**Livestream link HERE**TODAY, Tuesday, March 4, leaders from the Democratic Women’s Caucus, including Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Vice Chair Emilia Sykes (OH-13), DWC Vice Chair Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and Sarah Wroblewski, parent of Declan, a four year… Read more »
On this episode of Madame Congress, Member Services Task Force Co-Chair Melanie Stansbury & Communications Task Force Co-Chair Shontel Brown discuss how Trump, Musk, & Republicans’ budget will harm women & families by cutting critical programs including Medicaid and SNAP. They also discuss their unique career paths and past as entrepreneurs, the importance of supporting… Read more »
Today, Friday February 28, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) joined an amicus brief led by Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters (CA-43) in conjunction with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Assistant Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and the… Read more »
Yesterday, Tuesday, February 25, Republicans passed a budget resolution with more than $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid that will destroy programs that support women and families. They are cutting health care and nutrition for women and children so that they can give $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to billionaire donors and big corporations. Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair… Read more »
Please see here data compiled by the House Committee on the Budget about the ways that the Republican budget resolution will harm women and families in every community across America. Read more »
Members said programs on chopping block are not waste, they’re lifelines for women and families.On Friday, February 7, leaders from the Democratic Women’s Caucus hosted a press conference to address the constant attacks on women and families by President Trump, Republicans, and Elon Musk since January 20. DWC Vice Chair Hillary Scholten (MI-03), Communications Task… Read more »
CONTACT: DWC: Lizzie Johnson, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov Today, the leaders of the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), released the following statements highlighting how President Trump has spent his first three… Read more »
CONTACT:Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) released the following statement congratulating Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) on her election to be the first woman to serve as Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture.“Today, Representative Angie Craig broke yet… Read more »
CONTACT: Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC) November 15, 2024 The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), led by DWC members Reps. Lori Trahan (MA-03), Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), and Alma Adams (NC-12) sent a letter to United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona asking for clarity on how Title… Read more »
CONTACT:
Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)
September 30, 2024
Today, Monday, September 30, the Chairs of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), New Democrat Coalition,… Read more »
