CWA and CWA of Virginia on Virginia Attorney General’s Betrayal to Marriage

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Herring Betrays Virginians WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) announced he will not fight for Virginia’s constitutionally-protected definition of marriage. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, had this […]

CWA Responds to War on Women Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Responds to War on Women Comments WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (R) said Thursday that Republicans need to take a more combative attitude toward winning the votes of women, by emphasizing that women aren’t weaklings in need […]

CWA Commemorates Roe v. Wade and Celebrates 35 Years of Pro-Life Work

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Commemorates Roe v. Wade and Celebrates 35 Years of Pro-Life Work WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Thousands of pro-life activists march on Washington today as part of the annual March for Life, memorializing the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that […]

CWALAC Supports Conservative Reforms for Combatting Poverty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard o: 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE CWALAC Supports Conservative Reforms for Combatting Poverty WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Concerned Women for America (CWA) President and CEO, Penny Nance, responds to Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) presenting conservative reforms for combatting poverty, saying in the brief statement below that there is a need […]

CWALAC Responds to Iranian Nuclear Talks Ending without Agreement

Washington D.C. – Talks for a deal that would have required Iran to suspend key parts of its nuclear program in exchange for modest relief on economic sanctions ended Sunday without an agreement, after two days of the most high level negotiations between Iran and the United States in decades. Six world powers and Iran agreed to resume talks on November 20. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), responds:

CWALAC Supports Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard o: 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE CWALAC Supports Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Today, the United States Senate, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), is set to introduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative […]

Concerned Women for America Comments on Women in Combat

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Pentagon today announced its schedule for integrating women into front-line combat by 2016. The Pentagon is developing gender-neutral tests that men and women must pass to qualify for combat roles. The timelines follow former-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s January decision to open 237,000 military jobs to women, including infantry, armor, and special operations. Penny […]

Concerned Women for America Condemns Allegations of Cover Up in State Dept

Concerned Women for America Condemns Allegations of Cover Up in State Dept WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senior State Department and Diplomatic Security officials may have covered up or stopped investigations of inappropriate or even criminal misconduct by staff, according to an internal memo from the department’s Office of the Inspector General. The allegations include soliciting sexual […]

Boy Scouts Put Children at Risk, Open Themselves to Lawsuits

Nance: “The Boy Scouts had a very strong footing for their previous policy. Today, they give all that away. Christian parents have no other choice but to reassess their involvement in the Boy Scouts, who have officially strayed from their o

Support for Hobby Lobby in Light of Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate

CWA CEO and President Penny Nance Urges Support for Hobby Lobby in Light of Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate Washington D.C – Concerned Women for America (CWA) CEO and President Penny Nance issued the following statement in support of Christian crafts store Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., who will battle the Obama Administration in court Thursday over […]