Josh Hawley got into a fiery exchange with NCAA President Charlie Baker over transgender athletes participating college sports.

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One senator told Baker to “buy a spine online and take a stand” for female athletes, while another called the NCAA president’s failure to take responsibility “outrageous,” according to videos of the hearing.

Look, I'm sure the NCAA is a good organization. I just can't figure out what you folks are good for. I know you take in bucketloads of money and you share some of it. You make that money off the backs of these kids.

Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, grilled NCAA president Charlie Baker over the college sports authority allowing transgender participation in women's sports. Baker argues that they are complying with the decisions of five federal judges over the last 18 months and asks for Congress to pass a law to clarify the issue.

As sports betting has spread across the U.S., college athletes have increasingly faced harassment from bettors. A federal ban on wagers that concern individual performances could help, the NCAA says.

NCAA President Charlie Baker told a Senate panel there are fewer than 10 transgender athletes he is aware of who currently compete in college sports, pouring cold water on an issue Republicans have said is a nationwide problem and one that is increasingly fraught territory for Democrats.

NCAA president Charlie Baker addressed trans athletes in sports during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over legalized sports gambling.