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South Carolina residents may soon see a change in how the maximum unemployment insurance benefits are divvied out.

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) has introduced a bill to reform unemployment benefits, which, according to Department of Labor estimates and statistics,

Is a key reminder how important role models are for the next generation. >> title 9 got passed somewhere around when my parents were in college and my mom ended up playing tennis in college because of title 9. she wasn't good at tennis, sorry, mom. but they needed more female athletes so she ended up being on the team. you know, by the time i was getting recruited for college, it was very normal for female athletes to be getting schol scholarships. now looking back it wouldn't have been like that without title nine, it wouldn't have been such a normal process. i feel like, and i know a lot of ...

I've achieved my dream. i wanted to make usa team. and i did. but even though all of these accolades sound absolutely incredible, we don't get paid very much. >> christine, i love that shot with her son helping her work out. it's just so sweet. so talk to me about this path. i mean, it would seem like, okay, they should be able to get their way. i mean, look at these amazing athletes and their determination, but this has been quite the fight. they're not getting their way. >> no, it has been going on since the 99ers basically, the world cup in '99. the next generation. they're taking the lead ...

>> i mean, we got the entire world on our side. if you want the world to look a certain way, you have to fight to get there. >> joining us now, cnn sports analyst, christine brennen. christine, the perfect person to talk about this. you know, regardless of where this case ends, legally, christine, just the fact that these female athletes have sued their employer. the very federation that oversees their sport for the entire country. i mean, this is pretty groundbreaking. >> oh, without a doubt, laura, and very much in keeping with what this team is. you go back to the 99ers as they're called. o...