Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel, Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández, and Chief Whip Lucy McBath announced their formal opposition to extreme House Republicans’ National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes a cruel, harmful amendment to roll back a Department of Defense (DoD) policy helping servicewomen travel to get the… Read more »
First-Ever Approval of Over-The-Counter Oral Contraception to Help Millions, Save Lives
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing the first-ever approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill.
“The first-ever approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill is a… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Lois Frankel and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statements in advance of the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Whole Women’s Health, which overturned Roe v. Wade and ripped away the constitutional right to abortion.
Despite House Republicans’… Read more »
Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Lois Frankel issued the following statement applauding President Biden’s executive order to strengthen access to contraception. The executive order directs a range of agencies to work to ensure women with private insurance have their contraception covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) protections, strengthens coverage of contraception… Read more »
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This week, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), held a shadow hearing, “The State of Child Care in America: Addressing the Looming Funding Cliffs for Women and Families,” chaired by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12). Despite the steep impact the child care crisis and funding cliffs have on… Read more »
ICYMI, last week, Democratic Women’s Caucus members of the House Appropriations Committee spoke out and fought back against Republican efforts to attack reproductive rights via the annual appropriations bill.
During the hearings, DWC members spoke out against a harmful amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which… Read more »
Today, the lead sponsors of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Lois Frankel, Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Veronica Escobar released the following statements on the discharge petition filed by House Democrats. The discharge petition, which was filed this morning, would force a vote on WHPA—even… Read more »
Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel, Vice Chairs Nikema Williams and Teresa Leger Fernández, and Policy Co-Chairs Ayanna Pressley and Kathy Manning made clear to House Armed Service Committee (HASC) leadership that they strongly oppose any efforts to attack reproductive health care in the NDAA—and the inclusion of any such provision could… Read more »
The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee leadership laying out their 2023 Farm Bill priorities, and making clear the must-pass bill is an opportunity to tackle urgent issues facing women—including by expanding access to child care and maternal care in rural America, addressing high rates of intimate partner violence for rural women, and… Read more »
This week, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) joined advocates and moms from the National Women’s Law Center, MomsRising, Community Change Action and Zero to Three to call on House Republicans to prevent a devastating default and stop holding the American economy hostage.
At the press conference, lawmakers and advocates made clear that the cuts House Republicans have… Read more »
