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Clock is ticking as Senators Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell push for SEC, Big Ten buy-In on college sports bill
The Protect College Sports Act advances to the Senate floor despite SEC and Big Ten opposition, setting up a contentious month that could shape college athletics' future. Read More
Sen. Maria Cantwell declines to call illegal immigration a security threat
Sen. Maria Cantwell declined to condemn illegal immigration as a national security threat after an alleged terror plot by an illegal immigrant targeted the UFC White House event. Read More
Nick Saban lends support to college sports bill as SEC, Big Ten push back
The bill, introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., would regulate payments to athletes, limit them to one “free” transfer during their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” restricting coaches from leaving programs during the season. Read More
Everything Nick Saban Said About the Protect College Sports Act
The former Alabama head coach spoke as a witness at Capitol Hill and shared his stance on the newly introduced bill from Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell. Read More
If passed, proposed Protect College Sports Act will likely look different than it does today | Mailbag
The Protect College Sports Act, co-authored by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), is a more thoughtful version of the SCORE Act that died in the House recently. It has merit on multiple levels, including the provisions that allow athletes five years to play five seasons and prohibit professionals from returning to college. Eventually, it could become the law of the land. Read More
Hail this bipartisan fix to end the chaos in college sports
Hats off to Sens. Ted Crux (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) for negotiating a rational effort to calm the chaos now plaguing college athletics. Read More
Maria Cantwell, Ted Cruz strike deal to 'protect college sports' by regulating pay, transfers and more
Sen. Maria Cantwell on Wednesday unveiled a bipartisan bill she negotiated with Sen. Ted Cruz that proposes a sweeping set of regulations for college sports that address athlete pay, transfers between schools and more. Read More
Key Sens. Cruz, Cantwell look to break college sports logjam in Congress with a bipartisan bill
The senators trying to fix college sports will introduce a bipartisan bill designed to break a congressional logjam that would regulate payments to players, limit them to one “free” transfer over their careers and create a “Lane Kiffin Rule” to restrict coach movement during the season. Senators Ted Cruz, a Republican, and Maria Cantwell, a Democrat, briefed The Associated Press on details of the bill they crafted in hopes it could get the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. They are trying to overcome more than a year of inaction in Congress, which is seeking to enshrine rules created by a lawsuit settlement that allowed players to be paid. Read More
A massive college sports bill is coming — here’s what it targets
Sens. Maria Cantwell, Ted Cruz are pushing a bill into Congress that seeks to bring order to the coaching carousel, tackle transfers, protect athletes Read More
Ted Cruz, Maria Cantwell unveil bipartisan college athletics bill amid NIL chaos, lawsuits, 'Lane Kiffin Rule'
Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at saving college athletics by addressing NIL payments, the transfer portal and antitrust issues. Read More
Ted Cruz And Maria Cantwell Would Be Wise To Let College Football Be
How dangerous for the Senators to enter what’s prosperous with a one-size-fits-all solution crafted by the most disliked legislative body in America Read More
Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes summit, days after Maria Cantwell returns from her own trip to China
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump landed in China with a coterie of American business executives on Wednesday, ahead of two days of meetings with President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders that are expected to focus on trade amid rising tension between two global superpowers. Read More
Democratic Senators Push for Fuel Price Oversight Legislation
Three Democratic senators proposed legislation aimed at strengthening the Federal Trade Commission's oversight of fuel prices. This bill, introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell, Alex Padilla, and Ron Wyden, seeks to increase transparency in transportation fuel markets and impose stricter penalties for market manipulation and fraud. Read More
Medicare Update: Warning Over AI Delays Issued by Democrat
Senator Maria Cantwell has called on HHS to overhaul the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model. Read More
Senators Seek Probe Into FAA Administrator Stock Sale
Senators Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth, and Ed Markey urge an investigation into FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford’s delayed stock divestiture and potential financial gain. Read More
Seniors wait 2 to 4 times longer with Medicare prior authorization test
Sen. Maria Cantwell says new CMS program designed to reduce waste is delaying care at Washington state hospitals – and should be scrapped. Read More
Sens. Justice, Cantwell Push to Extend Overtime Tax Break
Aiming to extend relief to millions of workers who were previously excluded on Tax Day 2026, Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va.; and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced bipartisan legislation to broaden a recently enacted tax break on overtime pay. Read More
Sens. Cruz, Cantwell Hit FCC's Carr on Nexstar Merger
Senate Commerce Committee leaders Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have demanded answers from Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr over the agency's approval of Nexstar's $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna. Read More
Senators Question FCC Chairman Over Approval Of Nexstar
Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell said that the FCC's full commission should have reviewed the transaction. Read More
SAVE America Act would require Washingtonians to mail photocopies of official IDs with ballot to vote
WASHINGTON – A controversial election-reform bill backed by President Donald Trump would cost Washington state taxpayers at least $35 million to implement but wouldn’t provide federal funding to cover those costs, according to a new report from Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office. Read More