From Penny’s Heart
A Special Message from the Heart of Concerned Women for America CEO and President Penny Nance. Hello everyone, this is Penny Nance. I’m just pausing because I have this strong message on my heart. I’m stopping right where I am to record this because I just want people to hear it. And particularly for the […]
The NCAA’s Black Eye in Women’s Sports
Concerned Women for America’s Vice President of Government Relations, Doreen Denny, wrote the following piece featured in Townhall that details the NCAA’s unfair treatment of women athletes: NCAA President Mark Emmert walked into a public arena recently that could have been a lion’s den for him. Emmert faces widespread and eroding public trust in the NCAA, […]
House Republicans Force Floor Vote on Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
At the end of February, on the heels of the U.S. Senate’s two pro-life votes, House Republicans successfully forced a vote on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act through a procedural measure called a Motion to Recommit (MTR). This was the 80th time that House Republicans, led by Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Missouri), sought a […]
Why the Global Protect Life Rule Is Right for the U.S. and Nations Around the World
CWA’s Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Shea Garrison, has just collaborated with Susan B. Anthony List’s research arm, Charlotte Lozier Institute, to develop an On Point policy paper to combat international abortion advocates. Dr. Garrison wrote this policy paper to educate Capitol Hill members on how to keep life protections in foreign policy, giving […]
CWA International: This Week in Washington, Support for Israel
Support for Israel AIPAC Policy Conference CWA International had the privilege of attending AIPAC’s (American Israel Political Action Committee) Policy Conference this week in Washington, D.C., to learn and celebrate the American-Israel relationship. Echoed throughout the general sessions and breakouts was the need to protect the bipartisan nature of our relationship with Israel and the […]
Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Demonstrators Meet outside the Supreme Court
One of our amazing Young Women for America college chapter presidents, Lillian Knight, LSU, participated in the Protect Women, Protect Life rally on the steps of the Supreme Court fighting to uphold a Louisiana law requiring abortionists to have hospital admitting procedures. She is quoted in the article in National Review. “On the steps of the […]
Could Debate Over Louisiana Abortion Law have Implications for Kentucky?
The following news story aired this week on Spectrum 1 Newschannels. Click link to watch the television broadcast or read the story below. “Concerned Women for America President Penny Nance says it is her rural Kentucky roots that fueled her passion for the anti-abortion movement. “I grew up the daughter of a pastor in Eastern […]
U.S. Senators Debate and Vote on Two Pro-life Bills
Tuesday was a dark day for America. The Senate failed to advance two desperately needed pro-life bills: the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Pain Capable would protect unborn children from being aborted after 20 weeks, the threshold science definitively agrees unborn children feel pain. Born Alive […]
CWALAC Endorses Darrell Issa for U.S. House of Representatives for the 50th District of California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2020 Contact: Toni DeLancey, Ph.D. | Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 Washington, D.C. — Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, has endorsed Darrell Issa for U.S. House of Representatives for the 50th District of California. Penny Nance, CEO and President […]
She Votes 2020 – Get Out and Vote!
For statewide and federal primary candidates, Concerned Women for America has partnered with ivoterguide.com to offer an excellent resource where you can find the candidates who will appear on your ballot and where the candidates stand on the issues. Click here and type in your zip code and view how the evaluation panelists scored the […]
Garrison: ERA Does Not Secure Equal Rights for Women
Our Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Shea Garrison, was quoted in the National Catholic Register: Shea Garrison, vice president of international affairs at Concerned Women for America (CWA), observed, “The idea of an ‘equal rights’ amendment sounds great for women who want equality and ‘empowerment.’ However, the ERA, as it is written, does not secure […]
Act Now to Protect First Amendment Rights for College Students
Act Now to Protect First Amendment Rights for College Students. Religious freedom is under attack on college campuses. Imagine being falsely told your First Amendment Rights don’t apply at a public university. That is the reality for many college students involved in faith-based clubs on campuses across the country. The U.S. Department of Education has […]
Penny Nance Explains CWA ERA Position in the Media
Concerned Women for America’s CEO and President, Penny Nance, appeared on numerous programs this week explaining why we’re opposed to the ERA and why it’s harmful for women and for our nation: Penny Nance’s interview on Faith Nation addressing ERA. Penny Nance interview on Equal Rights Amendment, “ERA is about Taxpayer-funded abortion.” Penny Nance […]
Nance: The Equal Rights Amendment is the Dems’ Frankenstein Monster
President and CEO of Concerned Women for America, Penny Nance, wrote the following piece on the Equal Rights Amendment that has been written in such a way to erase the uniqueness of women: “The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is dead. The Department of Justice announced as much in January. Even Justice Ginsburg, the “most prominent feminist […]
Nance: Trump is Positively Impacting the Lives of Millions of Women
Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America, shared her thoughts with Breitbart News on how President Donald Trump’s administration is actually benefitting women, unlike the media claims: “The president and CEO of the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization says the economic policies of President Donald Trump, along with his judiciary nominees […]
Nance: End Hollywood’s War on Content Filtering
Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America, co-wrote the following piece with Tim Winter, President of Parents Television Council which ran in the Washington Examiner Sunday February 9. The piece is about how films are becoming more explicit and profane in nature and how content filtering would help us better protect our […]
CWALAC: Not Guilty Indeed
Washington, D.C. — Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), had this to say after the U.S. Senate vote to acquit President Donald Trump: “Now that the anticlimactic partisan impeachment is over, we hope Senate Democrats take a break from their relentless abuse of power to try to […]
Penny Nance on SOTU: Trump Shined Light on America’s Renewed Greatness
WASHINGTON — Penny Nance, CEO and president of Concerned Women for America, issues the following statement praising President Trump’s third State of the Union Address, titled “The Great American Comeback”: “Only one word describes the state of our Union under President Trump — stellar! The president’s speech shined much-needed light on America’s renewed greatness, a […]
CWALAC Endorses Daniel Gade for U.S. Senate for Virginia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020 Contact: Toni DeLancey, Ph.D. | Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, has endorsed Daniel Gade for U.S. Senate for Virginia. Penny Nance, CEO and President of CWALAC, said: “The 2020 election will be […]
CWALAC Endorses Kathaleen Wall for the U.S. House of Representatives for the 22nd District of Texas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020 Contact: Toni DeLancey, Ph.D. | Direct Line: (202) 266-4816 | Mobile: (202) 527-3434 Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, has endorsed Kathaleen Wall for U.S. House of Representatives for the 22nd District of Texas. Penny Nance, CEO and President of CWALAC, […]