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 NFRW News for the Week of July 26, 2010 
  NFRW President Meets with Republican Women
  
 
 
 
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) and NFRW President Sue Lynch
 
 
 
NFRW President Sue Lynch and Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-OK)
 
During the month of July, NFRW President Sue Lynch and Political Director Valerie Dowling have reached out to our Republican women in the House and Senate to form working relationships with our elected officials.
 
Last week, Sue and Valerie met with Representative Granger (R-TX) and  Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-OK). 
 
Representative Granger was the first elected official to join the new NFRW Patriots Club! Thank you Rep. Granger!
 
Thank you to Representative Granger and Representative Jenkins for the important voice you provide for Republican women on the national level!

NFRW FALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING  

 
 
 
Join the NFRW in Charleston, South Carolina on
 
September 8-11, 2010! 

 Check out the tentative schedule here.

*Make plans to join us for our campaign event on Thursday!* 
 
 
 
The NFRW will be holding a campaign rally for SC Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley on the afternoon of Thursday, September 9, 2010! 
 
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! 

NFRW Public Relations Committee Update
The NFRW Public Relations committee has designed a beautiful navy blue tote bag paying tribute to the brave men and women who keep us safe. We are now taking reservations for September delivery of the new tote bags. Click here to access the reservation form.   
 
Our Committee is also offering members a spectacular benefit! For federated clubs who DO NOT have a website, the NFRW Public Relations Committee will now design a FREE (no cost) web page for your club.  Contact: webmaster@nfrwpr.org for more details. The first round of web pages is completed. A second round will be announced soon.
 
The Public Relations Committee wants your photos of you and your Republican Women's Club at work in your community and state. These pictures will be used for the new NFRW video which will debut at the Fall Board Meeting in Charleston, SC.
 Please send your photos to political@nfrw.org  DEADLINE: JULY 31
 
 Hats off to our fabulous Public Relations Committee! 
In This Issue
NFRW President Meets With Republican Women
NFRW Fall Board Meeting
PR Committee Update

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Kay Butchko, NFRW Membership Vice Chair, and Pam Benzing, NFRW Fundraising Chair, with Michael Steele at the recent Nevada Republican Party Unity Dinner. As the keynote speaker, Chairman Steele delighted and invigorated the crowd. 
 

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Legislative News for the Week of July 19, 2010
In This Issue
House Ethics Committee Announces Charges Against Rangel
Elena Kagan Hearings
YouCut
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 "'Drain the swamp' means to turn this Congress into the most honest and open Congress in history. That's my pledge - that is what I intend to do."
 -Nancy Pelosi in a November 8, 2006 interview with Brian Williams after being elected Speaker of the House

House Ethics Committee Announces Ethics Charges Against Rangel

 
 
On Thursday, the House subcommittee investigating allegations against Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) announced he violated Congressional ethics rules following an investigation dating back to 2008.
 
The case against Rangel will now go on trial before a separate ethics committee most likely in September.
 
Details of the specific allegations will be made public next Thursday.  Several AP reports mentioned possible allegations including: use of his official Congressional stationery to raise money for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at City College of New York and use of four rent-subsidized apartment units in New York City which were not his primary residence.
 
There were also investigations conducted into Rep. Rangel's failure to report income from a rental property in the Dominican Republic. 
One of the most serious charges was Rangel's failure to declare $239,000 to $831,000  in investment assets on his financial disclosure forms.
 
Rep. Rangel was the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee before he was forced to step down in response to ethics charges.   He is running for reelection to his 21st term this fall. 
 
Will Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats hold Rangel accountable?

Elena Kagan Hearings  

 ***The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Kagan's nomination in a vote of 13-6.  One Republican, Sen. Graham (R-SC), voted in favor of Kagan's nomination.  Her nomination will now go before the full Senate with a vote expected in the next few weeks.*** 
 
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) has announced he will oppose Kagan's nomination.
 
Call your Senator now!

10 Reasons to Call your Senator about the Kagan Hearings
  
It's time to let your voice be heard on the Kagan nomination!
 
1. Elena Kagan brings no judicial experience to the table.
 
2. The Supreme Court will likely hear arguments on the constitutionality of Obamacare in the next few years.  Elena Kagan could be the deciding vote on Obamacare.
 
3. Elena Kagan is a political ideologue-she has worked for a string of liberal Democrats including: Bill Clinton, Janet Reno, Barack Obama and Eric Holder.
 
4. As Dean of Harvard's Law School, Elena Kagan banned US military recruiters from the campus.  She lost her battle when the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the law in 2006.  
 
5. Elena Kagan's stand on several social issues could demonstrate that she would impose personal views in her rulings instead of adhering to the law.  We need justices who will strictly interpret the constitution.
 
6. Elena Kagan has praised Israeli activist Judge Aharon Barak as "her hero." Judge Barak is considered to be one of the worst activist judges.  In his book, The Judge in a Democracy, Barak writes, "a good judge is a judge who, within the bounds of legitimate possibilities, makes law that, more than other law he is authorized to make, best bridges the gap between law and society and best protects the constitution and its values. He also says that judges should go "beyond actually deciding the dispute."
 
7. Elena Kagan is a Litigation Committee member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The AAUP is censoring a long list of conservative schools.
 
8. Elena Kagan has a troubling record on the Second Amendment. 
 
9. There are surprisingly few pieces of documentation representing Kagan's beliefs and where she stands on the issues.
 
10. Elena Kagan has donated over $12,050 to Democratic campaigns over a span of 8 years.

 Contact your Senator TODAY to tell them NO to another judicial activist justice Elena Kagan!

YouCut - Let's Get Serious About Wasteful Spending!

 

Check out this innovative new program from House Republicans in efforts to cut out-of-control spending based on YOUR votes.

 
Visit the YouCut website each week to review five proposed spending cuts.  You can cast your vote on spending cuts either online or via text message.  The House will then vote on whether or not to cut the winning provision.
On the Hill
Capitol Hill
President Obama sent the Senate the nomination
Donald Berwick to head the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services.  This move comes after her bypassed the Senate confirmation process to recess appoint Berwick to the position through the end of 2011. 
 
SC Senator Lindsey Graham voted in favor of Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court joining Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 13-6 vote to approve Elena Kagan's nomination. 
 
Sen. Reid (D-NV) has announced he will bring a up a "narrow" climate change bill based on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill next week. 
 
Sen. Reid has also announced that he will bring the DISCLOSE Act which Democrats hope to use to muzzle corporations after the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling before the Senate next week as well.  He does not have enough votes to break a GOP filibuster. 
 
West Virginia Democrat Carte Goodwin was sworn in to the Senate to fill the late Sen. Byrd's seat for fourth months until a special election will be held. 
 
Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia has announced that he will run for the late Sen. Byrd's seat.
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Capital Connection

 NFRW News for the Week of July 12, 2010 
 
 NFRW Hits the Hill in July
 
 
 
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and NFRW President Sue Lynch
 
 
NFRW President Sue Lynch and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
 
The NFRW is proud of our Republican women serving in the House and Senate.  NFRW President Sue Lynch and Political Director Valerie Dowling have "blitzed" the hill in July to meet with all of our Republican women in the House and Senate. 
 
On Monday, Sue and Valerie met with Representative McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senator Collins (R-ME). 
 
Thank you Representative McMorris Rodgers and Senator Collins for the important voice you provide for Republican women on the national level!
Check out the SUMMER 2010 Republican Woman Magazine!
 
 
The Summer 2010 edition of the Republican Woman magazine has been published, printed and mailed, and should arrive in members' mailboxes any day now. By producing the NFRW's first printed magazine in more than three years, President Sue Lynch has accomplished one of her primary goals. The publication is devoted to our theme of "Taking Back America" in the upcoming elections, our Republican women candidates, and our organizational programs and goals.

NFRW FALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 

Join the NFRW in Charleston, South Carolina on September 8-11, 2010!
 
  Fall Board of Directors Meeting 
Embassy Suites Hotel Airport/Convention Center
North Charleston, S.C.
 
Please click here to find out more information about hotel rates, etc.
 
Regents Event: Wednesday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m.
 
Capitol Regents Lunch: Thursday, September 9 at 11:30 a.m.
In This Issue
NFRW Hits the Hill
Republican Woman Magazine
NFRW Fall Board Meeting
New President's Pin
 
Ready to Win in 2010!
 
 
Bring a Campaign Management School to your state!
 
Reserve your date for 2011 NOW!
 
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The Public Relations Committee Needs YOU!
 
The Public Relations Committee wants your photos of you and your Republican Women's Club at work in your community and state. These pictures will be used for the new NFRW video which will debut at the Fall Board Meeting in Charleston, SC.
 
Please send your photos to political@nfrw.org.
DEADLINE: JULY 31

New President's Pin Available 

The NFRW Fundraising Committee is proud to present the First Edition of the President's Pin.  While this inaugural addition of the President's Pin commemorates 2010-2011 NFRW President Sue Lynch, we look for it to become the first in an ongoing tradition of limited edition collectibles.  
 
Click here for the new President's Pin order form. 

Editor's Note: The Women In Numbers "WIN" PIN is still available as well. You can locate the WIN PIN order forms here.

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