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Eric Schmitt
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- 1Athlete-turned-senators shape Congress debate on college sports▼As Congress debates college sports, athletes-turned-senators like Eric Schmitt get in the game
Congress is wrestling with legislation over college sports, and senators who once played college athletics, including Missouri's Eric Schmitt, are taking a leading role in the debate. The discussion touches on issues like athlete compensation and the regulation of name, image and likeness deals, with lawmakers' personal sports backgrounds adding a distinctive angle to the policymaking.
- 2Duffy Backs Schmitt's $30 Billion Modern Skies Act▼Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, Modern Skies Coalition Applaud Senator Schmitt’s $30 Billion Modern Skies Act | US Department of Transportation
US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Modern Skies Coalition have praised Senator Eric Schmitt's proposed $30 billion Modern Skies Act, legislation aimed at upgrading American aviation infrastructure and air traffic control systems. The endorsement from the Department of Transportation signals Trump administration support for the bill as debate over federal investment in modernising the country's ageing air travel network gathers pace in Congress.