Trump Ticket: GOP Frontrunner Announces Running Mate Tomorrow

Washington, D.C. – Friday morning, Donald Trump will officially announce his running mate. Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance had this to say about the possible presumptive Vice President pick of Gov. Mike Pence (R-Indiana): “I applaud Donald Trump’s expected decision to choose Gov. Mike Pence as his Vice Presidential running mate. […]

War is not a Social Experiment – Do Not Draft Our Daughters

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, the Senate will vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, which currently includes a provision to expand the Military Selective Service requirements to female citizens aged 18-26. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) has offered an amendment, which would strike the provision which forces our young women to register with the Selective Service. […]

Stop the Move to Force our Daughters into the Selective Service!

UPDATE: The CWALAC team has put together a letter from a coalition of conservative leaders and activists. Read it here. Has the world lost its mind? John McCain, Mitch McConnell, and other senators think your daughter should be drafted into combat. We have gone from debating whether or not women should serve in combat to […]

Some Republicans Cower to President Obama’s Bathroom Agenda

Washington, D.C. — Last night, 43 Republicans helped pass an amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5055) offered by Rep. Sean Maloney (D-New York) which codified Obama’s transgender Executive Order (13672) seeking to trample religious liberty and force anyone involved in business to affirm the transgender lifestyle.

Forty-three Republicans Help Obama Push the Transgender Agenda

Update: Good news! The Bill was just defeated (112-305), which means this amendment will not be codified into law.  Yet the problems that allowed this amendment to come up are still present and the representatives who voted for it must still hear from you!

Once Upon a Time Features Lesbian Kiss, Devalues Friendship

ABC boasts one of the most popular, family-friendly shows in Once Upon a Time.  This fairy tale characters mash-up has given five seasons of an exploration of family, belonging, love, and even redemption.  Orphaned Emma has found family; the Evil Queen has become good, and love has persevered through hardship – again and again. However, […]

Christ Restoring a Male/Female Identity in a Sexually Confused World

The issue is hot.  Transgender people want to use the bathroom of the sex they “identify” with, not the one that they actually belong to physically. CWA has a multi-pronged approach to solving these issues.  There has been state legislation that mandates using the bathroom of your born sex.  We are boycotting Target for its […]

Celebrating Moms Everywhere With a Story You Won’t Believe

We just celebrated Mother’s Day, and continue to celebrate mothers, children and families everywhere as we remember that May is National Foster Care Month. In this audio interview, Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, talks to Angela Paxton, wife of pro-life, pro-family stalwart Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) of the great […]

Support for North Carolina Governor’s Lawsuit in Response to Department of Justice Overreach

Washington, D.C. – Today, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed suit against the Department of Justice after being ordered to drop the state’s “bathroom” law. Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance had this to say: “Concerned Women for America wholly supports Gov. McCrory’s lawsuit against the Department of Justice. DOJ’s actions are […]

Statement Regarding Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Target Stores

Concerned Women for America (CWA) applauds Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for his recent letter to the CEO of Target calling on the company to detail its plans to protect women and children from potential danger as a result of their recent change to their restroom policy. Concerned Women for America has urged its […]

We Asked. You Acted.

The staff at Concerned Women for America (CWA) is extremely grateful that our members are not simply supporters in name but in deed. Our mailboxes were flooded with stacks of petitions expressing our members’ support for the defense of marriage and the family. Each signature represented a member who was stating that he or she […]

Nominee Makes No Difference The Senate Should Hold Its Ground

Washington, D.C. – Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy organization for women, had this to say on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the United States Supreme Court: “President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court does not change the fact that the Senate needs […]

CWA Responds to GOP Draft Discussion

Washington, D.C. -Saturday night, during the ABC GOP debate, candidates were asked about women serving in combat and being called to register for the draft if it were to ever be reinstated. Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance had this to say

Houston Voters Reject So Called Equal Rights Ordinance

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday evening, Houston voters overwhelmingly rejected the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO. The rejection of this ordinance protects the religious freedom of business owners and will keep people born as men from being allowed to enter women’s restrooms and vice versa. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee CEO and President Penny […]

China Changes One-Child Policy: Still Oppressing Women

Washington D.C. – China has announced it will allow two children for every couple, as opposed to the country’s one-child policy that was put into place in the 1970s. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, said today: “How pathetic that the authoritarian Communist regime in China thinks they deserve a pat […]