Cliff Bentz Warns That It Is 'Hard To Reel Back In' Congressional Power Once Granted

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During a House Energy Committee markup meeting before the Congressional recess, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) spoke about the SCORE Act and the caution that Congress must take with it.

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00:00You're recognized for five minutes.

00:02Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for this.

00:03This is bill, and I want to compliment the, well, I'm sorry, to the bill.

00:09I'll get this right language here.

00:12Strike the last word.

00:15Thank you, Mr. Chair.

00:17I want to begin by thanking staff and fellow members for the excellent work done on this bill,

00:22and I see clearly the need for the guardrails that have been referenced in previous presentations.

00:30I also see the essential need for incredible care that I believe has been exercised in crafting this bill,

00:39and by that I mean this is a business, an incredibly huge and valuable business to this nation

00:45and to the colleges that enjoy college football programs and to others.

00:51It seems to me that the enthusiasm expressed by some who have participated in these conversations

00:57is reflective of the fact that they're in positions of power,

01:03and the fear that I've seen expressed by other colleges reflects the fact that they're not.

01:08And this have and have not situation is incredibly challenging,

01:13and one I look forward to further discussions on during the course of this week

01:16before our next meeting on Wednesday.

01:19I am hopeful that we'll be able to address some of the issues that I've raised previously

01:25and that we've heard mentioned this morning,

01:27and I think we absolutely need to do something in this space,

01:31and it may well be this bill.

01:32But I must say there are concerns being expressed by colleges in my state that give me pause,

01:38and I look forward to discussing those with you, Mr. Chair,

01:42and I think we can probably reach some solution that fits this space.

01:47I have to say the power that we enjoy here in Congress, if that's the right word for it,

01:54the responsibility for carving out exceptions to antitrust law

01:58and for providing preemptions is enormous and once granted hard to reel back in,

02:06and therefore I look forward to the conversations that we've been having

02:12and look forward to next week.

02:14But today is a very, very important day, I think, for both the haves and the have-nots.

02:19Thank you, Mr. Chair.

02:20I yield back.

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