Richard Blumenthal: “There is an empty desk where the buck should stop and I think that situation has to be remedied as soon as possible”

“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.”

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 fails to provide for adequate enforcement.

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