Press Releases

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***WATCH A LIVESTREAM OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE*** ***DOWNLOAD PHOTOS HERE*** Yesterday, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) hosted a press conference to mark Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men did in 2023. Even 60 years since the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women still earn only 84 cents for every dollar a man… Read more »

Today, the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) responded to a federal judge’s ruling last week that the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) presumptions for race and ethnicity are unconstitutional. This decision prevents… Read more »

***WATCH A LIVESTREAM OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE*** Today, the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus (PCC), the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), and Whip Katherine Clark held a press conference on their ongoing fight for reproductive freedom, highlighting the stories of patients, providers, and advocates attending the State of the Union address. The press conference featured… Read more »

Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) announced many members will wear white and don “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” pins to the 2024 State of the Union address. “Our message is clear: women must be able to access the health care they need to control their own lives and futures. That means women, not politicians, should be in charge of… Read more »

***WATCH A VIDEO OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE*** Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and Rep. Susan Wild held a press conference demanding action on Rep. Wild’s Access to Family Building Act to protect IVF and reproductive health care, following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling threatening access to IVF.  The ruling—which afforded frozen embryos… Read more »

 Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) member Representative Susan Wild released the following statement in response to the Alabama State Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos created during IVF are considered “children” under state law. Rep. Wild is the lead sponsor of H.R. 7056, the Access to Family Building Act, which would codify an individual’s… Read more »

 Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), DWC Policy Co-Chairs Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) and Kathy Manning (NC-6), and Pro-Choice Caucus Contraception & Family Planning Task Force Chair Judy Chu (CA-28), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Tina Smith (D-MN), led over 150 House and Senate Democratic… Read more »

  Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) White House Liaison Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) led over 150 House Democratic colleagues in urging the Biden-Harris Administration to protect Americans from the criminalization of their pregnancies and pregnancy outcomes, in the… Read more »

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel and DWC Vice Chairs Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Nikema Williams (D-GA) issued the following statement in response to the House vote on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. The bill passed the House by a vote of 357-70. “The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act is a… Read more »