House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Kiley Issues Opening Statement at Hearing on Youth Sports
December 25, 2025
December 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education released the following opening statement from a Dec. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Benched: The Crisis in American Youth Sports and Its Cost to Our Future":
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For generations, sports have served an important role in building the character of America's youth, keeping kids active, and tea . . .
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For generations, sports have served an important role in building the character of America's youth, keeping kids active, and tea . . .
