Reps. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Gwen Moore (D-WI), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, announced the Women’s Caucus task force co-chairs for the 112th Congress. They include:
Women’s Health: Reps. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Lois Capps (D-CA);
Women and the Economy/Business: Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME);
Violence Against Women: Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) and Donna Edwards (D-MD);
International Women’s Issues: Reps. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL);
Afghan Women: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA);
Trafficking: Reps. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY);
Women in the Military/Veterans: Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX) and Susan Davis (D-CA);
Young Women: Reps. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI);
Women of Color: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX); and
