WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday November 12, Speaker Johnson finally swore in Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07)—50 days after her constituents elected her to Congress. Her swearing-in marks a pivotal moment for the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), which is now a historic 97 members strong. Upon her swearing in, Rep. Grijalva immediately signed the discharge petition to release… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members continued to fight for women and families across every corner of the country. As President Trump chooses to starve women and children by calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to withhold benefits, DWC members are leading the charge to ensure benefits are paid in full so Americans can eat. DWC members… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, November 6, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), released the following statement on the news of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s (CA-11) upcoming retirement from her iconic career in Congress.
“Speaker Emerita Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the most effective Speaker… Read more »
Today, Wednesday, November 5, the Republican government shutdown became the longest in our country’s history, surpassing Trump’s 35-day shutdown in 2019. Republicans control the presidency, House of Representatives, and the Senate, yet continue to fail to feed women and families, lower costs for the American people, protect health care, and reopen the government.
Today, Democratic… Read more »
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Yesterday, House Democratic Leadership, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, and the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) held a hearing on the urgent need to strengthen America’s care economy and extend life-saving health care tax credits that help millions of women and families afford rising health and caregiving costs.
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Raleigh, N.C — On Friday, October 24, DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Deborah Ross (NC-02) hosted the first-ever Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Field Hearing. Joined by DWC Chairwoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and local experts in the field, the panelists discussed the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to the… Read more »
This week, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members continued to fight for affordable health care and the services you need to thrive. Families across the country are continuing to receive notices of health care premiums that have doubled or tripled because Republicans have failed to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits. This is placing an especially significant… Read more »
On Monday, October 20, 54 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members, led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03), sent Speaker of the House Mike Johnson a letter demanding he bring Republicans to the negotiating table to end the government shutdown. If Congress doesn’t reach a bipartisan agreement, women and families will… Read more »
This week, Republicans were still on vacation while Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members were fighting for affordable health care for you. It is past time for Speaker Johnson to call the House back into session so Congress can address the Republican health care crisis, swear-in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva, and reopen the government. Here’s what DWC members did this… Read more »
This week, House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and DWC member Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), both veterans, led 92 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members and House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing deep alarm at his recent remarks and actions targeting women in the military.… Read more »
