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Jahana Hayes
@jahanahayes· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

College athletics has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

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Jahana Hayes
@jahanahayes· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

Not only are these athletes not fairly compensated for the value they provide, or skills they possess, but their basic needs are often not being met.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

This is pure chaos. How do you destroy a college student-athlete model has worked for all these years? Chaos.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

NLRB and union bosses say very simply, it is working, break it. As long as we get paid, keep breaking it.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

recognizing the right to unionize does not mean that everybody is going to unionize.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

Just know that there will be a lot of profit in the coffers of the union, but your kids, your son, your daughter, your niece, your nephews, they will be impacted by this when their programs disappear.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

I think this is really a helpful exercise to sort of tease out, again a lot of the issues.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

Even conservative Trump-appointed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh agrees. Two years ago he said, "the NCAA business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in the United States."

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

They do not care about--they are not stakeholders, they are not coaches, they are not there to see how this program falls and works out for the athlete down the road.

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Joe Courtney
@joecourtney· Democratic · CT· Mar 11, 2024

I stand here today on March 11, 35 days away from April 15, the tax filing deadline for 2024. This is certainly not a joyful or happy event, but it is important to acknowledge that the IRS recently reported that 85 percent of Americans pay…

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 7, 2024

I have been greatly heartened and encouraged by the expansion of the PACT Act...to include all men and women exposed while in the military to any kind of toxic substances.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 7, 2024

I would be very interested in any ongoing suggestions or recommendations you have that we can bring the attention or emphasize with the VA.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 7, 2024

I have been greatly heartened and encouraged by the expansion of the PACT Act...to include all men and women exposed while in the military to any kind of toxic substances.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 7, 2024

I would be very interested in any ongoing suggestions or recommendations you have that we can bring the attention or emphasize with the VA.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 6, 2024

I would be happy to wear the pin, and I also want to thank the VFW and other VSOs for their support for the Afghan Adjustment Act.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 6, 2024

I have introduced a measure called the GUARD VA Benefits Act. It is bipartisan, with Senator Graham and Senator Tester.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 6, 2024

I have introduced a measure called the GUARD VA Benefits Act. It is bipartisan, with Senator Graham and Senator Tester.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Mar 6, 2024

I would be happy to wear the pin, and I also want to thank the VFW and other VSOs for their support for the Afghan Adjustment Act.

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