Capitol Hill Brief — The Justice America Needs
Judge Neil Gorsuch is the Supreme Court Justice America needs. He has the potential to be a stabilizing force, restoring public confidence in the courts through impartiality and fidelity to the Constitution and the laws enacted by Congress. Even a former acting solicitor general under the Obama Administration Neal Katyal agrees and wrote an […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Former Law Clerks for Gorsuch
Thirty-nine former 10th Circuit law clerks for nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch wrote a letter to congressional leaders boosting the judge’s Supreme Court nomination. The letter lauded Gorsuch’s qualifications as “impeccable.” “Each of us has had the privilege of serving as a law clerk to Judge Neil … Gorsuch… Our political views span the spectrum… But we […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Stand Against Assisted Suicide
“Physician assisted suicide is not about bringing family together to make end-of-life decisions; it’s intended to exclude family members from the actual decision-making process.” That is a quote from Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy. Sen. Kennedy spent a great deal of his career focusing on health care policy. His […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Stopping the Horrible Assisted Suicide Trend
Six states have now legalized assisted suicide, and another 22 are currently considering legalization in their state legislatures. Assisted suicide supposedly increases patient choice, but we have seen the opposite. Patients who live in states where assisted suicide is legal are sometimes presented with no choice. Lethal medications cost insurance companies approximately $300, and […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Dems for Gorsuch
Guess who voted to confirm Judge Gorsuch to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals back in 2006? Big name Democrats like, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, and Hillary Clinton. And even some serving today like, Chuck Schumer, Patrick Leahy, Dianne Feinstein, Richard Durbin, and Jack Reed. Actually, he was confirmed unanimously, by a […]
Conservative Women Laud President Trump’s Protection of Young Women’s Privacy
Washington, D.C. – Penny Nance, CEO & President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), had this to say in response to reports that President Trump has rescinded the Obama Administration directives forcing young women to shower and share private facilities with biological boys who feel they are girls: “While most of the media continues on […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Gorsuch on Hobby Lobby
Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch weighed in on the Hobby Lobby case as a member of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. He saw the case as a conflict between two laws — ObamaCare and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Gorsuch correctly decided Religious Freedom took precedence. Not because of personal preference, but […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Gorsuch and the Little Sisters of the Poor
Judge Neil Gorsuch has a proven track record of protecting one of Concerned Women for America’s core issues: Religious Freedom. For example, Judge Gorsuch defended the rights of the Little Sisters of the Poor, whose religious freedom was threatened under the Obama Administration’s Contraceptive Mandate. Gorsuch favored the nuns because, as he said, the […]
The Baby Part Business: The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives Final Report
Concerned Women for America (CWA) has covered the undercover investigation and subsequent congressional investigation into the “fetal tissue procurement” of Planned Parenthood under the guise of “donating tissue” for medical research. To dispense with the flowery language — strong evidence suggests that Planned Parenthood sold baby parts for profit. At CWA, we summarized the original […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Honoring Scalia
We just observed the one-year anniversary of the passing Justice Antonin Scalia. As we consider the nomination of his replacement, Judge Neil Gorsuch, it’s incredibly comforting to hear of his admiration for the great constitutionalist that Scalia truly was. One of the most moving aspects of this nomination announcement was the recognition of the […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Presidents Day
Today, as we celebrate the birth of “The Father of our Country,” President George Washington, I can’t help but wonder what he’d think of America today. Would he be proud of what we’ve become, or would he be shocked by the violence and rhetoric being spewed by many over the election or any number of […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Gorsuch on the Law
Here is Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s choice to take over the seat held by the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court: [AUDIO CLIP] Judge Neil Gorsuch: I respect, too, the fact that in our legal order it is for Congress, and not the courts, to write new laws. It is […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Supreme Riddle
Here’s a riddle: What is one of nine, rules over the most important aspects of our lives, and can have an impact for up to 30-plus years? Do you know? That’s right, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. From the sanctity of human life, to obscenity, to freedom of speech, to marriage and property and […]
Capitol Hill Brief — And Now the Supreme Court
Hot off the battle to confirm Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Concerned Women for America is gearing up for what promises to be an even bigger fight: the appointment of Judge Neil Gorsuch as the next Justice of the Supreme Court. If you’re wondering what it is about Judge Gorsuch that could warrant such a […]
Capitol Hill Brief — You and CWA
The confirmation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, despite the monumental opposition he faced, is just the latest example of how your voice matters in Congress. And when you unite your voice to the thousands of members of Concerned Women for America, who like you, are committed to promoting Biblical principles in public policy, our […]
Capitol Hill Brief — You Made a Difference!
Well, we can all celebrate now! Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is the 84th Attorney General of the United States. After all the liberal hysteria and the malicious, unwarranted attacks on his character, the opposition has failed miserably. He was confirmed last week by a bipartisan vote of 52 to 47. We have an […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Gorsuch on Hobby Lobby
Before the Supreme Court ever heard the Hobby Lobby case, Judge Neil Gorsuch, who’s being nominated to the Supreme Court, heard it as a judge at the 10th Circuit. Here’s what he wrote: In many ways this case is the tale of two statutes. The [Affordable Care Act] compels the Greens to act. [The […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Gorsuch on Life
Pro-life is not simply anti-abortion, despite what the media says. Abortion is a big part of the fight, thanks to Roe v. Wade, but the issue of euthanasia, for example, is something that has taken a hold of the mind of many people in our nation, and we are doing everything in our power […]
CWA Praises Senate for Confirming Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Washington, D.C. – Moments ago, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General of the United States 52-47. Penny Nance, CEO and President, of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, made the following statement congratulating the new Attorney General: “Congratulations to newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff […]
Capitol Hill Brief — Meeting President Trump
Last week, the day after President Trump’s announcement of Judge Neil Gorsuch as his choice for the Supreme Court, I was blessed to meet President Trump at the White House. I was able to congratulate him personally, on your behalf, and thank him for keeping his promise to us that he would nominate someone […]