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← The Senate Votes 74-24 to Take Up the Cruz-Cantwell College Sports Bill — Cruz Calls It "a Bipartisan Solution Designed to Bring Order to the Chaos," While Chris Murphy Says "What This Bill Does at Its Core Is to Protect a System of Exploitation" and All Four Black Democratic Senators Vote No
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Chris Murphy
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Senator (CT)
Sep 15, 2026
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What this bill does at its core is to protect a system of exploitation. … This bill protects the billions of dollars that coaches and sports industry executives are making over the suppression of compensation for some of the most highly valued athletes in the world.

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The Senate Votes 74-24 to Take Up the Cruz-Cantwell College Sports Bill — Cruz Calls It "a Bipartisan Solution Designed to Bring Order to the Chaos," While Chris Murphy Says "What This Bill Does at Its Core Is to Protect a System of Exploitation" and All Four Black Democratic Senators Vote No →

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