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Cory Booker: “I want to just say I am deeply sorry that we are here.”

On the recordJune 8, 2021
I want to just say I am deeply sorry that we are here.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Booker reflects on the ongoing issues in college sports and the lack of progress.

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