WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Thursday, January 15, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), DWC Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Liaison Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and DWC member Gwen Moore (WI-04) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding that DHS reinstate protections for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Thursday, January 8, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on the passage of the bill to restore Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and lower health care costs for women and families:
“Today’s vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits should have happened months ago. Democrats, including the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Friday, December 19, 127 Members of Congress, including 17 Senators and 110 Members of the House, sent a letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to withdraw its proposed public charge rule, warning it would harm U.S. citizen children, immigrant communities, and public health systems nationwide. The letter explains with these changes, families will hesitate… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Friday, December 19, was the deadline for the Department of Justice to release all of the Epstein files to the public, as mandated in the DWC-endorsed Epstein Files Transparency Act. Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement:
“Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Tuesday, December 16, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement on Rules Republicans’ passage of the Rule to move the so called “Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act,” which restricts insurance plans from covering abortion care, increases costs, and takes health care away from millions of women… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Whip Emily Randall (WA-06), Reproductive Freedom Task Force Co-Chair and Liaison Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and DWC member Kathy Castor (FL-14) led 39 DWC members and House Democrats in a letter to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expressing serious concern about their decision to reject the Washington Spirit’s contract agreement… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Monday, December 8, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), DWC Servicewomen, Women Veterans and Military Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), DWC Progressive Caucus Liaison Jill Tokuda (HI-02), and DWC members Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led 58 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, House Democrats, and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Monday, November 17, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Becca Balint (VT-At Large), and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) led 130 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in the cases of West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox where the court will be considering whether… Read more »
