DWC in the News

Read the article here. A shutdown would not prevent Grijalva from being sworn in. The full House was sworn in during a government shutdown when a new Congress started in January 2019. Highlighting Grijalva’s arrival, the Democratic Women’s Caucus wrote a letter to Johnson on Tuesday morning urging her immediate swearing in. Read more »

Watch the video here. We are going to hear from 3 indispensable leaders here in the house... The chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernández, The chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American caucus, Grace Meng, and the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, my cousin,Yvette Clark. Read more »

Read the article here. The chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Democratic Women’s Caucus, New Democrat Coalition, Congressional Progressive Caucus and Congressional Equality Caucus also refused to back down on their health care demands as the federal government barrels toward a shutdown…Democratic Women’s… Read more »

Read the article here. Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (N.M.) hosted a discussion with Reps. Chellie Pingree (Maine) and Jill Tokuda (Hawaii). The session—billed as an “Ask Us Anything” focused on a possible federal government shutdown—took live questions from viewers. Read more »

Listen to the segment here. The Democratic Women's Caucus sent a letter last month to Homeland Security Secretary Krisit Noem and the head of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, demanding that ice agents visibly identify themselves to stop enabling impersonators. Read more »

Read the article here. The letter, signed by 17 Democrats and led by ranking member Jamie Raskin and congresswoman Deborah Ross, a leader in the Democratic Women’s Caucus and longtime champion of sexual violence survivors, comes amid continued pressure for the Trump administration to authorize the release of more files related to the disgraced financier. Read more »

Read the article here. A letter from the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) addressed to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials, which was shared with HuffPost, alleges that civilian men are impersonating ICE agents to kidnap and sexually assault immigrant women. Read more »

Read the article here. On Sept. 16, the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a letter to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer expressing concern about the falling rate of women’s labor participation, citing TIME’s reporting. Read more »

Read the article here. At this point, with the current CBA set to expire in October, a work stoppage seems a real possibility and not idle talk. The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) now has weighed in their support of the W players. The DWC last Wednesday held a press call, attended by the MSR after they sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert urging “good faith” negotiations. Read more »

Read the article here. Democratic Women’s Caucus members said they were “deeply concerned,” and that “economic indicators suggest that this exodus of women from the labor force is not entirely voluntary.” Read more »