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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 »

CONTACT:  Lizzie Johnson, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC) Clara Benice, clara.benice@mail.house.gov (Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick)Lauren McIlvaine, Lauren.mcilvaine@mail.house.gov (Rep. Jacobs) Democratic Women’s Caucus Global Women’s Issues Task Force Chair Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) and Member Services Task Force Co-Chair Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51)… Read more »

On this episode of Madam Congress, DWC Member Emeritas Kathy Manning and Annie Kuster recapped some of the highlights from the 118th Congress and shared their top lessons learned as women in Congress. The Congresswoman spoke about their favorite memories in Congress, including Rep. Kuster’s iconic “raise the roof” dance moves at the State of the Union and Rep. Manning’s creative… Read more »

On this episode of Madam Congress, DWC Policy Task Force Co-Chair Sydney Kamlager Dove interviews DWC Member Emerita Barbara Lee about her legendary legacy in Congress and the progress she’s seen over her career in the fight for women and families, which all started when she met the first African American woman in Congress, Shirley Chisholm.  The pair also discuss the progress that… Read more »

On this episode of Madam Congress, DWC Reproductive Health Care Task Force Co-Chair & Liaison Judy Chu and DWC Member Lizzie Fletcher break down the fight for reproductive freedom. Republicans have continuously threatened reproductive health care—but Congresswoman Fletcher and Chu explain that DWC members will always fight for a woman’s right to her own body and to health care. The… Read more »

On this episode of Madam Congress, DWC Member Services Task Force Co-Chair Sara Jacobs and DWC member Suzanne Bonamici share the biggest challenges impacting our country’s child care system and opportunities for improvement. The pair covers legislation Democrats are working on to support child care, including measures  to support workforce development for child care workers,… Read more »

On the inaugural episode of Madam Congress, DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández and Chair Emerita Lois Frankel break down DWC’s work to fight back against Trump and the Republican Trifecta. Chair Emerita Frankel also reflects on her longtime leadership of DWC and shares advice with Chair Leger Fernández.  The pair ends the episode with a lightning round of questions—tune in to hear… 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 »