Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Leaders of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus hailed the exclusion of the Hyde amendment from President Biden's first annual budget proposal submitted to Congress today as a significant moment in their fight to expand access to reproductive care.
It's the first time in decades that the White House has submitted a budget to Congress that does not include the controversialand damagingamendment that bans the use of federal funds to pay for abortion services – and could pave the way for Congress to do away with the policy once and for all.
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will soon hear arguments inDobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,a case dealing with the constitutionality of a Mississippi lawbanning almost all abortions after 15 weeks.
Washington, DC–Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) today applauded theFood and Drug Administration's (FDA)letterto theAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)indicating that it will halt enforcement ofthe medically unnecessaryin-person dispensing requirement formifepristone.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette(D-CO) andBarbara Lee(D-CA), as co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statementon the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court:
"The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is now the single greatest threat to women's right to abortion care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with taskforce leads Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released the following statement on the Trump Administration's attack on independent Planned Parenthood 501(C)(3) organizations that applied for federal assistance under the CARES Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) and taskforce leadsJan Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Norma Torres (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) released the following statement today after multiple state governments attempted to limit abortion services during the COVID-19 crisis:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement after 207 members of Congress submitted an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade:
"Shame on the members of Congress who are doubling down on their efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.