THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM NEW JERSEY. MR. BOOKER: I WANT TO SPEAK FORCEFULLY AGAINST THE PROTECT COLLEGE SPORTS ACT. I KNOW THERE’S A HANDFUL OF US, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE WHO PLAYED COLLEGE SPORTS. I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN, PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR MY STATE, ON THE SAME USA TODAY ALL-AMERICAN TEAM IS EMMITT SMITH AND GOT A FULL SCHOLARSHIP.
IN SO MANY WAYS, LIKE MY COLLEAGUE, I AM HERE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITIES I NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD IF IT WASN’T FOR COLLEGE ATHLETICS, BUT WHILE A COLLEGE STUDENT AND PLAYER, I SAW HOW UNJUST THE NCAA IS. IT’S A MONOPOLY, CONTROLLING $15 BILLION STRONG AND RAPIDLY GROWING. THE NCAA HAS A LONG RECORD OF IGNORING THE CRIES FOR JUSTICE FROM EXPLOITED COLLEGE ATHLETES. THE NCAA PROTECTS ITS MEMBERS. IT
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