Ted Cruz: “Congress ultimately created the problem. It's the antitrust…”

“And ultimately that's Congress's fault. I mean, the reason we're acting, some people have said, well, why is this a matter for Congress? That was my next question. Yeah, because Congress ultimately created the problem. It's the antitrust laws they get sued under. Yep. And so look, the NFL, the NBA, Major League Baseball, every sports league, you have some governance, you're able to run a league. Yep.” (08:57–09:02)

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