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Today, Friday, October 10, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), released the below statement in response to a letter sent from the House Republican Women’s Caucus (RWC) to Democratic women Senators. In their letter RWC members asked that the Democratic Women Senators support the very same programs that the House Republican women had voted… Read more »

Read the article here. While Republican members of Congress are calling on Democrats to support their budget, the Democratic Women’s Caucus is demanding changes to the bill to undo funding cuts to healthcare services. Read more »

Read the article here. In July, the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a letter to members of congress associated with the bill, and a couple months later, Burke and Drake spoke about the issue in a congressional briefing hosted by the caucus. Read more »

On Monday, October 6, 2025, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) joined Heather Cox Richardson’s “American Conversations” series for a conversation on the Trump administration’s attacks on women and families, and the Democratic Women’s Caucus’ leadership in fighting back and holding the President accountable. Throughout the conversation, Chair Leger… Read more »

Read the article here. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D.-N.M.), Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, says this budget is the opposite of what American women really need. “The bill is really going to disproportionately impact women because it is women with children who rely on the nutrition programs; it is pregnant women and women in nursing homes and rural women who rely on Medicaid;… Read more »

“You serve on the Democratic Women’s Caucus and you are also involved in a lot of international women’s issues. What things are you focused on in 2025? There’s a lot of issues pertaining to women right now.” “I [Kamlager-Dove] think, simply put, I’m focused on fighting for H.E.R.= H: healthcare; E: economic security; R: rights and safety.” Read more »

Donald Trump and Republicans are more interested in inflicting pain on the American people than lowering health care costs—and they are pressuring Democrats to cave to their partisan spending bill. Because Republicans refused to negotiate a bipartisan deal, the government shut down on October 1st at 12:00 AM ET. Democrats want to quickly reopen the government while addressing the… Read more »

***Watch the press conference here***   Wednesday, October 1 2025, DWC member April McClain Delaney (MD-06) led leaders from the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) and House Democrats, including DWC Chair Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03), DWC Whip Emily Randall (WA-06), DWC member Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), and Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04), in a visit to the… Read more »

Read the article here. With a federal government shutdown in effect, leaders—including U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-District 6) and members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus—went on a tour in Germantown at the Upcounty Regional Services Center, a local one-stop shop for assistance with things like healthcare and food. Read more »

Read the article here.  New Mexico Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, who chairs the Democratic Women’s Caucus, said people like those who visit the Upcounty Regional Services Center will be the ones to “feel the pain if we do not stick to our guns” on health care subsidies. Read more »