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Eric Schmitt

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US Senate adds Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to college football's 1960 national title

A U.S. Senate resolution has added Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to the 1960 national championship in college football. Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt introduced a resolution during a meeting Thursday recognizing the Tigers for a claim to the national title. The measure was passed with no objections. Resolutions don’t have the force of law and by the chamber’s definition reflect the Senate’s “sentiments,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri went 10-1 on the field with a loss to rival Kansas. But the Big Eight Conference later required the Jayhawks to forfeit for using an ineligible player. Read More

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SEC, Big Ten give endorsement of ‘Protect College Sports’ Act

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern and Big Ten conferences gave a joint enforcement of a piece of federal legislation that will regulate college sports. The “Protect College Sports” Act was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on June 2 and has Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) as cosponsors. The bill gives outlines Read More

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Sen. Schmitt wants constitutional amendment after SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) said Tuesday that he is filing legislation to amend the U.S. Constitution to "rein in" birthright citizenship. The decision comes after the Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump's initiative to end birthright citizenship on Tuesday. "Under the Supreme Court’s erroneous interpretation, American citizenship is extended to anyone who Read More