weird motive for leaning into the wet market. it is just weird, and the problem is that puts a huge chilling effect on the professionals in the intelligence community. example number two, and i do not have the facts because toes are gabby -- tulsi gabbard has chosen not to provide me. tulsi gabbard goes on twitte announcer: the remainder of this. program can be moved in its entirety on c-span.org. we going last to a news conference with education second linda mcmahon. this is live coverage on c-span three. sec. mcmahon: and celebrating the 100th anniversary. we are also here to sound the alarm. we call on all parents to be

steadfast in guarding your fundamental right, your god-given right to raise your children. parental rights are fundamental. the government did not give you those rights and the government cannot take those rights away. the mission of moms for liberty has been the same since we launched four and a half years ago, to save american by empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government. the u.s. supreme court spoke boldly and loud and clear 100 years ago. he said that children are not creatures of the state. in this case, it is not just history. today in 2025, parental rights are under attack like never before. schools around the country are signing contracts with students that close out parents without parental consent or knowledge that allows students to make

decisions that will impact their safety. state legislatures are passing bills, state legislatures are passing bills that keep students -- excuse me. governors are exciting bills to create entire states that become centuries for children that run away from their families. they allow these children to have surgeries on the party that are irreversible. state legislatures are passing bills that allow 12-year-old children to make decisions, medical decisions without parental consent. this is not a left versus right thing. this is a good versus evil thing. that movement that fought against parental rights 100 years ago is the same people today that are active and alive

fighting in our country today against parents and their right to raise children. they are radical leftists hiding in teachers unions. they are radical leftists that are in the shadows of government bureaucracies and they are working to undermine families and parental rights. sounds like i'm your mom mom now i don't classrooms all across the country. and today we must fight to defend parental rights and every policy debate from school curriculum to medical decisions, parents must have the ultimate say. i have three cause of action for you today. one, a joint present trip in thousands of others in signing her parents pledge. two, get her parents right to proclamation and bring it to your school board. have them adopted this june. school boards should be standing with families, not providing families. and three, get your state legislature to pass a patient's bill of rights. on the 18th states out of our 50 states might not have parents

bill of rights. in closing, we want to sound the alarm. once the government, once our government gets the foothold in our families and starts making decisions that parents have the fundamental rights to make your family is destroyed. and once your family is destroyed, our communities are destroyed. and if enough of our communities are destroyed, our country is at risk. at last, i, i want to thank president trump. he is the parental rights president. he has kept his campaign promises. [cheers and applause] as soon as he got into office, he kept his campaign promises to protect parental rights, to stand with parents, to stand with families and to protect children. we are grateful for him. he is a hero of the parental rights movement and he has surrounded himself with a team that will stand for parental rights and we are going to hear

from her and expect we have secretary of education linda mcmahon, madam secretary. [cheers and applause] sec. mcmahon: good afternoon. thank you, tina. it is an honor to be a part of this event today. as a mother and a grandmother and secondarily as the secretary of education. this is a day for honoring parents. it is a month for honoring parents. parents deserve a month. don't you think? actually, though, i think parents deserve to be honored every single day. 100 years ago, the supreme court of the united states vindicated and enshrined the rights of parents and education through the piers francis society of sisters case. that is what we are celebrating today. one of the most impactful education related cases in american history decided in 1925 this decision set the precedent

that parents not the state have the right and the duty to choose how to educate their children. today, we are here with moms for liberty, and many other wonderful organizations who champion the fundamental part that makes society work and that makes society good. the bond between parents and their students. their children. so much depends on it. today, a century after the supreme court in front of the future of education freedom, there are still attacks on that freedom. the state of oregon tried to force every child into a one-size-fits-all public school system in 1925. many states now seek to ensure that educational alternatives are kept out of the hands of many families. special interests and progressive activists still tried to agitate for the government to override moms and dads in education. whether it is through ideological indoctrination,

sexually explicit curriculum, or hiding health and safety risk from parents. the progressive left always wants to come between you and your kids. as secretary of education, and especially as a mom, i'm here to say, no. this administration -- that is right. we are here to say know to. [applause] this administration promises to be the parental rights and ministration. you can already see this promise being kept through our priorities. school choice. giving parents the power to select education options that align with their values and their children's needs. for part rights. insurance schools can't keep parents in the dark about their child's educational information and well-being. local control. ensuring that education is in the hands of those closest to the child. to oppose these priorities is to

oppose what is best for our children. because parents are the ones who help keep -- to help children thrive, not the government. it is parents. so today, as we celebrate this centennial anniversary, let's redouble our efforts in fighting to preserve the bond between parents and children. to preserve an education system that is spirit driven, that is flexible, that cares about our kids. the future of american education must be marked. please pay attention to this. must be marked not by government control, but by family nurture. thank you all very much and i would like to welcome senator from florida, ashley moody to the podium now. [cheers and applause] good luck with that. sen. moody: hello. it is quaint to see everyone who is here today to celebrate some

historic landmark cases in our nation's history, especially as it relates to the education and well-being of our children. it is so important that we as citizens remain engaged in policymaking, even with those who don't agree with us on all of the issues so that we may continue to develop meaningful access and education for all students, regardless of economic background or circumstances. i want to thank secretary of education linda mcmahon for being here today and helping us celebrate this important landmark decision. and moms for liberty, alliance defending freedom and defending education who are helping us celebrate today. over 100 years ago, the supreme court's' decision in piers francis society of sisters set a vital precedent in american education. and its ruling protected parents' right to choose how and

where their children will be educated. affirming that parents made that decision, not the estate. and that continues to be a topic and an ideal in which we hold true as policymakers and parents and americans. it is so important that we keep having these discussions and abiding by the prior precedents because as you see, even today, education, raising responsible children with moral standards has never been more important. today, we see education evolving rapidly. [applause] the needs of students are diverse and complex, and the traditional one-size-fits-all model in public schooling many times will fall short and families need real choices and whether that means access to private schools, tutoring, special needs services work in the technologies, right now, on

a cosponsor of a bill called educational toys for children act. it is a legislation that would implement a federal tax credit scholarship program that impairs parents by helping as many as 2 million students across the country access schools and services that best fit their unique needs. we don't want children to be locked into an education just because they live in a certain zip code. parents need to be able to seek out and find education based on their needs and their circumstances. the ecta is funded by private donations and does not use federal spending. and this is being addressed right now in the big beautiful bill and we are hoping that the senate continues to support this. i'm urging all of my colleagues to do so. it should not be an either/or debate between public schools or alternatives. it must be about expanding

opportunity for all children. so i am excited here today to celebrate this historic milestone to stand with some really strong ladies. miss we invited some men. that we have some really strong moms up here. [cheers and applause] who continue to want to be a part of this discussion because moving forward as you can see, the future of not just our children but indeed the strength of this country is going to depend on the education and the access we provide to them. today is a great example of how we should all move together in a productive way, talking about these issues, help we can do better and serve our children, expand their access, deliver better education and that is why for me and all these moms up here will keep showing up, having these difficult conversations to make sure education is truly available to

all children. thank you all so much. [cheers and applause] i'm now going to call up none other than representative mary miller. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. beautiful day to celebrate. the opportunity to join with you all to celebrate 100 years of parental rights and school choice. in 1922, the state of oregon deliberately eliminated the option of school choice and forced parents to send their children to only public schools. thankfully, in a unanimous opinion, the supreme court soundly rejected this blatant violation of parental rights. i'm a mom of the seventh and grandmother of 23 -- [cheers and applause]

because of this ruling, i was able to home educate all seven of my children and now my grandchildren are being home educated. but the fight is not over. democrat from new york to california are coming out to private, religious, and homeschooling education. these are the same people who do nothing but act as puppets for the craft teachers union. our children are not wards of the state and the supreme court affirmed this 100 years ago. parents know best how to educate their children. and we must continue to defend the right to do so. thank you for the work that each of you do and may god continue to bless your efforts and may i say that evil never retreats on its own. only when it is confronted by a more powerful force. together, we are a force against

evil. thank you. [cheers and applause] sec. mcmahon: with those words written in a century ago, the united state supreme court stopped government overreach and affirmed parental rights and it repeated the notion that government knows better than parents how to educate and raise their sons and daughters. birthday today we commemorate the pierce ruling which affirmed educational freedom in this country. we also we commit to building a legacy so that one day all parents can have the opportunity to have their children educated in a high-quality environment that meets their child's needs and wants with their family's values. because we know that parents love their children closed and they know their children passed. i'm here on behalf of alliance

defending freedom to the largest legal organization that advances our god-given rights including the right to direct the upbringing and education of our children and we are privileged to become and be a part of this powerfully growing movement to defend parental rights, which is made tremendous strides over the last 100 years. of the institutions that god created, the family, the church, and the government, we must remember that it is the family that came first. when our laws and our culture recognize this truth, individuals, communities, and this nation first. but today, unlike perhaps any other time in our history, parental rights are facing relentless attack particularly in our public education system. all the while, we see religious education is thriving. classical education is expanding. homeschooling is the practice of millions of families. parents need more options, not

fewer. that is why we recently sued the oklahoma attorney general all the way to the supreme court because he refused to allow the existence of religious charter schools in the program and while the court unfortunately recently tried 4-4 in a deadlock for [inaudible] described by justice kavanaugh is the oral argument will face future legal challenge. and we must realize that the worsening threats to parental choice are to parental rights make the issue of school choice all the more urgent. consider for a minute adf client tanner gentry meet. the school district in michigan treated their daughter as a boy without their knowledge or their consent. the school staff referred to her by male names, mail pronounce all the while using her real name with their parents in an attempt to deceive them. they only discovered this deception when the school failed to switch back to your

daughter's name on a report that was sent home. as good parents, they withdrew their child from that school. as good citizens, they sued that school. and while dan was able to quit his job in order to homeschool their daughter to help bring healing, not every family has the means to do this. parents need options. and it was not an isolated case. i could say to you dozens of stories of people like jennifer, another adf client. she trusted a school counselor and teachers who told her that they would help her 12-year-old daughter overcome anxiety and depression. but she, too, was deceived by the school. not only did they treat her daughter as a boy, they directed medical providers to help assist her in a tent -- in a gender transition. thankfully jennifer, too, was able to afford an alternative and they enrolled her in a catholics, but not every parent has this option. parents need options. when a child is indoctrinated in

class under anti-american ideology, when dave forced to endure extreme sects and curriculum, when they are forced to share a locker room with the opposite sects, parental rights are violated and that fundamentally hurts our children and our nation. this is why at adf, parental rights are of the highest priority. is why we must expand educational options. it is what we sue school districts and lots of them right now. it is what we are calling on congress to pass the family's rights and responsibilities act and it is what we work with state lawmakers to pass laws that protect the rights of parents to shape their children's hearts and your future. not just when they are at home but when they enter those schoolhouse gates. will not rest. those up here will not mess. those in this movement will not rest until the court reaffirms that parental rights are fundamental rights of the highest order in our constitutional system.

and mark my words, we will win this battle for our children and for the sake of future generations. god bless you, and may god bless the society of sisters 100 years ago today. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> hi, everyone, saratt, vice president of legal counsel for defending education formally parents defending education. the parents are still there. but we are in higher education now. uc berkeley, you better watch out. today is a good day. today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of a cornerstone of american liberty, the fundamental right of parents to track the upbringing and education of their children. this right affirmed by the supreme court in piers francis society of sisters stands as a testament to the essential role

that the family plays in shaping the future of society and western civilization. peers should be celebrated by everyone committed to liberty and individual government. in 1922, oregon voters passed the compulsory education act fun fact was backed by the clue clocks clan take it aimed to eliminate private and religious schools and assimilate religious parents into public education. stripping them of their rights to be able to choose the best educational opportunity for those children, thanks to the courage of its challenges the supreme court unanimously struck it down. saying that yes, the act did violate the liberty of parents to direct their children's upbringing and in so doing it reminded the state that it should never believe it owns a nation's children. american children belong to their parents and parents alone

are the best suited, not government officials, to make decisions regarding their children's education, and moral development overall well-being, and upbringing. pierce was not just a legal ruling. it was a reaffirmation of individual liberty, rights that are parental pre-political natural and existence since the dawn of civilization. pierce echoes throughout history to this day 100 years later. it and its progeny extent to secure the policy of parental rights to raise our children according to our convictions. painting is just -- as justice mcmahon also reminded the nation in the related case, myers-miller versus nebraska is among the privileges long recognized at common law as essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by freeman.

but today, parental rights are under unprecedented attacks. in a few weeks, the court behind us will determine a case, mahmud versus taylor in which it will be answering the question of whether or not montgomery county public schools failure to allow opt out for the religious parents for lgbtq themed curriculum for four and five-year-olds was a violation of those rental rights. more than 1200 school districts across the country hide gender identity information of minor children from their parents. many openly lying about their children's gender identity. that puts 12 million americans to school kids in the crosshairs between the school and the parents. the parents, we know, who know best. washington state permits minors, 13 and older to receive so-called gender-affirming care without parental input. processes that often start in

washington state, community schools at their health clinics. 29 states and the district of columbia prevent sexual-orientation and gender identity determinations when making foster care placements for needy children. families preexist the state. they are not political entities they are not in partnership with the federal government or the state government. schools of any kind exist to support parents in their educational responsibilities, but they remain subordinate to the parents. no, joe biden. no, randi weingarten. no becky pringle. no -- they don't belong to all of us. i have to stretch marks to prove it. [laughter] [cheers and applause] that is carried forth today the legacy of peers. let us stand firm and protect -- protecting parental rights. let us always remember that a child's greatest educators, its

greatest advocates are the loving parents who guide them with wisdom, care, and unwavering dedication. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> all right, well, good afternoon, everybody. i'm congresswoman kelly cam, probably representing florida's third congressional district. also here representing the sunshine and free state of florida. [cheers and applause] yeah. yeah. want to thank moms for liberty and all our amazing parents but also the college that i have the distinct honor to serve with for being here. your advocacy is incredible. and we simply could not do it without you. i would also like to thank our lohan protested for highlighting the mental health crisis in our country. [cheers and applause]

bless your heart as we would say in the south. you know, it was just 100 years ago that the supreme court issued a landmark decision in piers francis society of sisters that delivered a clear and powerful message. children are not mere creatures of the estate. in doing so, the court affirmed that a payer's role in guiding their child's education is not only essential, but also constitutionally protected. parents are not obstacles to children's education. they are the foundation of the. sentencing a payer's voice is not only wrong as we are seeing here today, but it is harmful to our children. no one knows a child better than their parent. not a school, not a government

agency, and >> i am about a little seven months along. only the woman in history willing to give birth while serving. protecting our kids does not start when they take their first breath. it starts in the wound. the love, the responsibility and the duty that comes with raising a child are profound. it is not something that can or should be outsourced. as tina and all the amazing moms from liberty stated, we do not and will not coparent with the government. [cheers & applause] this is why we all proudly supported the parents bill of rights act and other pro parent legislation that's common sense, restore transparencies and

accountabilities in our school. legislation that builds on the five key pillars that safeguard parents have the right to know what's being taught in school and what reading materials to be heard and being updated on any activities at the school. this is common sense. in what we support. so, again, it is truly an honor to be here to support our incredible parents and the defense of the fundamental rights to love and protect and lead their child's life. secretary mcmann, thank you for your leadership. together, we'll all shape a better future for generations to come. to bring it home, i got to bring up ms. tina. she's going to lead us in a little chant. hang out for just a second. [cheers & applause]

>> i think we'll close out today. i want to thank everybody for coming today and joining us. let's leave with a good, old, usa chant to drown out our friend over there. >> chant: usa, usa, usa! >> chant: usa, usa, usa! [cheers & applause] >> in a nation divided, a rare moment of unity, c-span presents ceasefire where the shouting

stops and conversations begin. in a town where patterson patterson fighting prevails. this fall, ceasefire on the network that does not take sides. only on c-span. >> today the chair of the security and exchange commission paul atkins testifies in front of the subcommittee for the president's budget request for the sac. watch the hearing live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. c-span are now free mobile app or online at c-span.org. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> democracy is always an unfinished creation. >> democracy belongs to us all. >> we are here many the sang ware of democracy. >> great responsibilities have fall once again to the great democracies. >> american democracies is bigger than any one person. >> freedom of democracy must be constantly guarded and protected. >> we are still at our core, a democracy. >> this is also a massive victory for democracy and for freedom. welcome back, we are joined by evelin parkass talking about to be ceasefire efforts, evelin, welcome to the program. >> thank you for aring me. >> diplomats met yesterday in turkey, what happened? >> well,