Press Releases

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel issued the following statement on the House passage of a bipartisan 45-day continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.   “Today, Democrats put people over politics to help defeat the extreme demands of MAGA Republicans. “For weeks, House Republicans refused to work in a bipartisan manner… Read more »

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel issued the following statement on the news that Senator Dianne Feinstein passed away at age 90. “Senator Feinstein was a fearless trailblazer who broke through countless glass ceilings for women in politics. She was the first woman elected Mayor of San Francisco, the first woman to represent California in the… Read more »

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement condemning the House Republican funding bills and urging Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans to pursue a bipartisan solution to avert a government shutdown. “This week, House Republican leadership caved to… Read more »

. D.C. – 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), pushed House Republican Committee Chairs to seek more women panelists and better prioritize gender parity among Committee… Read more »

DWC Members: “Addressing this crisis should not be a partisan issue. Working parents are watching closely, and they do not want to see this looming child care crisis ignored.” Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) leaders Chair Lois Frankel, Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández, Policy Chairs Ayanna Pressley and Kathy Manning, and… Read more »

***PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND HERE*** Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus and the Dads Caucus held a press conference outside the Capitol urging Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republican leadership to act—including by holding a floor vote on the Child Care Stabilization Act—before the looming child care funding cliff on September 30th.   We are rapidly… Read more »

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) leaders Chair Lois Frankel, Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernandez, Policy Co-Chairs Ayanna Pressley and Kathy Manning, and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici and Sara Jacobs issued the following statement asking White House officials to strategize with them about the looming child care crisis with emergency child care funding set… Read more »

With the rapidly approaching deadline of October 31, 2023 to file claims, DWC leaders are urging USDA to conduct robust outreach to all eligible farmers, including women, to ensure focused efforts to reach all who have experienced discrimination Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) leaders Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a… Read more »

The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Communications Co-Chair Rep. Gwen Moore and DWC Member Rep. Val Hoyle, House lead of the AIR PUMP Act, hosted a press call to kick off National Breastfeeding Month (August) and International Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) and highlight new workplace rights available to women because of the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for… Read more »

DWC Leaders: House Republicans’ Extreme Appropriations Bills “Betray Women Across the Country” Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement urging House Republican leadership to reverse course and reject extreme attacks on women’s rights and… Read more »