Richard Blumenthal: “I join in thanking you and the Ranking Member for having this hearing.”

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

There’s no excuse for this administration disobeying the law and withholding this funding.

This disaster declaration is a strong step toward bringing federal aid to Connecticut following severe floods last month.

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…