Legislative Update for December 20, 2013

With the House of Representatives out of session for the remainder of the year, the Senate is in for the long haul. House ENDA:   On December 16, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee’s (CWALAC) Director of House Legislation, Shari Rendall, participated in a panel discussion on the House side opposing the Employment Non-Discrimination […]

December 20, 2014 Action Alert

Read this month’s Action Alert! It contains a Christmas greeting, a call to prayer, education and involvement, membership information, leadership opportunities and information on our Encourage-A-Legislator campaign.

Coalition Letter on No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion

The following letter was sent by the Family Research Council to Speaker of the House John Boehner and House Minority Lead Eric Cantor on December 16, 2013: Dear Speaker Boehner and Leader Cantor, We, the undersigned representing millions of Americans, strongly support enactment of protections against government funding of elective abortion. We thank you for […]

CWALAC Letter of Opposition to Chai Feldblum’s Nomination

The following letter was sent to members of the Senate on December 11, 2013: Dear Senator, On behalf of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee’s (CWALAC) 500,000 members nationwide, I respectfully request that you oppose the nomination of Chai Rachel Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). [Read the entire letter.]

CWALAC Opposition Letter to Nomination of Cornelia Pillard

The following letter was sent to members of the Senate on December 11, 2013: Dear Senator: Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) and its more than half-a-million members around the country respectfully ask that you oppose the nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard to the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. [Read the […]

Mandela Without the Hype

With the funeral over and dignitaries headed home, perhaps a more realistic and accurate assessment of the man and the leader can emerge from all the hype surrounding the death of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

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 […]