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This week, Republicans were still on vacation while Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members were fighting for affordable health care for you. It is past time for Speaker Johnson to call the House back into session so Congress can address the Republican health care crisis, swear-in Rep.-Elect Adelita Grijalva, and reopen the government. Here’s what DWC members did this… Read more »

This week, House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel Ranking Member Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) and DWC member Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), both veterans, led 92 Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members and House Democrats in a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressing deep alarm at his recent remarks and actions targeting women in the military.… Read more »

Read the article here. “During a government shutdown, women suffer,” Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) said at a Facebook event. Read more »

This week, women across the country received notices with massive premium increases because of the Republican health care crisis. In many cases, premiums are doubling for women and working families. While Republicans are on day 20 of their vacation,  Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members are fighting for affordable health care for women and girls all across the country  at… Read more »

Read the article here. On Tuesday night, members of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus held a protest, marching to Johnson’s office to demand he swear in Grijalva. Read more »

Read the article here. Members of the House Democratic Women’s Caucus marched through the Capitol on Tuesday evening and to Johnson’s office with Grijalva, chanting “Swear her in.” Read more »

Watch the video here. [Speaking to DWC Senate Liaison Debbie Dingell] I watched colleagues of yours with the Democratic Women's Caucus go to his office yesterday and try to pressure him to swear her in. Read more »

Read the article here. Two women veterans in Congress led nearly 100 House Democrats in sending a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, calling his recent comments about women in the military deeply harmful and demanding more transparency. The leaders of the effort, Reps. Chrissy Houlahan and Maggie Goodlander, called for the reinstatement of an independent advisory… Read more »

Read the article here. Chanting “swear her in,” members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus and others walked into the office and then exited. Johnson was not in his office at the time, according to two people granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss his whereabouts. Read more »

Watch the video here. Today, Adelita Grijalva and other members of the Democratic Women's Caucus marched on the speaker’s house to say, “here she is, swear her in right now,” which he could do in a pro forma session. Read more »