Capitol Hill Brief — We Will Not Be Silent

  It is unfortunate, but we live in an increasingly liberal and secular society where conservative women are too often painted as two-dimensional caricatures. The truth is though, that we are a dynamic, diverse group with unique experiences as business leaders, politicians, mothers, wives, doctors, and thousands of other roles.  We have a lot to […]

Pro-Woman/Pro-Life Bill Close To Victory in The House!

I am so excited at what happened in the Maine House of Representatives on Friday.  The Wrongful Death bill, L.D. 327 was voted on, and we lost by only one vote, 72 to 71.  If five of the Representatives who promised to vote with us had been in attendance, we would have won! However, we […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Our Time

  The “sexual assault DNA kits” backlog problem will require our constant vigilance. After the many years we’ve been working to raise the public’s awareness of this issue, USA Today reported just this year that, in New York, more than half of police agencies miss the deadline to report the number of untested sexual assault evidence […]

Capitol Hill Brief — God Bless Texas

  Texas is a good example of a state that is proactively looking for ways to eliminate their “sexual assault DNA kit” backlog. In 2013, the Department of Public Safety reported 20,000 untested rape kits.  Lawmakers quickly acted to provide $11 million to address the issue. Still, more than 3,500 of those identified kits remain untested — meaning they […]

CWA Statement on President Trump’s Newest Judicial Nominees

Today, the White House announced a new list of federal judicial nominations. Below is a statement from Concerned Women for America: “President Trump continues to fulfill his promise to the American people by appointing supremely qualified, constitutionalist judges for judicial nominations. We are thrilled to see that Justice Gorsuch was just the beginning. The president’s […]

Trump Set to End Ridiculous War Against Nuns

God bless President Donald J. Trump. As reported by several news outlets, the Trump Administration is set to finally put an end to part of the repugnant ObamaCare contraception mandate which sought to force the Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) to violate their religious convictions. One of the most bizarre things about the Obama Administration’s ObamaCare […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Can We Make a Difference?

  I told you yesterday about a big problem we have around the country with untested “sexual assault kits.” Concerned Women for America has been working on it for years now, trying to develop the funding streams necessary to address the situation and make sure to curtail waste as much as possible. Can we really […]

Capitol Hill Brief — How Many are There?

  How many “sexual assault kits” are on the backlog we discussed yesterday?  We don’t know.  We can confidently say, “thousands.” The difficulty comes in that there is no national database to keep track of them. Sometimes, they’re kept on a state by state basis, sometimes even just a city by city basis, or even […]

Senate Reaffirms Support for Israel and Move of Embassy to Jerusalem

Washington, D.C. – Monday evening, the Senate voted 90-0 to pass Senate Resolution 176 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Six Day War as well as the reunification of Jerusalem. In this resolution, the Senate also reaffirmed the importance of the American-Israeli relationship. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, said today: […]

Capitol Hill Brief — The Rape Kits Backlog Problem

  Did you know that many women who have been sexually assaulted have received no justice, while the perpetrators are free to commit further assaults because of a backlog on what is known as the “sexual assault kit” or “SAKs”? It’s basically a kit containing DNA evidence that could (and, in a considerable amount of […]

Victory in Augusta – NO PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE!

GREAT NEWS! Last week, the State House of Representatives gave us the win we needed to defeat physician-assisted suicide (PAS) in Maine.  This was the third session in a row we had to fight this horrible bill. However, during this session, we won with 24 more votes on our side, many more than other years.  […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Simple Religious Discrimination

  The government tried to justify its discriminatory practices against Trinity Lutheran in the recent religious liberty case before the Supreme Court.  But even the liberal justices saw straight through the state’s claims.  Here is Justice Elena Kagan summarizing it: [Audio Clip] Justice Elena Kagan: Essentially, this is a program open to everyone — happens […]

CWA Disappointed in POTUS Delay in Moving Israeli Embassy

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump signed a six-month waiver instead of honoring the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 which required the U.S. Embassy to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, said today: “CWA’s members are very disappointed that the president chose to sign […]

Urgent! The Texas Privacy Act Needs Both Your Prayers and Action Immediately!

Though the Texas 2017 legislative session has just ended, the Texas Privacy Act, Senate Bill 6, still needs your help. SB 6 was passed in the Senate but was not even allowed a hearing in the Texas House. It is unacceptable that Texans weren’t allowed to have their voices heard through their elected representatives who […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Denial of Basic Services

  The state of Missouri in the Trinity Lutheran religious liberty Supreme Court case went so far as to suggest that even basic health and safety benefits (like police and fire protection) may be denied to religious groups solely based on their religious convictions. [Audio Clip] Attorney James Layton: Even physical changes — even if […]

Statement of Penny Nance Regarding Planned Parenthood’s 2016 Annual Report

Yesterday, Planned Parenthood released their 2015-2016 annual report — six months later than usual. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following statement in response: “In the midst of a desperate fight to prove their relevance and fitness for federal funding, Planned Parenthood quietly released their latest annual report to […]

Capitol Hill Brief — No Constitutional Violation

  The government in the Trinity Lutheran religious liberty Supreme Court case tried to have it both ways.  They assured the Court there was no establishment clause violation with their program, but then argued they excluded the school in this case to avoid an apparently non-existent violation.  Here’s Chief Justice Roberts and the attorney for […]