Richard Blumenthal: “This bill does is give them fair access to be in that room.”

There’s no excuse for this administration disobeying the law and withholding this funding.

Despite my bipartisan amendment to increase conference access, the legislation still does not adequately promote vigorous competition among teams and conferences and instead preserves the exclusive club of the current Power Four membership…

It’s illogical, illegal, intolerable — and that’s in effect what the court found.

I am thrilled that this $584,250 in federal funding will allow for 1,510 additional final resting places for Connecticut veterans, ensuring families have options for their loved ones for years to come.