For America (Day 103) – A Prayer Against Post-Modern Anti-Woman Efforts
Father, Maker, and Designer of all Seen and unseen things, You created us in our mother’s womb With purpose and longings. You designed us to fit together So that two may become one, In a miraculous display Of Your love and the pursuit of Your people. Nothing can erase the works of Your hands. Nothing […]
Shame on Google for dissolving its AI council over African-American leader Kay Coles James
Women across the political perspective applauded recently when Kay Coles James, the first woman and the first African-American to lead the conservative and respected Heritage Foundation, was chosen to join Google’s new external advisory council to in part discuss the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our joy lasted barely a week when, in reaction to internal pressure from […]
Saving Money Shouldn’t Mean Hurting Grandma
Concerned Women for America (CWA) has always fought to protect life from its beginning at conception until natural death. A recent hospital stay and subsequent medical care for my 80-year-old mother has served as a wakeup call to the particular vulnerability of the elderly. With this top of mind while caring for her in Tennessee, […]
Senate Rule Change on Nominations Unfortunately Necessary
The U.S. Senate has now officially moved to limit the amount of post-cloture debate time for sub-Cabinet executive nominees and judicial nominees other than the circuit and Supreme Court level. Debate time will be limited to two hours as opposed to the usual thirty. The move was (unfortunately) desperately needed after the unprecedented and unnecessary […]
It is Time for Congress to Reject the Extreme Abortion Agenda and Pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on S. 160, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, sponsored by Chairman Graham (R-South Carolina). Immediately following, Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), will join a press conference with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. […]
Fair Play? Women’s Athletics in the Age of Gender Identity
Fair Play? Women’s Athletics in the Age of Gender Identity, Heritage Foundation – April 8, 2019 Remarks by Doreen Denny, Senior Director of Government Relations
House Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Disappoints, Fails to Protect Women
This week, the House passed a reauthorization bill of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but this bill falls short and fails to accomplish its namesake goal. From its inception, the purpose of VAWA has been to protect, support, and seek justice for women who have suffered assault or abuse. CWALAC fully supports that mission. The goal of the current VAWA reauthorization […]
The House Makes Unprecedented Moves on Born Alive
On Tuesday, Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) filed a discharge petition for H.R. 962, the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. A discharge petition is a way to bring a bill to the floor that is otherwise being blocked by the Speaker, if the majority (218) of representatives agree and sign. On every legislative day […]
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Don’t be fooled ladies — the Equality Act is a threat to all of us
How can people like Ginni Rometty, the first female CEO of IBM, so easily jump on the bandwagon of the so-called Equality Act and fail to see its obvious threats to women? The Equality Act, which would amend existing federal civil rights laws (including the Civil Rights Act of 1964) to include sexual orientation and gender identity […]
“Until Justice Rolls Down Like Dollars”— the SPLC Exposed
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has once again been exposed for what it is, “a high profitable scam,” according to one former employee who wrote for the New Yorker in a recent, explosive op-ed. Recall that the SPLC is a hateful racket that smears Christian conservatives as racists. Remember when they smeared Dr. Ben […]
Abortion is Not an International Right
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 63) came to an end this week at the United Nations in New York City. News reports warn that the U.S. seeks to decrease the rights of women and girls by taking away an international “right” to abortion in UN resolutions. Based mainly on propaganda from far-left […]
Secretary Pompeo Continues to Remove U.S. Taxpayer Funds Used for Abortion Overseas
Today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced further implementation of the Mexico City Policy to protect “more unborn babies around the world than ever before” and enforce President Trump’s commitment to stop U.S. taxpayers from funding abortion overseas. In January 2017, President Trump’s executive action restored and extended the original 1984 Mexico City Policy to […]
Promoting Fiscally-Responsible Parental Leave Plans
Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have put forward an innovative plan for paid parental leave. The CRADLE Act would allow parents to receive up to three months paid parental leave in a fiscally-responsible way. Instead of creating a new entitlement program, as many on the left have suggested, the CRADLE Act is an […]
Your Voice Made a Difference— Neomi Rao to the D.C. Circuit
Neomi Rao, President Trump’s nominee to be a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, often recognized as the second-highest court in the land, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week by a vote of 53-46. No Republican senator opposed Rao. This is a major victory and a testament to your voice and […]
For America (Day 102)
O let us taste and see that You are good, Lord; Help us to trust in You and the promises You have given to us through Your Word. Blessed is He who puts his hopes in them. Help us to know You and understand You, increasingly so; Help us to fear You in Your holy […]
Strengthened Debbie Smith Act Introduced in Senate
On Thursday, Senator Cornyn (R-Texas) and Senator Feinstein (R-California) introduced the Debbie Smith Act of 2019, a bill that would reauthorize funding aimed at increasing capacity for DNA testing to reduce the rape kit backlog. The Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act was first signed into law in 2004 in response to the story of Debbie Smith, a […]
Time for the FCC to Take Parent’s Concerns Seriously
In a recent Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Bureau sought comments on “the accuracy of the television content rating system, known as the TV Parental Guidelines, and the ability of the governing body for TV ratings, the TV Parental Guidelines Oversight Monitoring Board, to oversee the rating system and address public concerns.” […]
For America (Day 101) – A Prayer Against Late-Term Abortion
To You, oh Lord, we lift up our souls. For You are good — ready to forgive Those who call upon Your Name. And so, we call upon Thee, Yahweh. Arise Lord, against the evil that drives The recent push for late-term abortion in our land. Arise! Speak Lord, and it shall be done; Raise […]