Richard Blumenthal: “Let me ask you and any of the others who are here whether you are concerned about elder abuse, of women in particular…”

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.

After all the years I’ve spent working on this issue, I could never for one minute trust the NCAA to police itself.

Sen. Blackburn and I will fight as long and hard as necessary to pass this bill.

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…