Cory Booker Wants To Regulate Sports
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🗓️ 30 October 2019
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The NCAA announced it will take steps to allow college athletes to make money off their names and likenesses. It's a major shift for the organization that has come under political pressure to address the issue. Meanwhile, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker wants to fundamentally change professional and college sports in the U.S. He recently released a plan that would also address pay for college athletes as well as create a federal regulatory board, and institute equal pay for women athletes, among other things. We talk with Booker about his plan, why he thinks the federal government should step in, and how his experience as a college athlete shaped his view.
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| 0:00.0 | There was a major development yesterday in the conversation about college athletes getting paid. |
| 0:11.6 | So the NCAA just officially impressively saying that its board of governors is actually |
| 0:15.1 | going to open the door now for its players to get paid so they're going to start the process |
| 0:19.0 | to enhance the name, image and likeness opportunities. |
| 0:22.0 | Remember this is not getting paid from the college directly but allowing athletes to get paid |
| 0:26.1 | from outside external sources. |
| 0:28.1 | This is a huge U-turn. |
| 0:29.6 | I can't imagine the ramifications. |
| 0:31.2 | I don't even know where to begin, Eric. |
| 0:33.9 | This announcement from the NCAA comes just a month after California Governor Gavin |
| 0:38.0 | Newsom signed a bill that allows college athletes in California to profit off their names, |
| 0:43.7 | images and likenesses. |
| 0:45.5 | Since then, there's been mounting pressure from other politicians. |
| 0:48.8 | Today, we're going to speak with one of those politicians, someone who has been an |
| 0:52.8 | outspoken critic of the NCAA. |
| 0:55.8 | Senator Cory Booker. |
| 0:57.4 | The presidential candidate recently released a plan that would essentially make the California |
| 1:01.5 | bill a national law, along with some key additions, including a federal agency that would |
| 1:06.9 | govern college and professional sports. |
| 1:09.7 | From Wendry and the athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:12.0 | And I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:13.0 | It's Wednesday, October 30th, and this is The Lead. |
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