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Senate Republicans Move to Revoke MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
28 News 04/13/2021 1410Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and Mike Lee (R-UT) outline their newly introduced bill which aims to end MLB's immunity from antitrust laws.
The legislative push is being spearheaded by Utah Sen. Mike Lee, and backed by Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, respectively of Texas and Missouri.
“We’re standing here today to say Major League Baseball should have to play by the same rules,†said Cruz during a joint press briefing announcing the proposal, noting that other major sports leagues like the NFL and NBA don’t enjoy the same federal protection.
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“If they’re gonna play partisan enforcer, they shouldn’t expect to see special goodies from Washington when they are dishonestly acting to favor one party against the other, and doing so in a way that is hurting thousands of small businesses in the city of Atlanta, many of which are owned by African-Americans,†he continued.
Source: NYP
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