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Steve Scalise, Oct 2026

Steve Scalise, U.S. House Majority Leader (R-La.) · · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink
“strong antitrust protections for schools to be able to govern themselves, so that courts don't overrule the decisions made by the schools, and you have people playing in their fifth and sixth and seventh year at their fourth school. And they're not getting an education because they're not even getting transferable credits. I mean, nobody wants that. We can fix it, and we're going to.”
Told The Washington Sun (as quoted by Roll Call on Oct. 5, 2026) that House changes to the Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act would focus on antitrust protection so schools can govern themselves. He has also criticized the bill for not barring athletes from being classified as employees.
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