CONTACT:
Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)
On Wednesday, July 31, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members, led by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), hosted Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council, for a discussion on the Biden-Harris Administration and the DWC’s work to advance… Read more »
CONTACT:
Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)
**Watch the full press conference here.**
Today, Thursday July 25, Congresswoman Susan Wild, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and the Pro-Choice Caucus, held a press conference with their House colleagues in honor of World IVF Day. At the… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel issued the following statement on the passing of DWC member Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
“Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee was a fierce, committed, and passionate leader, and an indispensable member of the Democratic Women’s Caucus. She proudly served her constituents for over 30 years and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) condemned House Republicans’ vote to repeal the Biden administration’s newly established Title IX regulations. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Wednesday, July 10 the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) condemned House Republicans’ attack on Title IX and highlighted the importance of safeguarding the Biden administration’s Title IX rule. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today Democratic Women’s Caucus members Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after introducing a resolution recognizing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day marking how long into 2024 a Black woman must work to make what the average white man was paid in 2023. Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Moyle v. United States. In a 6-3 vote, the Court ruled to dismiss the case as improvidently granted, meaning the Court should not have accepted the case for review. This decision reinstates a lower… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement as the country marked two years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision was handed down by Donald Trump’s Supreme Court. The decision overturned Roe v. Wade and ripped reproductive rights away from women, robbing them of the freedom to make… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-5) and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), and Policy Co-Chairs Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced their formal opposition to extreme House Republicans’ FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) following the adoption of a cruel amendment… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) slam Republicans’ vote to repeal the Biden Administration’s newly established Title IX regulations in the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
“Republican efforts to revert to the draconian Trump-era Title IX… Read more »
