Press Releases

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 »

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 »