Legislative Update for December 6, 2013
House While the House and Senate were out last week, the Obama Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed new guidelines for 501(c)(4) organizations, which will have the significant effect of chilling advocacy groups’ activities, particularly in how they communicate to their members. In typical Obama Administration form, the IRS took action towards silencing 501(c)(4)s, instead of […]
Legislative Update for November 29, 2013
The House of Representatives and United States Senate are out of session this week for Thanksgiving break.
Legislative Update for November 22, 2013
House HHS Mandate: While President Obama is proposing a band-aid fix for those Americans who lost their health insurance, the Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether to hear the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cases on the HHS mandate. Unless Congress passes legislation to protect conscience, Americans will be forced in January to subsidize […]
Legislative Update for November 15, 2013
House Keep Your Health Plan Act: On Friday, the House voted 261-157 for a bill that would allow health insurers to continue to offer current plans for an additional year even if they don’t meet the ObamaCare requirements. Thirty-nine Democrats joined Republicans to support this legislation. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) joined […]
Legislative Update for October 18, 2013
The shutdown is over. A bipartisan “deal” was unveiled, passed through both Chambers of Congress, and signed into law, ending the government shutdown late Wednesday night.
Legislative Update for October 11, 2013
Congress started the week operating in a government shutdown and finished by sitting down with the president to discuss options.
Legislative Update for October 4, 2013
The blame game has started as of midnight, Tuesday, October 1. When will the Federal Government shutdown end? Only time will tell.
Legislative Update for September 27, 2013
Instead of using the budget to build a bridge across our turbulent economic waters, Congress is using the continuing resolution as a skipping stone to get us through. Unfortunately, you can only skip that stone so far. Sooner rather than later, the financial momentum is going to fail, and we’re going to sink to the bottom of the pond beneath the weight of this congressional folly.
Legislative Update for August 2, 2013
The last two weeks before the August recess were filled with partisan folly and little results.
Legislative Update for July 19, 2013
Senators came to a “deal” to avoid the “nuclear option,” but it included approving the nomination of Thomas Perez for Secretary of Labor. Ouch.
Legislative Update, June 28 2013
Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), Recording Industry Association of America, Sony Music Entertainment, and Faith and Law sponsored “Celebrating Grace with Matt Maher” on Capitol Hill.
Legislative Update: June 14-June 21
Pro-life victory in the House!
Legislative Update for June 7, 2013
Last week, the House and Senate were both out of session for Memorial Day. They have returned for a four-week stretch, and we expect they will be busy!
Legislative Update for May 24, 2013
It is despicable that the IRS has targeted vulnerable families for its own political purposes.
Legislative Update for May 17, 2013
Washington was rocked by a trifecta of scandal this week.
Legislative Update for May 10, 2013
House Gosnell: On Thursday, we met with House leadership to discuss Congressional hearings and legislative strategy in response to the atrocities brought to light in the Kermit Gosnell trial.The House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committees sent letters out to all 50 states to investigate abortion clinic practices as a result of Gosnell’s trial.In addition […]
Legislative Update for April 26, 2013
Both Chambers of Congress have been calling foul over the Administration’s continual play of politics and use of the sequester to stick it to the American people – from canceled airline flights to being “locked-out” of the White House. Read this week’s Legislative Update to get the inside scoop!
Legislative Update for January 25, 2013
Without your calls and e-mails to your senators, Sen. Reid would have succeeded at trampling the rights of the minority and destroying any chance at bi-partisanship.
Legislative Update for January 18, 2013
The Senate was out of session but returns with a vengeance. The House was briefly in session before the Republican Conference had its retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Legislative Update for January 11, 2013
The Senate was set up to be a much more deliberative body. Now, Reid is seeking to eliminate debate, as well as the amendments that could be offered.