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A bipartisan federal bill trumpeted as a way to save college sports may soon be on its deathbed after Democrats swept the recent midterm elections, effectively gaining control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Protect College Sports Act, led by U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz, passed the Senate in a 77-22 vote on Sept. 28, setting up a potential vote in the House before the end of the current Congressional session, which wraps up Jan. 3.
With now a lame duck session, when Congress meets after the November vote before elected individuals are sworn in, the likelihood of the college sports bill being voted upon in a Republican-controlled House is looking grim with limited floor time scheduled.
In other words, time is running out to vote on the bill before having to start all over again in a new Congress.
Sen. Ted Cruz got booed relentlessly on ESPN’s College GameDay in mid-Sept.
The media outrage was loud, too.
The viewership? It didn’t flinch.
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