JUDICIARY: NADLER PRAISES LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS ABUSE OF ATHLETES CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION

I normally do not comment on House Judiciary Press Releases but this time it is different.

What the hell is this redundant legislation supposed to do to protect the other young victims from sexual abuse and safe sports?

I guess children of "The Poors" (always said with clinched teeth) do not qualify, particularly the children in foster care and adoption who are exposed to sexual abuse on a daily basis.

I do not believe children under the auspices of a state should be excluded from protection.

What the hell was Child Protective Services created to do?

Obviously, not to protect young victims from sexual abuse and safe sports.

I guess Nadler is upset he might lose campaign finance from his contributors if these organizations are stripped of their funding.

Who is Nadler protecting?

Washington, D.C. - Today, the House passed S. 534, the “Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act.”  This bill would help prevent and address instances of abuse of young athletes participating in sports organized under the national governing bodies recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee.  Among other provisions, the bill would authorize the U.S. Center for Safe Sport to receive and investigate allegations of abuse, and to develop training, oversight practices, policies, and procedures to prevent the abuse of these minors and amateur athletes.  However, the House version of the legislation would amend the Senate-passed version by stripping the funding authorization of $1 million every year through 2021. 

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the bill:

“I support the legislation being considered on the floor today. However, I am deeply disappointed that it strips funding for the organization charged with investigating abuse and developing policies to prevent it. We must do all we can to prevent the abuse of young athletes by those entrusted with caring for and coaching them, to remove obstacles that make it difficult to raise cases of abuse to the attention of higher ups, and to hold perpetrators accountable when such horrendous abuse occurs. I call on my colleagues in Congress to work together to ensure adequate funding is provided to ensure the bill lives up to its promise of protecting our young athletes.”

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