Trump Tells Senate Republicans to Stay in Session Until College Sports Bill Passes
“Without this Bill, millions of young Athletes will be hurt, programs will be canceled, Women’s and Olympic Sports will go away, the fans will be robbed, and Universities will go broke”
This should be so easy. What is the problem with the Senate GOP?
The Hill reports:
Trump urges GOP to keep Senate in session until college sports bill passes
President Trump on Friday ramped up the pressure on Senate Republicans to cancel part of their August recess, this time urging embattled GOP senators to stay in Washington until they pass a bill to reform rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes.
The measure has been bogged down in the Senate, and the disagreement over the measure appears to be holding up a deal to speedily advance other priorities.
“THE PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT is a great Bill, and the Senate will hopefully stay in D.C. until it passes,” Trump declared on Truth Social.
“Without this Bill, millions of young Athletes will be hurt, programs will be canceled, Women’s and Olympic Sports will go away, the fans will be robbed, and Universities will go broke,” Trump warned.
The Senate Republican cloakroom on Friday circulated a “hotline” alert to gauge potential objections to the college sports bill, a bipartisan measure that was negotiated by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.).
The measure would establish nationwide standards for name, image and likeness (NIL), transfers and eligibility for college sports.
Cruz is pushing for unanimous consent to vote on the bill before the Senate leaves for a five-week recess.
The “hotline” circulated by Senate GOP leaders proposed voting on a motion to proceed to the bill and, if it’s successful, a follow-up vote to pass the legislation at a 60-vote threshold.
But one senior Senate GOP aide said there are multiple objections to advancing the bill so quickly.
“It’s complicated, there are a lot of pieces to this. I’m okay with waiting,” said Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), whose home state includes the SEC powerhouse the University of Georgia.
The Aflac Kickoff Game last month offered a major name, image and likeness deal with Auburn leading up to its game against Baylor on Sept. 5.
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Why concentrate on SAVE America when there are priorities like this at stake?
“and Universities will go broke”
Oh, Br’er Fox, pleeze don’ throw me inter dat briar patch!
You beat me to it, Mr. Bowman.
One of the things at the very bottom of my list of concerns is collegiate sports.
College sports broke a long time ago when it became bigger than the mission statements of the universities.
What is the problem with the Senate GOP?
Laziness, having a deep state majority leader, fear of leftist psychos and moslems, fear of the communist media machine, and fear of having to be productive if not re-elected.
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