Ted Cruz: “If we wake up in a few years and instead of a half million…”

“… who would never otherwise have a chance to go to school, have an avenue to get an education, to learn discipline, to learn sportsmanship, to learn excellence. That is extraordinary. If we wake up in a few years and instead of a half million kids in college sports, we have half as many and that opportunity has been taken away, that would be a profound disservice to this nation. and I believe all of us should prevent this. Let me make a final point. Look, this is a time when both political parties are battling like crazy.” (10:09–10:23)

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