We need to take responsibility here. Michigan State needs to take responsibility.

it's absolutely unacceptable that our athletes at any point in time could feel that their voices weren't important.

we keep trying to make excuses for this unbelievable horror that these young people have experienced and it really needs to stop.

the notion that you would think they could be manipulated by trial lawyers and that you would speak of them that way is just deeply, deeply offensive.

Thank you. Thanks to the persistence of these young men and women.

We have an obligation to do more and do better.

USOC and USAG and MSU failed me.

USA Gymnastics engaged in an egregious response over the course of decades, keeping a file of the complaints against more than 50 coaches hidden away in a drawer.

I want to thank you and Ranking Member Blumenthal for your continued attention to the issue of sexual abuse in the Olympic system.

protecting our athletes has to be the priority.

And one might suggest that they never should have needed to sue the university in the first place.

it's not just about tracking, it's about letting people know that they have an obligation, it's not optional.