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Ted Cruz: “The extreme far left is listening to union bosses and trial…”

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

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That's Chris Murphy. Chris Murphy, the very liberal senator from Connecticut who's blasted this, says this doesn't do enough for athletes and it just helps millionaires. And it's. Look, The extreme far left is listening to union bosses and trial lawyers that want a system where there are constant lawsuits. Every university is being sued nonstop, every conference being sued nonstop, every league is being sued nonstop. And number two, every student athlete is an employee. They're unionized. They're union members. (28:52–29:05)

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Asserts that the far left supports a system with constant lawsuits in college sports.

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