Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement on today’s appointment of Dr. Leana Wen as President of Planned Parenthood:
More than 170 Members of Congress Make the Case Against the Change
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), released the following statement on the public comments from more than 170 Members of Congress to the proposed changes to the Title X program:
Washington, DC – Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) tonight issued this statement in reaction to President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy:
“For decades, Roe v. Wade has protected women’s fundamental right to control our own bodies and make our own decisions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), alongside House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), released the following statement after the Supreme Court Decision on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional pro-choice leaders today introduced a resolution condemning the Trump administration’s new proposed gag rule on Title X-funded health care facilities and expressing opposition to “efforts seeking to limit access to and full information on reproductive
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Trump’s new proposed rule on Title X-supported programs is effectively a gag rule that will harm millions of women and families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), alongside House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY), Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Con
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today announced that Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) would co-chair the caucus, a coalition of members of the House of Representatives who are working to preserve, protect and advance women's constitutionally-protected reproductive rights.
Pro-Choice Caucus Chair DeGette Supports New Title X Lawsuits Filed Against the Trump Administration
DENVER – The Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus voiced its strong support for the lawsuits filed today by Planned Parenthood and the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association against the Trump administration on behalf of the Title X program, which provides access for reproductive health care, including birth control, nationwide.