee to support funding for the museum. Read more »

Read the article here. Earlier this month, the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, registering concern that the agency’s use of masks was leaving women susceptible to assault by ICE impersonators. Read more »

Listen to the segment here.  Lori [Trahan] and the Democratic Women’s Caucus fought the bill [the SCORE Act] as it moved through committee, but Republicans still advanced it through two committees without a single Democratic vote and with one Republican opposing, and are now expected to bring it to the House floor the week of September 15th. Read more »

Read the article here. Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a letter to ICE and Department of Homeland Security officials last week expressing concerns over ICE impersonators targeting and harassing women. They cite officers’ use of masks, plain clothes, unmarked vehicles and lack of visible identification as an opportunity for others to impersonate officers. They’re… Read more »

Listen to the segment here. The House Democratic Women’s Caucus sent out a letter a few weeks back demanding that the Department of Homeland Security mandate immigration officials quickly identify themselves when conducting these arrests, and that’s because there have been multiple reports that men are impersonating ICE agents to kidnap and assault women. Read more »

Read the article here. The Democratic Women's Caucus sent a letter to DHS officials outlining concerns about the use of masks and unmarked vehicles by immigration agents during enforcement operations, particularly involving women. Read more »