Senate Legislative Update for July 25, 2014

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed this treaty by a vote of 12-6. It is likely that the Senate will bring this United Nations treaty to the floor for a vote in September. To read CWALAC’s letter on the CRPD, click here. Action: Please […]

House Legislative Update for July 25, 2014

Sexual Exploitation: On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed five bills designed to fight human trafficking.  Collectively, these resolutions amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and aim to further “deter, detect, and disrupt” the vast trafficking network manifested on our soil.  Highlights of the legislation passed include H.R. 5116, which requires that Department […]

Victory! North Carolina Governor Signs Bill to Revise Common Core

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law legislation that reasserts North Carolina’s rightful authority over academic standards. On Tuesday, July 22, North Carolina became the fifth state in the nation to begin the process of replacing the national Common Core Standards with state-specific standards. Gov. McCrory signed SB 812-Replace CCSS w/NC’s Higher Academic Standards […]

Make a Difference in Your State!

We have a variety of opportunities for involvement in CWA of Missouri.  You are needed! Lobby and/or pray at the state capitol Join our lobbying team at the State Capitol. These ladies are there every week during session, attending hearings, visiting with office holders, delivering information, forming relationships and standing for God’s Truth. You can […]

Make a difference in your community!

Join a local CWA Prayer/Action Chapter, start a local Prayer/Action Chapter, attend an event and more. Contact your CWA of Missouri Director today to find out how to participate in your area! Northern Missouri Area Director: Linda K. Laird [email protected] 573-231-6877 Greater Kansas City Area  Area Director: Jill Noble [email protected] 816-510-3196 Greater St. Louis Area  […]

The Difference is Night and Day

Every day our television screens and computers are flooded with pictures portraying the conflict in the Middle East. As Americans, we are upset by the casualties and concerned about the loss of innocent lives — but compassion is nothing without action, and we must respond by protecting our ally Israel.

Senate Legislative Update for July 18, 2014

Anti-Religious Liberty Vote: This week, Senate Democrats tried to pass an anti-religious liberty bill that would restrict American’s First Amendment rights like never before. 60-votes were needed in a crucial procedural vote. If passed, S.2578 would have trumped the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling. Members stopped this by a vote of 56-43. CWALAC sent a […]

Common Core Diminishing in Missouri! Let’s Keep Up the Fight!

As may have already heard, Missouri’s “Common Core” bill finally reached the Governor’s desk, where it was signed into law July 14. CWA of Missouri was on the frontlines of this battle to stop Common Core. The bill underwent several amendments with the final version requiring work groups to be formed to write a set […]

Senate Legislative Update for July 18, 2014

Anti-Religious Liberty Vote: This week, Senate Democrats tried to pass an anti-religious liberty bill that would restrict American’s First Amendment rights like never before. 60-votes were needed in a crucial procedural vote. If passed, S.2578 would have trumped the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling. Members stopped this by a vote of 56-43.       […]

Secret to Surviving Obama VA: S-E-X

Gina Loudon interviews Area Director Kori Peterson on Smart Life concerning her father’s pursuit of a sex change through the Veterans Administration.

President and CEO, Penny Nance, of Concerned Women for America Endorses Measure 1

Washington D.C. – Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America CEO and President, says in the brief statement below that North Dakota has a right to fight for life in their state: “North Dakota, with quiet, effective, and bipartisan cooperation, has been at the forefront of the pro-life legislative victories that are sweeping the nation, and […]

Democrats Push Radical Pro-Abortion Legislation

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on one of the most awful pieces of legislation in recent memory.  The bill is S.1696, the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act.  At a time where we have seen the horrible results of government’s special treatment of abortion clinics, an extremely radical faction of the Democratic […]

CWALAC Opposition letter to S. 2578 (Anti-Religious Liberty bill)

Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) wishes to express our opposition to S. 2578, the Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act. This bill would reduce religious freedom for Americans – a treacherous act that has not ever been done before – placing so-called access to birth control above citizens deeply-held beliefs.