Richard Blumenthal

I will tell you, that I will oppose and help to block any NIL standard that is weaker than Connecticut's.

I strongly support a Federal NIL rights law with the following three provisions that are necessary to achieve those objectives.

A nationally uniform law regulating intercollegiate student-athletes' licensing of their NIL rights is required to provide consistency; to prevent the development of conflicting state laws.

Schools that cannot afford to provide this care to their student athletes should be able to get assistance from the NCAA because it is the right thing to do.

And we need to listen to the athletes. They are the ones that are, all too frequently, outnumbered in this conversation.

I applaud your efforts and strongly support the enactment of a Federal NIL rights law because uniform rules applicable to all athletes and teams that compete against each other are an essential characteristic of fair sports competition.

She recognizes that addiction is a disease, not a moral failing.

There is no sugarcoating the problems that she has to address.

I hope you will commit to it.

I think that our colleges and universities across America have an obligation to take care of those students on their campuses.

I am working on legislation to eliminate or remedy these unlawful turnaways.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:21 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 10 a.m.

We need to make them accountable for enabling these kinds of scams, and thoughtful revision to Section 230 is key to that effort.

Requiring mens rea or criminal intent for there to be a violation which is unheard of in prior consumer protection jurisprudence.

Criminal referrals and increased penalties are what will put them out of business.

Mr. Kaufman, let's be very blunt. These warnings are just a slap on the wrist.

I hope we will explore more of the COVID scams that we're seeing multiplying and exploding literally every day.

Thank you very much, Ms. Patten. Thank you for that excellent description of the explosion that we're seeing in frauds and the vulnerability and lack of enforcement that will result from the 13B decision by the Supreme Court which could…

In effect, what the Chamber of Commerce wants to do is convert 13B into a criminal statute.

You know, one may wonder, given all that's been said about 13B authority, who's against restoring it and why.

The Supreme Court decision really is an existential threat to the FTC and to consumers.

So the challenge is not diminishing with our ability to potentially conquer the pandemic through increased vaccinations and you mentioned, Ms. Patten, the 350 warnings that the FTC has directed to companies to remove deceptive claims.

We need to bolster and support the FTC, providing more legal tools and resources where necessary to defend consumers.

Congress must provide a broad and permanent 13B fix.

This decision permits loan shark AMG to pocket $1.3 billion that it stole from constituents in your communities.