Senate Legislative Update for July 11, 2014
The Senate was in session this week after being out for Independence Day. With a full agenda, the chamber has only 16 working days left till the August recess.
House Legislative Update for July 11, 2014
Although the House had to shut down briefly for an industrial spill which could have caused asbestos to leak, this was a busy week.
[Spanish] La Verdad Sobre de la Decisión del Corte Suprema: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Los Datos: 1. La Opinión Popular: La decisión es acerca de las mujeres y su derecho a obtener contraceptivos. La Verdad: Hobby Lobby no tiene problema con doce de los dieciséis contraceptivos requeridos por la regulación.
Sen. Marco Rubio, Dr. Russell Moore, Penny Nance to Host Discussion on Upward Mobility in America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] MEDIA ADVISORY Sen. Marco Rubio, Dr. Russell Moore, Penny Nance to Host Discussion on Marriage, Faith, and Community in Promoting Upward Mobility in America
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.
So Where Are the Nigerian Girls?
From the front lines of Nigeria comes Emmanuel Ogebe. Alison Howard, CWA Communications Director, recently sat down with Emmanuel, a special legal consultant on Nigeria, to discuss what’s going on in Nigeria now after the kidnapping of almost 300 girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram and what we can do to help.
[LBB] The Faces of the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Movement
You decide which side you want to be associated with.
“Red Alert” – Rockets fly in Israel
An alarm goes off on a cell phone in the middle of the night; it was sent from an app, “Red Alert,” warning of incoming rocket fire. This is currently a reality for our friends in Israel where more than 200 rockets have recently rained down.
Israeli and Palestinian Mothers Set the Tone in the Middle East
“Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us,” former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir powerfully stated. The world is seeing this truth played out.
Senate Legislative Update for July 4, 2014
This week the Senate was out of session for Independence Day recess.
Legislative Update for July 4, 2014
Although the House of Representatives was out of session, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) was still hard at work! This week was a great opportunity to garner support for H.R. 3829, the State Marriage Defense Act. Introduced by Congressman Randy Weber (R-Texas), this bill confirms the rights of states to define marriage […]
Palestinian Hatred on Display
On Monday, it ended as we feared it would. Reports surfaced that the Israeli Defense Force had discovered the lifeless bodies of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frankel, the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped a little over two weeks ago.
Big Win for Religious Liberties, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood at the Supreme Court
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell Here is a quick summary of today’s Hobby Lobby decision against the HHS mandate. A more robust analysis of the opinion will soon follow.
CWA Applauds the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Applauds the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision
Face to Face: The Hobby Lobby Decision
8:30 a.m. As I walked up to the Supreme Court this morning, all I could do was think and pray. “Today is a BIG day,” I whispered to myself. With each step I took up the marble steps, anxiety started to build. There was so much at stake. Hobby Lobby, a faith-based family business has […]
House Legislative Update for June 27, 2014
This week, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) worked diligently on the Hill to reach out to Appropriations Committee members to encourage them to attend the mark-ups and defend our pro-life provisions. We had great response to our outreach. State Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill: This bill has many longstanding pro-life policies, as well […]
Israel: A Nation Surrounded
We’ve all heard Israel described as a small nation surrounded by Arab nations, but have you ever wondered where all the terrorist organizations are located? Click here for a rather disturbing chart.
Big Win for Free Speech and Pro-Life Efforts
McCullen v. Coakley The pro-abortion, political class received a significant blow to its efforts to silence those who have not surrendered at the altar of abortion.
Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) Updates CWALAC on Pain-Capable
Late this afternoon, Senators were scheduled to go down to the Senate floor to speak concerning the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S. 1670.