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House Republicans Restore the Adoption Tax Credit

November 11, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

House Republicans Restore the Adoption Tax Credit

House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Republican House leadership restored the adoption tax credit in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: adoption tax credit, Carol Tobia, Concerned Women for America, Kevin Brady, Kristan Hawkins, Marjorie Dannenfelser, National Right to Life Committee, Penny Nance, Students for Life of America, Susan B. Anthony List, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

SCOTUS Levels Playing Field for Religious Institutions Using Public Funds

June 27, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

SCOTUS Levels Playing Field for Religious Institutions Using Public Funds

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 in favor of a Missouri church who was denied a state grant to improve the safety of their preschool’s playground.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Alliance Defending Freedom, Anthony Kennedy, Blaine Amendments, Clarence Thomas, Concerned Women for America, David Cortman, Elana Kagan, Eric Goranson, First Amendment, Iowa Association of Christian Schools, John Roberts, Liberty Counsel, Missouri Constitution, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Neil Gorsuch, Penny Nance, religious liberty, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Trinity Lutheran Church, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Corner

Reaction Round-up: Gorsuch’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court

April 7, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Reaction Round-up: Gorsuch’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court

Conservative and Republican activists and elected officials applaud the Senate confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Adam Brandon, Alliance Defending Freedom, Ben Sasse, Chuck Grassley, Concerned Women for America, Donald Trump, Freedom Partners, FreedomWorks, Gary Palmer, Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint, Jim Jordan, John Ratcliffe, Joni Ernst, Ken Buck, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Mark Holden, Michael Farris, Mike Crapo, Mike Lee, Neil Gorsuch, Paul Ryan, Penny Nance, Rand Paul, Steve King, Susan B. Anthony List, Ted Cruz

Senate Votes to Allow States to Defund Abortion Clinics

March 31, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Senate Votes to Allow States to Defund Abortion Clinics

The U.S. Senate voted 51-50 to send a bill reversing an Obama-era rule directing state family planning money to Planned Parenthood to the President’s desk.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Center for Medical Progress, Concerned Women for America, defunding abortion providers, Diane Black, Joni Ernst, Lisa Murkowski, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Penny Nance, Planned Parenthood, Susan B. Anthony List, Susan Collins, Title X, U.S. Senate

U.S. House Votes to Defund Abortion Providers of Taxpayer Money

January 25, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. House Votes to Defund Abortion Providers of Taxpayer Money

U.S. House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 by a vote of 238 to 183.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Ann Wagner, Carol Tobias, Chris Smith, Concerned Women for America, Dan Lipinski, Diane Black, H.R. 7, Kristi Noem, Liz Cheney, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Martha Robey, Mia Love, National Right to Life, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017, Penny Nance, Susan B. Anthony List, Vicky Hartzler, Virginia Foxx

Obama’s Unconstitutional Power Grab Over School Bathrooms

May 13, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Obama’s Unconstitutional Power Grab Over School Bathrooms

The Obama Administration says all schools receiving Title IX money must allow access to sex-segregated activities and facilities based on gender identity.

Filed Under: Education, U.S. Politics Tagged With: Alliance Defending Freedom, American Principles Project, Concerned Women for America, Emmett McGroarty, Jane Robbins, Jeremy Tedesco, John B. King, LGBT Rights, Liberty Counsel, Loretta Lynch, Matt Staver, Penny Nance, transgendered students, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice

Pro-Life Women to Iowa Republicans: Anyone But Trump

January 26, 2016 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Pro-Life Women to Iowa Republicans: Anyone But Trump

Several pro-life women leaders sound the alarm on Donald Trump, in a letter to Iowa Republicans they ask them to support anyone but Trump.

Filed Under: Election Central Tagged With: Beverly LaHaye, Concerned Women for America, Denise Bubeck, Donald Trump, Iowa Caucus, Iowa Right to Life, Jenifer Bowen, Kendra Burger, Luana Stoltenberg, Marilyn Musgrave, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Operation Outcry, Penny Nance, Star Parker, Susan B. Anthony List

Senate Democrats Block Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

August 4, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Senate Democrats Block Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood

Senate Democrats defeated a cloture vote Monday on a motion to proceed with a bill that would have defunded Planned Parenthood on federal taxpayer funds.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: Alliance Defending Freedom, Carol Tobias, Casey Mattox, Concerned Women for America, Joe Donnelly, Joe Manchin, Joni Ernst, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Mark Kirk, National Right to Life Committee, Penny Nance, Planned Parenthood, Rand Paul, S.1881, Susan B. Anthony List, Susan Collins

Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Baby Body Parts

July 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Baby Body Parts

A senior Planned Parenthood staff member describes on video how the nation’s largest abortion provider sells the body parts of aborted fetuses.

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: Abortion, American Principles in Action, Carly Fiorina, Center for Medical Progress, Concerned Women for America, Deborah Nucatola, fetal tissue harvesting, Kate Bryan, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Penny Nance, Planned Parenthood, Susan B. Anthony List

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 7-11-15

July 11, 2015 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 7-11-15

Brian Myers and Shane Vander Hart discuss the efforts to “fix” No Child Left Behind in Congress with Joy Pullmann and religious liberty with Penny Nance.

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Tagged With: Concerned Women for America, Donald Trump, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Joy Pullmann, No Child Left Behind, Penny Nance, religious freedom, Rick Perry

What Candidates Should Say If Supreme Court Approves Gay Marriage

June 22, 2015 By Caffeinated Thoughts

What Candidates Should Say If Supreme Court Approves Gay Marriage

Social conservative insiders were asked how GOP presidential candidates should react to the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling on gay marriage.

Filed Under: Election Central Tagged With: Alan Sears, Becky Norton-Dunlop, Bill Witchterman, Bob Vander Plaats, Charmaine Yoast, Chuck Donovan, Clint Cline, David Barton, Dr. James Dobson, Ellen Barrosse, Eric Metaxas, Erick Erickson, Fr. Frank Pavone, Frank Cannon, Frank Schubert, Gary Bauer, Gaston Mooney, James Robison, Kathryn Lopez, Kim Bengard, Maggie Gallagher, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Marvin Olasky, Michael Farris, Penny Nance, press release, religious liberty, same sex marriage, Shannon McGinley, Steve Deace, Supreme Court, Todd Starnes, Tony Perkins

GAO Report: Obamacare Does Pay for Abortions

September 16, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

GAO Report: Obamacare Does Pay for Abortions

The Government Accountability Office issued a report that concludes that the Obamacare rules for abortion funding were ignored by the Obama administration.

Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: abortion coverage, Concerned Women for America, Hyde Amendment, Marjorie Dannenfelser, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Obamacare, Peggy Nance, Penny Nance, Susan B. Anthony List, taxpayer funding of abortion

Pro-Life Groups Launch Call2Conscience.com Campaign

February 26, 2013 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Pro-Life Groups Launch Call2Conscience.com Campaign

Pro-life groups launch the Call2Conscience.com Campaign to urge Congress to pass include language to protect religious liberty in any funding resolutions.

Filed Under: Cultural Issues Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Call2Conscience.com, Concerned Women for America, Family Research Council, featured, Kristan Hawkins, Marjorie Dannenfelser, Penny Nance, religious conscience, Students for Life of America, Susan B. Anthony List, Tom McClusky

Concerned Women for America Kicks off "She Votes 2012" in Iowa

July 19, 2012 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Concerned Women for America Kicks off "She Votes 2012" in Iowa

Washington, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) President and CEO Penny Nance joins CWA Iowa State Director Tamara Scott in announcing the launch of She Votes 2012 in Iowa, part of a million-dollar nationwide campaign to get out the vote in the November general election.  The goal is to raise awareness and activism of […]

Filed Under: Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Concerned Women for America – Iowa, Concerned Women of America, CWA, featured, GOTV efforts, Penny Nance, Tamara Scott

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