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Ted Cruz: “Football pays for all the other sports. So when you lose…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 14:52

And I think that would be a terrible outcome if we lose historic programs all over Texas. Not just football, but when you lose football, Football pays for all the other sports. So when you lose football, you end up losing the entire array of sports. That would be tragic and we can't let it happen. Yeah, you're absolutely right there. If people want to get behind this legislation, is this one of those where they talk to their senators and their congressmen? (14:52–15:00)

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Asserts that football financially supports other sports programs at universities.

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