Supreme Court Upholds the Law and State’s Efforts to Protect Children

Big win at the United States Supreme Court today in United States v. Skrmetti where the Justices decided (6-3) in favor of a Tennessee law (SB 1) that, as an increasing number of states have done, restricts sex transitioning treatments for minors. The law was being challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) which […]

NANCE: Congress must prioritize struggling families in budget talks

One of the things that drew me to endorse early a young, first-time U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio, JD Vance, was a sense of shared understanding and passion for the typical struggling family. Vance, now vice president, told his moving family story in his 2016 bestselling book (also a popular Ron Howard Netflix film) Hillbilly Elegy. To read the vice president’s moving […]

President Trump Makes Major Move to Protect Children

Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation.” This order, which follows the common sense essence of the Presidential Promise to American Women, which the President was eager to sign, is supported by most Americans. Here is what the Policy and Purpose read: Across the country today, […]

Penny Nance Discusses Skrmetti Case on Fox Business Network’s The Bottom Line

https://vimeo.com/1036706523?share=copy More from on this important case: SCOTUS Statement by CWA’s Penny Nance on U.S. v. Skrmetti It Was Reality Against Fantasy at the Skrmetti Orals at the Supreme Court CWA Fights for Children’s Wellbeing Against the Biden-Harris Push for Transgender Surgeries on Minors Short Explainer of United States v. Skrmetti Supreme Court to Tackle […]

It Was Reality Against Fantasy at the Skrmetti Orals at the Supreme Court

Laws must be rooted in reality. However, when it comes to the Left’s approach to law, emotion and fantasy rule the day in certain contexts. Oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti at the nation’s highest court illustrated this perfectly. The case involves a 2023 Tennessee law (Senate Bill 1, passed with bipartisan support) that […]

SCOTUS Statement by CWA’s Penny Nance on U.S. v. Skrmetti

Short Explainer of United States v. Skrmetti

On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing a case about transgender affirming care for minors. US v. Skrmetti is a case about whether a state government can prohibit medical treatment such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender transitioning surgeries for transgender minors. The bill, originating in Tennessee in 2023, was […]

Poll: South Dakota Parents Overwhelmingly Support Requiring App Store Parental Consent

“Today’s poll results send a clear message to South Dakota legislators: parents want our government to put children first. Major app stores’ convenience should not be the priority. Parents overwhelmingly support requiring companies to obtain parental approval for teens under 16 to download apps. CWA of South Dakota looks forward to supporting this proposal until […]

Gender Identity Idolatry Reaches New Lows

Editor’s note: this piece is meant for a mature audience due to the nature of the important topic it addresses. Kids are back to school. Most are wearing backpacks. But some are “packing” on the front side. That was the shocking realization of a young female podcaster who shared her stark discovery of a prosthetic […]

Supporting Families Should Be a Top Government Priority

Of all the pressing issues on the world stage, one of the most important to American families is the ability to put food on the table, an increasingly expensive task in today’s economy. But the U.S. Senate has an opportunity to pass common-sense legislation to provide much-needed economic relief to Americans while encouraging the formation […]

Children Deserve Online Protection

The last time any meaningful legislation safeguarding children online passed was in 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). How effective was COPPA? One might argue, hardly. How could it be when Google was founded in the very same year, only a month before its passage and Facebook was founded six years later. In […]

Ending Child Exploitation Starts with Reforming Big Tech Liability

The online exploitation of children is an epidemic ravaging our communities. While the advent of social media made connecting to distant friends and relatives an easier task, it also gave predators easier access to vulnerable children. Now, thanks to the digital age, the online sexual exploitation of children is a rampant issue that touches every […]

Women Demand Congress Protect Children from Online Pornography

(Action item at the end of the article.) The “Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net” (SCREEN) Act would require pornographic adult websites to implement age verification technology to ensure children are protected from accessing harmful content. This bill should not be partisan. In fact, it should be one of the easiest bills to […]

Trump v. Biden 2024—Spotlight on Education

In November, voters will choose between two radically different visions of education in America. One favors the public education system and supports the teacher unions’ view that more resources are what is needed to fix our broken system. The other proposes decentralizing education decisions, weakening federal mandates and powerful unions, to empower parents as the […]

CWALAC Represents You at the Inaugural Congressional Family Caucus Event

Earlier this week, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC) was invited to attend the Congressional Family Caucus’ inaugural event. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Illinois ) felt compelled, alongside Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tennessee) and Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas), to create this crucial caucus in the wake of the highly controversial “Respect for Marriage Act” that […]

Faith-Based Foster Care Organizations Still Under Attack

(Action item at the end of the article.) For thousands of children trapped in the foster care system, faith-based child adoption and foster care agencies are a ray of hope. These organizations provide an invaluable service, placing parentless children into loving homes. But in recent years, these organizations have been under attack. Because they choose […]

CWALAC Stands Up for Hard-Working Families Suffering Under “Bidenomics”

Recently, Concerned Women for America LAC (CWALAC) sent a letter to the United States House of Representatives leadership, alongside a broad coalition of groups, asking them to continue to work to strengthen the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The CTC, which helps families with qualifying children get a tax break, is especially needed at this time […]

Guardrails on Screentime in Schools is Good Commonsense Policy

While America’s schoolchildren are playing catch-up from years of COVID-induced learning loss, the federal government keeps expanding access to disruptive social media sites on school property. Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation, “Eyes on the Board” (S. 3074), would promote learning, and not social media scrolling, within schools. The negative effects of social media […]

Now is the Time to Speak Up, Not Later

Rumored Democrat presidential candidate hopeful California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 132, the Transgender Respect, Agency and Dignity Act, in 2021. The law officially allowed incarcerated men an opportunity to join the women’s prison if they self-identify as women (or other “gender identities,” such as “genderfluid”). Concerned Women for America (CWA) of California, led by […]

How Big Is the Industry Sexually Exploiting Children?

I know you don’t want to think about it. I do not want to think about it. But reality is staring straight at us. The recent revelations on the human trafficking of children have been so numerous it is as if the voices of these children are crying out for relief at an ever-increasing volume. […]