Washington Watch

On the Tuesday, June 4, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27^th District of Texas, on his trip to the Southern Border.
• Ken Blackwell, Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Government at Family Research Council, who recently wrote about the manufacturing of fake news.
• Cory Musgrave, Pastor of New Beginnings Church in Fairfield, Illinois, who opened the Illinois legislature on May 31 with a prayer of repentance for the passage of an extreme abortion bill.
• Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticism of China on the 30^thAnniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

On the Friday, May 31, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we were heard from:

• George Grant, author of Killer Angel: A Short Biography of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger, on the opinion by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that lays out the history of the eugenics movement.
• Travis Weber, Family Research Council's Vice President of Policy, on his address before Taiwan's International Religious Freedom Conference.
• Garlan Gudger, member of the Alabama State Senate, representing District 4, on the threats his family received after he voted for legislation banning abortion in the state.
• Elizabeth Woning, Co-Founder of Equipped to Love, on last weekend's Freedom March, attended by hundreds who once identified as homosexual or transgender but now follow Christ.

On the Tuesday, May 28, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

Franklin Graham, President and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, on his call for a national day of prayer for President Donald Trump on Sunday, June 2.

Dave Brat, Former Congressman and Dean of Liberty University’s School of Business, on a Gallup poll reporting that 43 percent of Americans embrace socialism.

Quena Gonzalez, Family Research Council’s Director of State and Local Affairs, to give an overview of the pro-life and pro-abortion bills proposed this session in state legislatures around the country.

On this special Memorial Day program, Tony and FRC’s Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force Lt. Gen. (Ret) Jerry Boykin discussed a new survey showing that only 55% of Americans know why the nation marks Memorial Day. They also looked back and heard from Duck Dynasty’s Al Robertson and Dr. Pat Fagan of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute, who joined Tony and General Boykin for a discussion entitled, What’s America’s Condition? Manhood, The Family, The Church, at FRC’s 2019 Watchmen on the Wall pastors’ briefing last week in Washington, D.C.

On the Wednesday, May 22, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Brad Wilcox, Director of the National Marriage Project, on a new report finding that religious couples have happier marriages.
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas, on his demand that Yale Law School hand over documents that explain the school’s alleged discrimination against Christian students. The senator will also discuss his remarks today calling out Iran’s religious persecution.
• Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, on a pro-abortion lower court judge who said the state’s latest pro-life law “smacks of defiance” for enacting the will of the people through their duly elected representatives over and against his unilateral decision to block down a similar pro-life law passed last year.

On the Monday, May 20, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Arizona, on a DNA testing program that showed 30 percent of immigrant adults who were suspected of arriving at the southern border with children who weren't theirs revealed the adults were not related to the children.
• Jerry Boykin, Retired Lieutenant General and Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, on President Trump’s promise to end Iran if they start a war.
• Naim Khoury, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Bethlehem, Israel, in the West Bank, on Christian leaders calling on the Palestinian Authority to investigate attacks on churches.
• David Muselman, Student at Taylor University, on dozens of students and faculty who walked out of commencement to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s address.

On the Friday, May 17, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Brian Babin, U.S. Representative for the 36^th District of Texas, on the House of Representatives voting 236-173 today in favor of an anti-life, anti-woman, anti-religious freedom, anti-parental rights bill titled the “Equality Act.”
• Bob Onder, State Senator for the 2^nd District of Missouri, on state legislatures around the country passing an unprecedented wave of pro-life legislation in the 2019 session.
• Jerry Boykin, Retired Lieutenant General and Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, on relations between the United States and Iran as U.S. warships enter the Persian Gulf.
• Wayne Pederson, Executive Liaison of Far East Broadcasting Company, who is building a radio station in South Korea powerful enough to reach all of North Korea with the gospel of Christ.

On the Wednesday, May 15, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of Arizona, on his bill to prevent abortion from being deducted as a medical expense.
• Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, on his opposition to the Equality Act, which is coming up for a vote on Friday in the House of Representatives.
• Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators of Fairfax County, on PBS targeting young kids with the LGBT agenda by featuring a same-sex wedding in the “Arthur” cartoon series.
• Eric Johnston, Alabama Attorney and Founder of the Alabama Pro-Life Coalition, on the Alabama legislature passing a bill that would ban all abortions except in cases that threaten the life and health (narrowly defined) of the mother.

On the Tuesday, May 14, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from:

• Jeff Mordock, Government Reporter for the Washington Times, on Attorney General Barr opening an investigation into the origins of the Russia probe.
• Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17^th District of Florida, on his opposition to the Equality Act, which is coming up for a vote on Friday in the House of Representatives.

On the Monday, May 13, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of Indiana, on Iran’s saber-rattling in the Persian Gulf, calling the U.S. aircraft carrier a “target,” not a “threat.”
• Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist and expert on North Korea & China, on China’s decision to raise tariffs on U.S. goods.
• Gary Bauer, Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), who briefed Vice President Mike Pence on the USCIRF annual report.
• Jennifer Chavez, Board Member of the Women’s Liberation Front, on how the Equality Act will undermine parental rights.

On the Friday, May 10, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Michelle Cretella, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians, on how the so-called Equality Act would force doctors to do harm.
• Rebecca Friedrichs, Author of “Standing Up to Goliath: Battling State and National Teachers' Unions for the Heart and Soul of Our Kids and Country,” on California’s new sex-ed guidelines which expose elementary school students to transgender sexual material.
• Robert Kuykendall, Executive Director of 2ndVote.com, on Converse announcing a new LGBT shoe line and featuring as spokesperson an 11-year-old in Drag.
• Meg Kilgannon, Executive Director of Concerned Parents and Educators of Fairfax County, on juggling work and motherhood.

On the Thursday, May 9, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins we heard from:

• Steven Palazzo, U.S. Representative for the 4^th District of Mississippi, on House Republicans’ attempt to add pro-life, pro-family amendments to the Labor-Education-HHS funding bill.  FRC’s Connor Semelsberger, who monitored yesterday’s Appropriations Committee meeting, will also weigh in on the mark up.
• Scott Tipton, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of Colorado, on the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
• Ken Klukowski, Legal Editor for Breitbart News and Senior Fellow at American Civil Rights Union, on a Pennsylvania school’s decision to drop the practice of saying “God bless America” after the Pledge of Allegiance following a complaint from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

On the Wednesday, May 8, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, on the Democrats’ treatment of Attorney General William Barr, and his thoughts on the censorship of conservatives by big tech companies.
• Terry Jeffrey, Editor of CNS News, who wrote on comments by a CNN panelist who said that a pregnant woman does not have a baby inside of her.
• Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN News, on the ceasefire reached between Israel and the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas that runs Gaza.
• Travis Weber, Family Research Council’s Vice President for Policy and Director of the Center for Religious Freedom, on news that Asia Bibi has safely arrived in Canada, and on an interim report from the British government which found 80% of religious persecution in the world is against Christians.

On the Tuesday, May 7, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5^th District of South Carolina, on House Democrats’ attempt to funnel money to Planned Parenthood in a supplemental disaster relief bill.
• Mary Beth Waddell, Family Research Council’s Senior Legislative Assistant, on the pro-abortion provisions in the Equality Act.
• Gordon Chang, foreign affairs journalist and expert on North Korea & China, on President Trump’s trade negotiations with China.
• Mark Harris, Family Research Council’s Community Impact Team Coordinator, on tonight’s prayer vigil at the North Carolina State House, where legislators are considering overriding the governor’s veto to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
• Harry Jackson, Presiding Bishop of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches, to continue the discussion on a high school in San Francisco that may remove a mural of George Washington because of its “traumatizing” effect on students.

On the Monday, May 6, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Louie Gohmert, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Texas, on Hamas and Islamic Jihad insisting they are ready for “open war” with Israel after launching rockets this weekend.
• Peter Sprigg, Family Research Council’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on the Pentagon’s new survey on rising sexual assault in the military.
• Peter Kuo, Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party, on a high school in San Francisco that may remove a mural of George Washington because of its “traumatizing” effect on students.

It’s Thursday, May 2, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today we’ll hear from:

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, on yesterday’s testimony by Attorney General William Barr before the Senate and his refusal to testify before the House.
• Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on new regulations aimed at protecting the conscience rights of health care workers and organizations.
• Ronnie Floyd, President of the National Day of Prayer, previews the National Day of Prayer service at the U.S. Capitol tonight.
• Mercedes Schlapp, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, on the White House’s observance of the National Day of Prayer.

It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2019, and we’re getting ready for another exciting edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, where each day we’re joined by America’s leaders, policy makers, and culture-shapers as we talk about the important issues of the day from a biblical worldview. Listen here live at 5:05 p.m. ET.

Today we’ll hear from:

• Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. Representative for the 1^st District of Nebraska, on the U.S. relationship with Egypt as well as his security resolution to protect religious minorities in Northern Iraq.  
• Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17^th District of Florida, on the Equality Act and its markup today in the House Judiciary Committee.
• Joyce Krawiec, State Senator for the 31^st Senate District of North Carolina, on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, which the North Carolina Senate passed this week overriding Governor Cooper’s veto.

On the Tuesday, April 30, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative for the 3^rd District of Florida, on military developments in Venezuela.
• Gayle Manchin, Commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), on the release of USCIRF’s annual report.
• Travis Weber, Family Research Council’s (FRC) Vice President for Policy, on the release of FRC’s new publication, “Apostasy, Blasphemy, and Anti-Conversion Laws.”
• Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on his op-ed published today in the Washington Examiner, debunking the groundless claims from big business lobbyist that the poorly named “Equality Act” will help the economy in any way.

On the Monday, April 29, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Frank Wolf, Former U.S. Representative for the 10^th District of Virginia, on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2019 Annual Report released today, highlighting the world’s worst violators of religious freedom.
• Sid Gautreaux, Sheriff of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the increasing need for security in houses of worship.

On the Friday, April 26, 2019 edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, we heard from:

• Debbie Lesko, U.S. Representative for the 8^th District of Arizona, on the dangerous provisions in the Equality Act.
• Ana Samuel, Research Scholar at the Witherspoon Institute, who recently wrote “A Message to Mayor Pete from a Latina Mama: ‘Don’t Force Your Sexual Ideology on Me and My Children.’”
• James Dobson, Host of the Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk, on the National Day of Prayer (May 2).
• Ryszard Legutko, author of “The Demon of Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies,” who was recently disinvited from Middlebury College when administrators sided with student protestors.