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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’ Running Mate   

Washington, DC – Following Kamala Harris’ announcement today that she selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement:   “Tim Walz’s strong progressive record, legislative and executive leadership experience, and demonstrated efforts to put families first make him an excellent […]

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NWLC Action Fund Responds to Heritage Foundation Attempts at Damage Control Following Public Outcry over Project 2025 Agenda

Washington, DC — In response to the news that the director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agenda is stepping down, and that the organization is putting an end to its policy work, Kiara Pesante Haughton, vice president at the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement: “Republicans are attempting to distance […]

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NWLC Action Fund Releases First Independent Expenditure of 2024 Election Cycle Endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

NWLC Action Fund Launches New Ad in Wisconsin, Nevada, and Michigan Highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris’ Leadership on Reproductive Freedom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                   Tuesday, July 23, 2024  Contact: [email protected]   Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund announced the launch of its first independent expenditure of the 2024 cycle, endorsing Kamala […]

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NWLC Action Fund Thanks President Biden for Commitment to Gender Justice, Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris as He Exits Race 

Washington, DC – After President Joe Biden announced he is withdrawing from the 2024 election and endorsed Vice President Harris as the next Democratic presidential nominee, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, issued the following statement:  “We are grateful for President Biden’s decades-long, historic legacy of service to his […]

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NWLC Action Fund Releases First Ad of 2024 Election Cycle: “We Trust Women”

NWLC Action Fund Launches New Ad in Wisconsin Featuring Vice President Kamala Harris’ Leadership on Reproductive Freedom, Calling Out MAGA Republicans’ Abortion Bans July 18, 2024, Milwaukee, WI – Today, the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund launched its first digital ad of the 2024 election cycle, featuring Vice President Harris delivering a powerful message […]

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Unmasking the RNC Platform’s Secret Agenda: A National Abortion Ban 

By National Women’s Law Center Action Fund In honor of this week’s Republican National Convention, we wanted to set the record straight on one of the biggest coverups of this election cycle. And no – we’re not talking about hush money payments.  Last week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released a party platform that intentionally […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Selection of JD Vance to be the Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee  

Washington, DC – Donald Trump today announced Senator JD Vance (R-OH) as his running mate for vice president.   See below for a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund.   “Donald Trump was always going to pick an anti-abortion, anti-gender justice extremist as his running mate – at […]

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The Supreme Court Just Proved it Only Cares About One Thing: Power

By Emily Martin, Chief Program Officer The Supreme Court term just came to a chilling end, with a Republican-appointed super-majority holding that presidents are largely immune from prosecution for crimes committed under the guise of official action—a devastating ruling, even for this highly politicized Court.  This decision, Trump v. United States, concluded a term in […]

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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo   

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision today in Loper Bright v. Raimondo. The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision overturned decades of precedent that deferred to federal agency expertise in interpreting ambiguous laws and claimed that power for the judiciary instead. Emily Martin, Chief Program Officer at the National Women’s Law Center Action […]