Brett Guthrie: “You guys are all going to college. I know somebody that has pull that can get me on at Ford and I will make more money…”

We’re not competing with Europe to regulate. We’re competing with China to regulate.

“It is unacceptable that AAU is failing to implement standard reforms to protect child athletes, and is misleading the public, parents, and athletes about preventative measures in place within AAU sports,”

And so you can do both: you can protect local ratepayers and you can make sure we beat China, which is the No. 1 priority.

I hope he recovers. He’s been a mentor of mine and a friend of mine since I ran for the state Senate a few years ago. And so my thoughts and prayers are with him.