Weekly Wrap

January 20, 2023

This Week: At A Glance

First, a special Winning For Women Action Fund shoutout from this weekend!

A new CNN story lays out the role groups like Winning For Women Action Fund (WFW AF) have played in getting more Republican women elected to Congress. There are now a record 42 GOP women in Congress!

You can read the full story here. 

Monday, we celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Here's a look at how some of our women honored his memory on social media:

Tuesday, House Committee assignments continued to role in!

Freshman Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) was appointed to serve on the House Transportation, Education & Workforce, and Agriculture Committees.

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) was appointed to the House Agriculture Committee in addition to her appointment to the House Financial Services Committee.

Reps. Nancy Mace (SC-01) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) will both serve on the House Armed Services Committee.

Wednesday, our Iowa women spent the day working in district. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) toured Corteva Agriscience in Kossuth County, IA. 

Meanwhile, Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA-02) hosted an economic development roundtable and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) toured a local school.

Thursday, Rep. Stephanie Bice (OK-05) helped launch a new working group to look at solutions to address the issue of paid family leave.

In The News

Washington Post: Bipartisan House pair hope to defy odds, forge, a paid leave deal

Fox News: 'I AM 100 OUT OF 100': Meet Alabama’s new senator, Katie Britt

Radio Iowa: Senator Ernst says cuts in defense spending ‘the wrong thing to do’

The Gazette: China is buying up U.S. farmland. Iowa’s Ashley Hinson wants to crack down

Oregon Public Radio: Oregon’s first Republican congresswoman describes speaker fight, working on Capitol Hill

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

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