Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I applaud your efforts and strongly support the enactment of a Federal NIL rights law because uniform rules applicable to all athletes and teams that compete against each other are an essential charac..."

"And we need to listen to the athletes. They are the ones that are, all too frequently, outnumbered in this conversation."

"Schools that cannot afford to provide this care to their student athletes should be able to get assistance from the NCAA because it is the right thing to do."

"I strongly support a Federal NIL rights law with the following three provisions that are necessary to achieve those objectives."