Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair for Diversity & Inclusion, along with DWC Chair Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Vice Chairs Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Nikema Williams (D-GA), urged the House Appropriations Committee to reconsider House Republicans’ proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of… Read more »
Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) issued the following statements slamming House Republicans’ Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill.
A recent NWLC and NLIHC fact sheet outlined how Republicans’ proposed housing funding cuts threaten the housing security of thousands of… Read more »
Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nanette Barragán, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford, and Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Lois Frankel led a letter to Congressional leadership calling for additional emergency funding in the next short-term spending bill and full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,… Read more »
Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) leaders Chair Lois Frankel, and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández requested a briefing from Commandant of the Coast Guard Admiral Linda Fagan on Operation Fouled Anchor—a report showing decades of sexual assault and harassment at the Coast Guard Academy—which the Coast Guard subsequently covered up… Read more »
***LISTEN TO A RECORDING FROM THE PRESS CALL HERE***
Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) held a press call on the path forward to advance critical child care resources following the White House’s request of $16 billion in emergency child care funding. The press call included DWC Chair Lois Frankel, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, and… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel issued the following statement on House Republicans electing Rep. Mike Johnson to serve as Speaker of the House.
“House Republicans’ new Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, is a MAGA extremist through and through. While Democrats have worked to lower costs for working women, Mike Johnson has… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel issued the following statement after a meeting with DWC leadership and White House officials on the Biden Administration’s work to address the child care crisis.
Currently, child care costs more than a public college tuition on average—and child care is expected to get more expensive and harder to find… Read more »
Washington, D.C. —On Wednesday, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) held a shadow hearing, “Examining the Mental Health Crisis Among Teen Girls: Root Causes and Solutions,” chaired by DWC Policy Co-Chairs Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Kathy Manning. Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández warned the Senate and House Armed Services Committee leadership against including any attacks on reproductive health care in the final NDAA. The DWC leaders made clear that inclusion of any such provisions could threaten final passage of the bill.
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Last week, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Lois Frankel, and Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Nikema Williams, and Judy Chu led 82 House Democrats in a letter to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Charlotte A. Burrows to provide congressional intent of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) for the Commission’s consideration during the rulemaking process.… Read more »
