Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators State House, Room 460 Boston, MA 02133 – 1045 WWW.MAWOMENSCAUCUS.COM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: July 19th, 2019 Nicole Stephens Executive Director 617-412-8380 Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators Stand with Congresswomen BOSTON – We are a bipartisan and bicameral Caucus and certainly have a range of policy opinions in our ranks, but we value and respect each and every one of our members. One of the guiding principles of the MCWL is to “encourage and support women in all levels of government.” We stand in support of our colleague Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Congresswomen Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Tlaib. We condemn the racist and incendiary language volleyed at them by the President of the United States—that language has no place in the United States of America or in the halls of government. Representative Liz Malia Senator Cindy Friedman House Chair of the MCWL Senate Chair of the MCWL Speaker Pro-Tempore Patricia Haddad Senate President Karen Spilka Representative Ruth Balser Representative Mindy Domb Representative Christine Barber Representative Michelle DuBois Representative Jennifer Benson Representative Carolyn Dykema Representative Natalie Blais Representative Lori Ehrlich Representative Linda Campbell Representative Nika Elugardo Senator Harriette Chandler Representative Farley-Bouvier Representative Michelle Ciccolo Representative Kim Ferguson Senator Joanne Comerford Representative Carole Fiola Senator Cynthia Creem Representative Denise Garlick Representative Claire Cronin Senator Anne Gobi Representative Marjorie Decker Representative Tami Gouveia Senator Diana DiZoglio Representative Danielle Gregoire Representative Sheila Harrington Representative Liz Miranda Representative Natalie Higgins Representative Tram Nguyen Representative Kate Hogan Representative Sarah Peake Senator Patricia Jehlen Representative Alice Peisch Representative Hannah Kane Representative Denise Provost Representative Mary Keefe Senator Becca Rausch Representative Kay Khan Representative Maria Robinson Representative Kathleen LaNatra Representative Lindsay Sabadosa Senator Joan Lovely Representative Chynah Tyler Representative Joan Meschino Representative RoseLee Vincent Representative Christina Minicucci Representative Susannah Whipps #### .