{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-advocates-for-protect-college-sports-act", "VIDEO: Capito Advocates for Protect College Sports Act", "2026-09-14", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "WV", "Shelley Moore Capito", "C001047", "www.capito.senate.gov", "capito", "https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "To watch Senator Capito\u2019s remarks, click here or the image above.\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a co-sponsor of the Protect College Sports Act, spoke in support of the bill at a press conference on Capitol Hill. The Protect College Sports Act would establish national standards governing NIL, transfers, eligibility, and enforcement.\n\nSenator Capito\u2019s remarks as prepared:\n\n\u201cToday, we are here to talk about the importance of the Protect College Sports Act and reigning in the wild, wild west that college athletics have become.\n\n\u201cOne of the areas of this bill that I have been able to get involved with is: the preservation of women\u2019s and Olympics sports.\n\n\u201cWhile much of the emphasis with NIL has been placed on sports like football, and we have all seen the chaos there, we must also make sure that women\u2019s and Olympic sports are protected.\n\n\u201cTitle IX exists.\n\n\u201cEqual opportunity for women is an incredibly important aspect.\n\n\u201cI\u2019ve seen firsthand through my interactions with West Virginia schools the support they give to these programs and their student-athletes.\n\n\u201cAs a former college athlete myself and as a mother of a former female college athlete, I know this personally.\n\n\u201cThese sports teach leadership development, discipline, and perseverance.\n\n\u201cAll traits that prepare you for life after college athletics.\n\n\u201cThis bill will ensure that we are maintaining the level we are at now, and that if push comes to shove, women\u2019s and Olympic sports stay protected.\n\n\u201cI have been in constant contact with West Virginia athletes, coaches, administrators. West Virginia universities overwhelmingly support this bill.\n\n\u201cI applaud Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell for their leadership on this bill and I am confident that we can get this effort across the finish line.\u201d\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-15T09:50:21Z", "2026-09-15T09:52:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/video-capito-advocates-for-protect-college-sports-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4421097002923489, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}