Cory Booker

Make this not about the profit, but about the people.

To me, this is also a Civil Rights issue.

It is not a level playing field.

Since 2000 alone, we have seen the death of at least 30 players who have died from heat-related illnesses.

the basic protections, on gender issues, on health and safety issues, this is the least we can ask.

The changes we are talking about should allow athletes... to benefit from their significant commercial value.

We have to treat you differently than your classmates.

I want to just say I am deeply sorry that we are here.

That is not a fair and appropriate way.

Are our student athletes--are they really the center? If they were, we would do something about the forces that are creating such a dangerous environment for them.

I cannot say how grateful I am and humbled that you would include me in a formal hearing.

I have come to have a lot of respect for people that are in this game.

NIL gravitates toward one area of law--the right of publicity and needs immediate attention.

Senator Booker and Senator Blumenthal talked about them earlier.

justice delayed is justice denied.

But where is our heart? Where is our protections from them?

This restriction is arbitrary, does not help competitive balance, and is an affront to our free market system.

there is an existential threat to college sports, if this does not happen.

Modern college athletics is a de facto, for profit industry that is just too often exploiting men and women.

Reserving the right to object, I would just like to say that is why he is the senior Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Duly noted.

is there a pending vote now on the cloture vote? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in a quorum call.

I appreciate the 180 seconds, and I will be patient and wait. I am sorry. There is a quorum call, correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. No. The senior Senator from New Jersey.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The vote is to occur in 3 minutes.

I rise today with a lot of joy. I get a chance to speak about someone I have known for decades. I am rising to speak about Julien Neals and my hope that he gets to serve on the U.S. District Court of the great State of New Jersey. I have…

The scale of the accusations makes me believe that our Government and aid agency should be thinking about that as well.