House Legislative Update for May 16, 2014
The House is out of session this week and will return next week. However, the backlash from the National Women’s History Museum vote still continues. Because of her opposition, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) has been facing the ire of liberals. Susan Milligan said that Rep. Bachmann doesn’t understand feminism. You can read CWA President and […]
Members of the Senate Calling for a Vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE CWALAC Applauds Members of the Senate for Calling for a Vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S.1670
CWA Applauds the Supreme Court’s Legislative Prayer Decision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Applauds the Supreme Court’s Legislative Prayer Decision
House Legislative Update for May 2, 2014
National Women’s History Museum (NWHM): Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) continues to meet with House Members, urging them to oppose the NWHM. The vote will be held next week in time to “celebrate” Mother’s Day. Penny Nance and I met with Majority Leader Eric Cantor and urged him to include safeguards to […]
Judge Voids North Dakota ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Judge Voids North Dakota ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
Obama’s March Madness
This month, college basketball teams aren’t the only ones experiencing madness. The Supreme Court is also facing a rather eventful month.
CWA Disappointed Supreme Court Won’t Hear Elane Photography Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE CWA Disappointed Supreme Court Won’t Hear Elane Photography Case
Washington – A Man of Prayer: How You Can Participate
Penny Nance, CWA CEO and President, and Kenda Bartlett, CWA Executive Director, will be participating in the third Washington – A Man of Prayer event in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.
Concerned Women for America Speaks Up Against Discrimination
Ethnic discrimination and intimidation are not forms of activism. That is why Concerned Women for America (CWA) CEO and President Penny Nance wrote a letter last week to Ms. Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan.
Iran Names 1979 U.S. Embassy Hostage-Taker Its UN Envoy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Iran Names 1979 U.S. Embassy Hostage-Taker Its UN Envoy
Religious Freedom Well Represented at the Supreme Court
Our religious freedom got a strong defense at the Supreme Court today. Not only from the attorneys involved inside the courtroom, but from the hundreds of supporters who took time out of their busy lives to stand up for freedom outside the Court.
Freedom of Conscience and Religious Liberty
What if the federal government ordered you to act against your conscience – to take part in something you believed to be objectively wrong – or else be punished with huge fines?
Join Us for the SpeakLife Conference in Nashville on March 29
Tennessee has become an Abortion Destination . . . THIS MUST STOP! Come hear Dr. Alveda King, Penny Nance, Victoria Hearst and Sheila Harper! You will hear about pro-life Amendment 1 which will be on the ballot in Tennessee in November AND get an update on the pro-life movement across the nation. You will also […]
CWA Stands With the Little Sisters of the Poor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Concerned Women for America Stands With the Little Sisters of the Poor WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Concerned Women for America (CWA), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th […]
CWALAC Applauds House Effort to Stop IRS Proposed Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE CWALAC Applauds House Effort to Stop IRS Proposed Rule Trampling First Amendment Free Speech WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives is set to vote on Rep. Dave Camp’s (R-Michigan) Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of […]
Call to Action! Rally for Marriage – February 4 – Norfolk, Virginia
Dear Friends, We are writing with an urgent call to action for our members in Virginia. As you probably heard in the news, Attorney General Mark Herring has broken the oath he took to uphold and defend the Constitution of Virginia and taken the unprecedented step of switching sides on a marriage case to actually […]
Letter to Representatives: Support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
January 27, 2014 The Honorable United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative, On behalf of our 500,000 members nationwide, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) wishes to express our support for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7). This bill would prohibit public funding of abortion in all […]
House of Representatives Votes to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2014 MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE House of Representatives Votes to Stop Taxpayer Funding of Abortion WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Yesterday, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act introduced by Reps. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Dan Lipinski (D-Illinois). This legislation […]
Supreme Court Order A Win for Religious Liberty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT: Alison Howard 202-266-4816 [email protected] PRESS RELEASE Supreme Court Order A Win for Religious Liberty WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The United States Supreme Court entered an order today prohibiting the Obama Administration from enforcing its contraceptive mandate on the Little Sisters of the Poor pending appeal. The Supreme Court order read in […]
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 […]