DWC in the News

Watch the video here. Congresswoman Deborah Ross, as well as Teresa Leger Fernández, are currently at Meredith College. They're both part of the Democratic Women's Caucus. They're joined today by life sciences and medical experts from around the area, as well, to raise awareness about how these recent federal cuts are impacting cancer and breast cancer research. Read more »

In September 2024, the Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO published a resolution in support of Seattle Storm players in the contract talks, becoming the first AFL-CIO chapter to voice its support for the WNBPA in the negotiations. Eighty-five lawmakers from the Democratic Women’s Caucus and the House Democratic Caucus sent an open letter to Engelbert this summer, demanding the league… Read more »

Watch the video here.  Some members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus joined together with breast cancer advocates at Meredith College in Raleigh to discuss how federal cuts are impacting research and funding. Read more »

Watch the video here. We actually attended the Democratic Women's Caucus presser. Let's just listen to one of the Democrats describe the impact that these cuts are going to have. >> [Democratic Whip Katherine Clark speaking:] Hospitals are closing. Maternity care deserts are growing. Medicaid is being gutted by a trillion dollars. Think about what that means to the American… Read more »

Read the article here. “During a government shutdown, women suffer,” Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) said at a Facebook event. Read more »

Read the article here. On Tuesday night, members of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus held a protest, marching to Johnson’s office to demand he swear in Grijalva. Read more »

Read the article here. Members of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus marched through the Capitol on Tuesday evening and to Johnson’s office with Grijalva, chanting “Swear her in.” Read more »

Watch the video here. [Speaking to DWC Senate Liaison Debbie Dingell] I watched colleagues of yours with the Democratic Women's Caucus go to his office yesterday and try to pressure him to swear her in. Read more »

Read the article here. Two women veterans in Congress led nearly 100 House Democrats in sending a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, calling his recent comments about women in the military deeply harmful and demanding more transparency. The leaders of the effort, Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Maggie Goodlander, called for the reinstatement of an independent advisory… Read more »

Read the article here. Chanting “swear her in,” members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and others walked into the office and then exited. Johnson was not in his office at the time, according to two people granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss his whereabouts. Read more »