Stand with CWA to Support Religious Freedom!

Tomorrow, March 25, there will be rally at the United States Supreme Court for oral arguments on the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood religious liberty cases. These cases challenge the Obama Administration’s “contraceptive” mandate, requiring Christian businesses to violate their consciousness and provide abortifacients to their employees.

Ten-Year Prison Term for Con Artist

Noting that “He is deceitful to the very core, and that type of conduct simply cannot stand,” Judge Ronald Guzman sentenced TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau to 10 years for repeatedly misrepresenting the contents of his diet book and collectively defrauding the public of over $37 million.

Moms: The Government Needs You to Nag Your Kids

In an effort to enroll more young people in ObamaCare, the Obama Administration has turned to moms. Rhode Island’s ObamaCare exchange is encouraging Moms to “mercilessly” nag their children to sign up for health insurance.

Legislative Update for February 7, 2014

This week started off with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) hurling a direct blow to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The study released by that non-partisan group exposed the troublesome ramifications that come with the ACA and what it will cost the American people. House On February 5, the House Ways and Means Oversight Committee […]

Presidential Bypass? Paging Dr. Obama!

President Obama has bypassed Congress on multiple occasions, and based on the State of the Union (SOTU) address, he plans on using his executive “trump card” more frequently. President Obama has issued a total of 167 executive orders in the last five years. While the statistics are similar to that of past presidents, the underlying […]

Letter to Representatives: Support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

January 27, 2014 The Honorable United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative, On behalf of our 500,000 members nationwide, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) wishes to express our support for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7). This bill would prohibit public funding of abortion in all […]

Supreme Court Order A Win for Religious Liberty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Supreme Court Order A Win for Religious Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The United States Supreme Court entered an order today prohibiting the Obama Administration from enforcing its contraceptive mandate on the Little Sisters of the Poor pending appeal. The Supreme Court order read in […]

CWA and CWA of Virginia on Virginia Attorney General’s Betrayal to Marriage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Herring Betrays Virginians WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) announced he will not fight for Virginia’s constitutionally-protected definition of marriage. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, had this […]

CWA Responds to War on Women Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Responds to War on Women Comments WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) said Thursday that Republicans need to take a more combative attitude toward winning the votes of women, by emphasizing that women aren’t weaklings in need […]

CWA Commemorates Roe v. Wade and Celebrates 35 Years of Pro-Life Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Commemorates Roe v. Wade and Celebrates 35 Years of Pro-Life Work WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Thousands of pro-life activists march on Washington today as part of the annual March for Life, memorializing the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that […]

Legislately!: The New Game-Changer in Defense of Marriage

Rep. Randy Weber (R – Texas) spoke with Concerned Women for America’s Director of House Legislation, Shari Rendall to discuss H.R. 3829, the State Marriage Defense Act of 2014. Rep. Weber introduced this bill in the House of Representatives in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down section 3 of DOMA, the Defense […]

Letter to Senators: Support the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013

This legislation is a common sense approach to assure that there is weight behind the president’s pledge that Iran cannot be permitted to reach nuclear capability. While the president and his administration work hand-in-hand with the Security Council and Germany to obtain a peaceful agreement, it is clear Iran needs a more substantial push to […]

CWALAC Supports Conservative Reforms for Combatting Poverty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard o: 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE CWALAC Supports Conservative Reforms for Combatting Poverty WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Concerned Women for America (CWA) President and CEO, Penny Nance, responds to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) presenting conservative reforms for combatting poverty, saying in the brief statement below that there is a need […]

The $100 Challenge

News of “Tips for Jesus” filled the airwaves as an anonymous tipper left thousands for unsuspecting waitresses — all in the name of Jesus — scratching “God Bless” and leaving only a blessing. What would just one hundred extra dollars mean to you? For most of us, $100 is a lot of money. However, for […]

Legislative Update for December 20, 2013

With the House of Representatives out of session for the remainder of the year, the Senate is in for the long haul. House ENDA:   On December 16, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee’s (CWALAC) Director of House Legislation, Shari Rendall, participated in a panel discussion on the House side opposing the Employment Non-Discrimination […]