Richard Blumenthal: “I also want to express my gratitude to all of you for joining in the bipartisan vote to repeal the sports blackout rule…”

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

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…

“After all those horrific deaths and public outcry, we were told DHS was going to change,” he said. “Again and again, those promises were proven false.”

Long-term unemployment is devastating for someone’s financial security, future job opportunities, and overall wellbeing—and it can take a toll on our economy as well.