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Maria Cantwell: “We agree today that college athletics are in crisis, and we agree that the system is broken and unsustainable.”

On the recordJune 5, 2026
We agree today that college athletics are in crisis, and we agree that the system is broken and unsustainable.
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Maria Cantwell
Democratic · Washington

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Discussing the crisis in college athletics.

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