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NWLC Action Fund Responds to Heritage Foundation Attempts at Damage Control Following Public Outcry over Project 2025 Agenda
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Responds to Heritage Foundation Attempts at Damage Control Following Public Outcry over Project 2025 AgendaWashington, 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 Statement on Selection of JD Vance to be the Republican Vice-Presidential Nominee
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Selection of JD Vance to be the Republican Vice-Presidential NomineeWashington, 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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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Loper Bright v. RaimondoWASHINGTON – 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…
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on First Presidential Debate
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on First Presidential DebateWashington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released a statement Thursday following the conclusion of the first presidential debate on CNN: “Tonight’s debate served as a grim reminder of the stakes of this election. On one side of the stage, you have President Biden, who defended abortion…
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on Second Anniversary of Dobbs Decision
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on Second Anniversary of Dobbs DecisionWashington, DC – June 24, 2024 – Today marks the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion. See below for a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund. …
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on the Conviction of Donald Trump
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on the Conviction of Donald TrumpWashington, DC – May 30, 2024 – Today, former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. In response, Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund issued the following statement: “Accountability has long evaded the former president. Yet, 12 of his…
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NWLC Action Fund Applauds Key Gender Justice Priorities in President Biden’s State of the Union
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Applauds Key Gender Justice Priorities in President Biden’s State of the UnionWASHINGTON – President Joseph Biden delivered his State of the Union address tonight, where he discussed critical gender justice priorities that are key to safeguarding our democracy and protecting individual rights, such as IVF and abortion access. Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following…
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NWLC Action Fund Statement on House Republicans Electing Representative Mike Johnson to Speaker of the House
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Statement on House Republicans Electing Representative Mike Johnson to Speaker of the HouseWashington, DC – Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, released the following statement after House Republicans voted to elect Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the new Speaker of the House. “Representative Johnson has fought to ban abortion nationwide, rollback civil rights for LGBTQ individuals, and undermine our…
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NWLC Action Fund Urges the Senate to Confirm Kristen Clarke to the Department of Justice
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Urges the Senate to Confirm Kristen Clarke to the Department of JusticeWith her vast experience, Kristen Clarke is among the most qualified candidates ever nominated to lead civil rights enforcement for the nation. She has earned a reputation for being a consensus builder with a track record of achieving results. Throughout her career, Kristen has fought to protect victims and survivors, earning support from victims’ rights,…
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NWLC Action Fund Responds to Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court
Read the statement: NWLC Action Fund Responds to Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court(Washington, D.C.) The following is a statement from Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund “Make no mistake that today’s vote by GOP Senators placing Amy Coney Barrett in the U.S. Supreme Court will be met with our vote on November 3. We are going through an economic, health, and…
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