It’s been 10 days since 11 members of Congress, led by Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger, sent a letter to the WNBA to “protect Caitlin Clark.” So far, it has not earned a response from Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Engelbert even cancelled an interview with “The Dan Patrick Show” where she may have shed more light on it. However, one of the representatives who signed the letter, Sheri Biggs, has revealed that RSC won’t back down until they get concrete answers.

“I feel like the letter will get attention and know that we’re interested in what’s taking place and that we are going to protect our young women in sports,” Biggs said on the Right to the Point Podcast with fellow congresswoman Erin Houchin. “I think it’s about accountability, making sure that they are enforcing their rules and regulations because they’re in place for a reason to protect these young women in this workspace, and we will be keeping an eye on this, and this letter is just the first step.”

In their original press release following the letter, Rep. August Pfluger said that: “Clark has been hip-checked, poked in the eye, and struck in the throat during games. These incidents go far beyond routine physical play, yet the WNBA and its officiating have too often failed to address these unacceptable incidents and hold players accountable.” However, Biggs didn’t clarify what other steps they have in mind, as the WNBA is yet to officially respond.

Meanwhile, the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark renounced any connection to this letter. Unlike the league, the WNBA team released its official response shortly after RSC’s July 8 press release. “Our organization nor Caitlin have had any interaction with anyone in this congressional group, and we were unaware of their letter,” the Fever said in their statement.

The organization also explained that their dialogue with the league regarding player safety has been public since the very beginning, and that they will continue to “stick up” for their team and the “standard of excellence.” And not everyone has supported the congress members’ intervention. While analyst Skip Bayless claimed that Caitlin Clark may just be “the most hated player” in the league, he added that political intervention will only make things worse. He said he “cringed” when reading about the letter.

That’s because Bayless believed it would “only antagonize and infuriate” Caitlin Clark’s opponents in the WNBA. While Alyssa Thomas’ flagrant foul and its fallout sparked the entire conversation, it flared up again when Clark took significant contact from the Valkyries without a call. Clark returned to the locker room shortly after that play but returned and completed the game, which drowned out the noise. 

Meanwhile, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who also oversees the WNBA, has defended Clark. “She wants to focus on being the best player she can. And she’s become a bit of a political football in this country. I think that’s incredibly unfair to her,” Silver said. “I don’t think that issue is ultimately about officiating. It’s become political ping pong with her.”

So whether the WNBA responds and how Congress members plan to monitor the situation is something we’ll have to wait and see.