Sessions Wins Cloture Vote

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) is one step closer to becoming the 84th Attorney General of the United States.  Today, the Senate voted 52 to 47 to invoke cloture and end the debate on his confirmation.  A 30-hour discussion period will follow, after which the final vote is expected Wednesday night. This is great news for […]

Gorsuch in Little Sisters of the Poor

I’ve already highlighted for you Judge Neil Gorsuch’s admirable judicial instincts and philosophy as he concurred in the Hobby Lobby religious liberty case. Another example of his clear thinking in this area of the law comes to us through a wonderful dissent he joined in the Little Sisters of the Poor case.  Written by Judge […]

Proposed Illinois Law Declaring a Man a Woman and a Woman a Man Needs To Be Stopped!

Four Illinois House Members, Kelly Cassidy (D-District 14), Robyn Gabel (D-District 18), Greg Harris (D-District 13), and Sarah Feigenholtz (D-District 12), have re-introduced HB 1785, the Birth Certificate Designation Act.  This bill closely resembles last year’s House Bill 6073, which was approved in committee, but not voted upon by the full House before the end […]

State Director Penny Morrell Submits Written Testimony to the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee in Support of “An Act To Provide a Method for a Student To Be Excused from Standardized Testing”

Statement by Penelope A. Morrell, State Director Concerned Women for America of Maine To Members of the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee Regarding L.D. #95, “An Act To Provide a Method for a Student To Be Excused from Standardized Testing” February 7, 2017 Chairs Senator Langley and Representative Kornfield, and distinguished members of the Education […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Get to Know Judge Gorsuch

  Here’s a bit on President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Neil Gorsuch. His academic credentials are second to none: B.A. from Columbia University, Harvard Law School, and if that isn’t enough, he has a Ph.D. in law from University College at Oxford University (on a Marshall Scholarship — that’s a big deal).  Bottom line, this is […]