Richard Blumenthal: “The need is really urgent, for example, for semiconductors because our automobile manufacturers are threatened.”

The circumstances in which AWDC gifted this ring, and the lack of clarity about its disposition, raise significant questions about whether the President has in fact accepted the ring as part of a quid pro quo agreement to reduce diamond…

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.

It fails to provide for adequate enforcement.