Brett Guthrie: “Thank you, Chair DeGette, for holding this important hearing.”

“Our Committee is seeking information on how the AAU’s policies have potentially fallen short, and what needs to be done in order to protect young athletes,”

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.

“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,”

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