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Ted Cruz: “Every week a different college program across the country…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Saving College Sports—Landmark New Legislation that's a Massive Win for Athletes, Colleges & Fans

Published | Video Starts at 12:16

So you have players playing seven years, you have players playing college sports when they're 27, 28 years old. You have pros coming back to college sports. It is messed up. And what is happening, Ben, Every week a different college program across the country announces they're cutting a sport. They're, they're cutting women's sports, they're cutting track and field, they're cutting Olympic sports, they're cutting tennis, they're cutting non money making sports. (12:16–12:23)

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Asserts that college programs are frequently cutting sports.

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