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Ted Cruz: “Every week you see another program cancel women's sports…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:52

You also have a cost spiral that is costing almost every athletic program in the country. Millions and even tens of millions of dollars that they're losing. And as a result, Every week you see another program cancel women's sports, cancel track and field, cancel Olympic sports. And I think if we don't act within five years there will be 30 to 50 competitive college football programs and all the rest go belly up. (07:52–07:59)

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Asserts that college programs are frequently canceling various sports.

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