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 […]

A Time to Celebrate

You prayed, made calls, sent letters, wrote blog posts, op-eds and many emails.  Now it’s time to celebrate! Senator Sessions was just confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney General by a 52-47 vote in the Senate.  Check out Concerned Women for America’s (CWA) press release on the exciting news!  She said: Americans deserve an Attorney […]

Confident of Gorsuch on Life

Look, I know the pro-life issue is an emotional one. The sanctity of human life and the intrinsic value of every human being as created in the image of God demand no less of us, so I would not expect anything less. But in assessing a judge’s record, we must be conscious of what we […]

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 […]

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 […]

Urgent Hawaii Alert: Call Your Legislator Now to Protect Pregnancy Care Centers!

Let’s stop this attack on crisis pregnancy centers that are trying to save lives! House Bill HB 663 and Senate Bill SB 501 are in the works; they will harm crisis pregnancy centers, and the bills have continued to advance.   HB 663 will come before the House Committee on Health TOMORROW, February 7.   SB 501 […]

Capitol Hill Brief — President Trump Delivers

  President Donald Trump had promised during his campaign to nominate someone for the Supreme Court in the mold of the late, great Justice Antonin Scalia.  This meant someone committed to the text of the Constitution as written, instead of the phony liberal philosophy of a “living, breathing” Constitution that they can manipulate at will. […]