On the Horizon: Week of August 2 Kagan’s nomination will likely be taken up by the entire Senate next week, and, as of now, four Republicans have declared that they will vote for her.Those four are: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Indiana).
July 30, 2010
On the Horizon: Week of July 26
Some of our Hill friends speculate that the Democrats want to wait until after the November elections (and possible loss of their majority in the House) to begin a “lame duck” session in which to try to push through all of their legislative “wish list” before handing over power.
July 23, 2010
“Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”: How a Repeal of the Law Would Affect Our Troops The battle over this policy is important not only for those serving our country in uniform, but also in a broader cultural sense.Activists know that if they can manipulate a policy change to force homosexuality into the military, it will raise issues that will lead to the ultimate goal — overturning the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
July 16, 2010
On the Horizon with CWALAC
This weekly legislative update tells you what's "on the horizon" for our legislative staff for the week of July 19-23, 2010.
July 15, 2010
Bad Romance: Donald Berwick and the UK’s Health Care System The White House announced the recess appoint of Donald Berwick as administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Berwick’s self-proclaimed “romance” with the United Kingdom’s (UK) current health care system raises serious concerns.
July 7, 2010
Or get it state-by-state!
What's Wrong with ObamaCare?
ObamaCare is Being Implemented by Stealth President Obama promised that the health care negotiations would be televised on CSPAN. That isn't exactly happening.
October 28, 2009
The Small Matter of a Public Option After weeks of negotiating behind closed doors, one provision in the masked Democrat health care plan has been revealed -- "The Public Option."
October 27, 2009
ObamaCare and Grandma
So you think Grandma's safe from ObamaCare? Yeah. Whatever.
October 22, 2009
ObamaCare and the Doctor Shortage
An Association of American Medical Colleges survey predicts a doctor shortage of 150,000 by 2025 if ObamaCare is adopted.
October 20, 2009
ObamaCare Lines
What a call to the ObamaCare lines might sound like.
LAC Alerts
Ask Sen. Graham to Oppose Elena Kagan Kagan’s record and her performance at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings prove that she puts politics above law, a disqualifying characteristic for a judge at any level, let alone the highest court in the land.
Ask Senators Lincoln and Pryor to Oppose Elena Kagan The thousands of members of Concerned Women for America (CWA) of Arkansas are urging Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) and Mark Pryor (D) to vote “No” on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court.
Urge your Representative and Senators to oppose the repeal of the 1996 statute (Section 1093, Title 10)and not to allow Congress to subsidize abortions on medical facilities in the United States and overseas.
Concerned Women for America
Legislative Action Committee
1015 Fifteenth St. N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 488-7000
Fax: (202) 488-0806