Richard Blumenthal: “He called this assignment--I am quoting him--an extreme measure----”

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.

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.

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