Press Releases

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Lois Frankel and DWC member Hillary Scholten, Vice-Ranking Member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Subcommittee, released the following statement after a requested briefing from USCG on the cover-up of “Operation Fouled Anchor,” the Coast Guard report exposing decades of… Read more »

Today, members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) released the following statements on House Republicans in the Education and Workforce Committee advancing the so-called Pregnant Students’ Rights Act. Despite its name, the bill provides no new rights to pregnant students, nor does is provide pregnant students with supports like child care or affordable… Read more »

Today, members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) released the following statements on their successful efforts to keep anti-abortion attacks out of the NDAA.   The Democratic Women’s Caucus has fought against inclusion of anti-abortion language in the NDAA throughout the 118th Congress. In June, the DWC warned House Armed Service Committee (HASC) leadership… Read more »

Members request updated ACA guidance that specifies insurance plans must cover over-the-counter contraceptives at no cost and without a prescription This week, Pro-Choice Caucus Contraception and Family Planning Task Force Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) led 121 House Democrats in urging the Biden-Harris… Read more »

***WATCH A RECORDING OF A PRESS CALL HERE*** Today, Rep. Lois Frankel, Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), and Rep. Mark Takano, Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC) led a letter with more than 60 of their House Democratic colleagues urging the Biden Administration to finalize the Title IX rules following a concerning delay. “It is our… Read more »

Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) leaders Chair Lois Frankel (D-FL) and Vice Chairs Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Nikema Williams (D-GA) urged House leaders to advance the $16 billion in supplemental child care funding to stabilize the child care industry as requested by President Biden.   In a letter, the Democratic Women’s Caucus leaders made clear… Read more »

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 »