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Ted Cruz: “This mandates zero out of pocket expense for the athlete for…”

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

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

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And there's a lot of players that have to deal with that. It's unfair. Yeah. And. And look, something like your shoulder injury, This mandates zero out of pocket expense for the athlete for those five years that it has to be covered by the insurance. with no out of pocket expense. It also creates a $60 million medical trust fund so that institutions that don't have the resources to provide that insurance, institutions like historically … (22:39–22:46)

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Asserts that the bill mandates zero out-of-pocket expenses for athletes for five years post-playing.

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