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Ted Cruz: “We have a provision that says the bill is neutral on the…”

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

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End NCAA Wild West: Ted Cruz wants to save College sports

Published | Video Starts at 15:50

And so what we did here is we cut a compromise, is we refer throughout the bill to those competing as student athletes. That's the term we use. And then We have a provision that says the bill is neutral on the question of employment status. We're not answering it one way or the other, and we're doing nothing to change the employment status or non employment status of a student athlete. That's a compromise. (15:50–15:56)

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Asserts that the current bill is neutral on the employment status of student athletes.

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