DWC in the News

Listen to the segment here. You remember in August, to avoid taking a vote on releasing the Epstein files, I had the privilege of sitting with some of the victims. The Democratic Women's Caucus met in closed-door session with them to just be supportive, to listen to their stories and to let them know that we have their back, and so then to see the President just diminish, dismiss their… Read more »

Watch the video here. And I [Rep. Maxine Dexter] stand here today as a proud member of the Democratic Women’s Caucus to say unequivocally, we will fight every single day for women veterans’ access to abortion care. At the Democratic Women’s Caucus, we know a simple truth. Freedom means little if you have no bodily autonomy. If we can’t control our futures, our health, what does that… Read more »

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 »