WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke at a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing about how Congress can reform college athletics to better protect students and ensure they have opportunities to succeed.
During his remarks, Sen. Tuberville discussed the Student-Athlete Act, his new legislation to rein in the transfer portal and clarify eligibility rules for student-athletes.
Sen. Tuberville exchanged questions with two witnesses: Abby Lynch who is a former soccer player and track athlete at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Collis Temple Jr. who is a member of the Louisiana State University Boar...