Press Releases

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January 25, 2013

EMILY’s List Commends Pro-Choice Democratic Women In Congress For Reintroducing the Paycheck Fairness Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, EMILY’s List women Representative Rosa DeLauro and Senator Barbara Mikulski reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act.

January 23, 2013

EMILY’s List Congratulates Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake On Their New Leadership Roles At The DNC: Following the Reelection of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Three EMILY’s List Women Now In Leadership Roles

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the Democratic National Committee unanimously elected Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) as its Vice Chair, and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore as its Secretary.

January 23, 2013

EMILY’s List Commends Pro-Choice Democratic Women in Congress For Their Commitment to Swift Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act: House Bill Introduced By Representative Gwen Moore

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, pro-choice Democratic women in Congress reaffirmed their support for swift reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The House bill was introduced yesterday by Representative Gwen Moore.

January 22, 2013

EMILY’s List Congratulates Debbie Wasserman Schultz On Her Continued Role As Leader of The Democratic National Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, after the reelection of President Obama, and the election of an historic number of pro-choice Democratic women with a huge gender gap, the Democratic National Committee reelected Debbie Wasserman Schultz as its leader.

January 22, 2013

EMILY’s List Honors the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, honored the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

January 17, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY: EMILY’s List Inauguration Brunch On January 20th, 2013:Featured Speakers Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Claire McCaskill, and Senator Tammy Baldwin

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Sunday, January 20th 2013, EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, will hold a brunch where the newly elected women of the 113th Congress and members of the EMILY’s List community will celebrate the inauguration of President Obama, and the extraordinary successes of pro-choice Democratic women leaders during the 2011-2012 election cycle.

January 11, 2013

GOP Rep. Phil Gingrey’s Comments On Rape Echo, Outdo Todd Akin’s, Gingrey, Co-Chair of House GOP Doctors Caucus, Says Akin Is “Partly Right”

Washington, D.C. – This week during an interview, Representative Phil Gingrey (GA-11), defended Todd Akin’s infamous “legitimate rape” comment, stating, “…and what he meant by legitimate rape was just look, someone can say I was raped: a scared-to-death 15-year-old that becomes impregnated by her boyfriend and then has to tell her parents, that’s pretty tough and might on some occasion say, ‘Hey, I was raped.’ That’s what he meant when he said legitimate rape versus non-legitimate rape.

January 11, 2013

EMILY’s List Endorses Christine C. Quinn For Mayor of New York City

Washington, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, announced its endorsement of Christine C. Quinn for Mayor of New York City.

December 20, 2012

EMILY’s List President Stephanie Schriock Congratulates Senator Barbara Mikulski : Mikulski Set To Become First Will Be First Woman To Chair Senate Appropriations Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today it was announced that Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) will be appointed chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and will be the first woman to serve in the position.

December 18, 2012

EMILY’s List Statement On Reauthorization Of The Violence Against Women Act : Pro-Choice Democratic Women Senators Urge Immediate Passage of Bipartisan VAWA Legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, pro-choice Democratic women leaders Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), urged their women colleagues in the House Republican Conference to pressure their party leaders and move forward on the bipartisan Senate reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.