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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) released this statement following passage of H.R. 21, the House GOP Reproductive Health Care Surveillance Act, or the so-called “Born-Alive” Abortion Survivors Protection Act:
“On the week of the Roe v. Wade anniversary, we are facing a storm of assaults on reproductive freedom, courtesy of Republican politicians.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the record-breaking 160 original members of the Caucus and four new appointments to the leadership team: Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) promoted to Vice Chair and Caucus Whip, Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) appointed Abortion Rights and Access Task Force Chair, Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus (PCC) announced Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) will succeed former Congresswoman and Caucus Co-Chair Barbara Lee (CA-12), joining Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) as Co-Chair for the 119th Congress. The Caucus also announced its new name: the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus.
Members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are asking Texas’ maternal mortality committee to brief them on the controversial decision to not review pregnancy and childbirth related deaths from the first two years after the state banned nearly all abortions.
“Free riders” can be considered to be the people who join a group dinner just for the free food or the neighbor who enjoys a community event but never helps organize it. In politics, a “rider” isn’t a person but a small, often hard-to-spot provision that hitchhikes on a bigger bill, quietly steering policy in a particular direction. Major groups are now putting up a stop sign, calling on Congress to remove policy riders — in particular those originating in Project 2025 — that they say are hijacking must-pass legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement on yesterday's election, including the historic victories, as ballot measures protecting reproductive rights were passed in seven states:
“Yet again, in red states and blue, abortion was on the ballot.
Nearly everywhere abortion was on the ballot, Americans voted to protect it.
Of the 10 states where abortion rights were on the ballot on Tuesday, seven voted to expand or enshrine abortion rights. The results are emblematic of what pro-choice advocates have been saying for decades: Abortion rights are widely popular.
The Harris-Walz campaign’s national “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour made two stops in Colorado Monday to highlight the Democratic presidential ticket’s commitment to ensuring reproductive health care access.