Press Releases

Pro-Choice Caucus statement on draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
May 3, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The leaders of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following joint statement in response to reports about a draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:
Pro-Choice Caucus statement on priorities in government funding bill
March 9, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with Pro-Choice Caucus leaders, Reps. Julia Brownley (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA) and Norma Torres (D-CA) released the following joint statement on reproductive health priorities in the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bill:

Lawmakers urge swift FDA consideration of over-the-counter birth control
March 7, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Judy Chu (D-CA) led more than 50 of their colleagues in sending a letter today to Dr. Robert Califf, the newly confirmed commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, urging the agency to “follow the science” as it considers making birth control pills available to Americans over the counter, without the need for a prescription.

Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Include Strong Funding for Reproductive Health in FY 2023 Budget Request
January 25, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the leadership of the Pro-Choice Caucus sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting support for strong funding levels for domestic and international family planning and reproductive health programs
Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Recognize 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 25, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement to mark the 49th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision occurring on January 22nd, 2022:
Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Urge SCOTUS to Uphold Roe v. Wade
December 1, 2021
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The co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO), released the following statement today urging the Supreme Court to strike down Mississippi’s abortion ban and uphold nearly 50 years of Supreme Court precedent to protect Americans’ constitutional right to abortion care: 
DeGette, Lee applaud end of Title X Gag Rule
October 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), hailed the steps taken today by the Biden administration to rebuild the nation’s Title X family planning program. 
Pro-Choice Caucus leaders’ statement on Texas anti-abortion bill
September 1, 2021
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Today, Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement in response to the enactment of S.B. 8, the Texas law banning all abortions as early as six weeks: 
Pro-Choice Caucus and Progressive Caucus Joint Statement on Supreme Court Failure to Block Anti-Abortion Law in Texas
September 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON — Today, Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement in response to the enactment of S.B. 8, an extreme anti-abortion law in Texas: 
Pro-Choice Caucus statement on House vote to end Hyde Amendment abortion ban
July 29, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement in the wake of the U.S. House of Representatives move today to – for the first time in more than 40 years – advance an appropriations bill free of the Hyde Amendment: