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ICYMI: DWC Members & Workforce Experts Call Out Trump and Republicans’ Attacks on Working Women

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**Watch the discussion here** WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, Members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC New Member Liaison LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and DWC member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) hosted experts on women workers for a discussion on how Trump and his administration have failed working women and their families. The panelists and DWC members discussed how…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Demands HHS Withdraw Rule that Undermines Child Care Access

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WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, February 5, Democratic Women’s Caucus Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Lateefah Simon (CA-12), alongside DWC member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), led 23 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) in a letter demanding Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reverse a proposed rule that will…

ICYMI: Democratic Caucuses Demand Noem's Firing Outside ICE HQ in Washington

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Washington, D.C. –TODAY, Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the Chairs of the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), and the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) led over 50 Members of the House Democratic Caucus to call for the firing of…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Demands Office of the Inspector General Investigate DOJ’s Failure to Release the Epstein Files

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, January 29, 67 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Don R. Berthiaume, demanding a thorough investigation into the release of the Epstein files in accordance with the…

ICYMI: DWC Member Julia Brownley & Congressional Leaders Demand VA Overturn Dangerous Abortion Rule

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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Yesterday, DWC member Julia Brownley (CA-26), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, introduced a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), to formally overturn the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recently finalized abortion rule.   House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mark…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Endorses Secretary Noem Impeachment Articles; Demands Accountability For ICE’s Failures

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 28, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) endorsed DWC member Robin Kelly (IL-02)’s articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.  DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) issued the following statement: “The Democratic Women’s Caucus is devastated and outraged by the killings of Renee Good,…

ICYMI: DWC Chair & Bicameral Congressional Leaders Demand Improved Oversight of Medical Care in CBP Custody; Lead Release of New GAO Report

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Lawmakers requested this report after a CBP whistleblower came forward alleging deficient medical care and oversight, and following the death of an 8-year-old girl in custody. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a group of House and Senate colleagues, including Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair…

Democratic Caucuses Condemn EEOC Move to Rescind Workplace Harassment Guidance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Thursday, January 22, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (NY-06), Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Mark Takano (CA-39), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following…

DWC Leadership Marks Solemn Anniversary of Roe v. Wade; Condemns Trump Admin’s Attacks on Repro Care

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Thursday, January 22, 2026, marks 53 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Roe v. Wade, which recognized the constitutional right to privacy and guaranteed the right to abortion across the United States. That right was ripped away when Trump’s Supreme Court overturned Roe through the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on June 24, 2022.…

Democratic Women’s Caucus Unveils Women’s Safety Legislative Slate to Mark One Year of Trump’s Attacks on Women

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, January 21, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released its Women’s Safety Legislative Slate. The first of a series of legislative packages corresponding to DWC’s Better Future Agenda, the Women’s Safety Slate is a…