Richard Blumenthal: “There’s no background investigation, there’s nothing for his nomination.”

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

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…

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

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.