Ted Cruz: “Gordon Gee testified at the hearing... he testified that…”

“Condoleezza Rice at Stanford has come out emphatically in support of it. At the hearing, Pete Bavacqua, the athletic director at Notre Dame, testified strongly in support of it. Gordon Gee testified at the hearing... he testified that this is a crisis and this bill is the only hope to save college sports. to save college sports. And we've had already, We've had over 130 signatures from leaders at more than 65 universities come out in support of the bill.” (09:43–09:58)

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