WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bill that proposes to fix some of the biggest problems in college sports -- spiraling spending, constant lawsuits and a transfer portal run amok -- cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the Senate voted 74-24 to halt debate and move the measure one step closer to a final up-or-down vote.
Watch the Senate floor live in the video player above.
The Protect College Sports Act, a bill co-sponsor Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called "a bipartisan solution designed to bring order to the chaos" easily cleared the 60-vote threshold it needed to stop the filibuster.
Co-sponsor Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said the lopsided nature of the vote left her "cautiously optimistic" it could get through the House, which has failed repeatedly in passing a different version of a college sports bill.
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There remains, however, a persistent block of opposition.
"What this bill does at its core is to protect a system of exploitation," said Sen. Chris Murphy,...
Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-meets-after-advancing-college-sports-act
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