Press Releases

The Republican budget is devastating for women and families. It cuts Medicaid, which covers one in five women and 40% of births—the largest single-payer of maternity care in the United States. It defunds Planned Parenthood, which one in three women have used for care. 14 million Americans will lose health care. It also includes the largest cut to SNAP in the programs’… Read more »

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Emilia Sykes (OH-13) and Hillary Scholten (MI-03) released the following statement in support of DWC Member Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10):“Members of Congress conduct oversight daily to protect due process and democracy in this country. It is a key part of our job, and it is our… Read more »

43 Democratic Women’s Caucus members led by DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), Vice Chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13), and Policy Task Force Co Chair Deborah K. Ross (NC-02) sent a letter to the Republican Members of the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture Committees. The letter urged Republicans to stand with women and families by protecting Medicaid,… Read more »

CONTACT:  Lizzie Johnson, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)  Yesterday, in Newark, New Jersey, masked ICE agents physically assaulted DWC members Bonnie Watson Coleman and LaMonica McIver as they waited to take a tour of Delaney Hall ICE Detention Facility with Rep. Rob Menendez and Mayor Ras Baraka. Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger… Read more »

Coachella Valley, CA — On Saturday May 3, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) joined a community town hall hosted by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz. The town hall brought together local leaders, constituents, storytellers and committee members for a robust discussion on the most pressing… Read more »

DWC Senate Liaison Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and DWC Member Gwen Moore (WI-04) led 34 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members in criticizing the Trump administration’s constant attacks on survivors of domestic violence through their gun policies in a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi. Since day one, the administration has rolled back the resources and protections that keep… Read more »

DWC Calls on Trump to Stop Dismantling the Programs and Services That Allow Women to Thrive and Grow Their Families; Pursue Policies that Actually Help Women Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led 38 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members in sending President Trump a letter blasting his proposals to “get women to have more babies” while dismantling services and… Read more »

April 14, 2025CONTACT:  Lizzie Johnson, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)  Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members Ilhan Omar (MN-05) & Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Servicewomen, Women Veterans, and Military Families Task Force Chair Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) led 48 DWC members in a letter to U.S Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her… Read more »

Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Vice Chairs Hillary Scholten (MI-03) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) released the below statement condemning House Republicans’ passage of their so-called SAVE Act. “Trump and Republicans’ SAVE Act is a direct attack on women’s ability to register to vote. Republicans’ requirement to… Read more »

Democratic Women’s Caucus Policy Task Force Co-Chairs Sydney Kamlager Dove (CA-37) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) led 30 members in a letter to President Trump calling on him to stop his persistent attacks on women’s health research.  As part of their demand to stop the attack on women’s health research, the Members called on the administration to remove a cap on indirect research costs… Read more »