Senate passes legislation aimed at protecting Olympic athletes from assault
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Senate
Congress
the National Center for Safe Sport
D-Conn
the Russell Senate Office Building
Eaton County Circuit Court
USA Gymnastics
ABC News
Paralymic Committee
House
People
Larry Nassar
Olympic
Jerry Moran
Kan
Richard Blumenthal
Sen
Janice Cunningham
Aly Raisman
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Olympians
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U.S.
Washington
Charlotte
Mich.
the United States Olympic committee
Melbourne
Australia
USOPC
Tokyo
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Olympic, Paralympic
Olympic and Paralympic Committee
Olympic and Paralympic movements
the Summer Olympics
Summary
Legislation aimed at protecting Olympic, Paralympic and amateur athletes from abuse was approved by the Senate Tuesday following an investigation by a Senate committee into athlete abuse spurred on by the 2018 conviction of Larry Nassar, a former U.S. gymnastics team doctor. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., thanked the countless athletes who came forward to share their stories of personal abuse for their bravery as investigations on the abuse of Olympic athletes took place.Sen. Richard Blumenthal arrives for a hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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