Political Quotes

“Mr. President, let me begin by thanking my two colleagues, Senator Moran and Senator Blumenthal, for their tremendous leadership on the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletics Act. I am very proud to be a cosponsor of their bill. This shows what the Senate can do when we work together to accomplish such a critical goal. I salute both of them. This bill takes effective action to end the negligent behavior by some members of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the amateur athletic organizations that oversee Olympic sports that have, on far too many occasions, failed to protect young athletes from truly horrific instances of abuse. Right after the Larry Nassar scandal broke, Senator Feinstein and I introduced the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Assault and Abuse Act. Members of the USA Gymnastics team gave powerful and compelling testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the abuses they had suffered and endured. We learned more about the horrific acts, the crimes committed by Larry Nassar against the members of the USA Gymnastics team. Our bill, which became law in 2018, required prompt reporting of every allegation of sexual abuse to the proper authorities, and it is helping survivors obtain justice and protect our young athletes. Senator Moran and Senator Blumenthal then launched an 18-month bipartisan investigation into the failures of the U.S. Olympic organization.…”