The Washington Commanders could also be one step nearer to returning to their outdated stadium in Washington, D.C. after congressional leaders included a provision within the short-term authorities funding invoice launched Tuesday to switch the jurisdiction of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium web site from the federal authorities to native District of Columbia authorities.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the provision, calling it a “big step ahead” and that she is “trying to the way forward for a area of potentialities.”
Home Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Tenn.) mentioned in an announcement Tuesday the laws “will unlock the district’s full potential, generate significant new jobs, and add hundreds of thousands in extra metropolis income for the nation’s capital.”
An aerial view of RFK Stadium on Could 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. (Picture by G Fiume/Getty Photos)
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He added, “Now’s the time to get the federal authorities out of the best way and empower native officers to scrub up the RFK web site, make investments and create new financial alternatives.”
This provision would enable the Commanders to barter the development of a brand new stadium the place the RFK web site is positioned.
The measure comes after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Commanders Managing Accomplice Josh Harris met with leaders on Capitol Hill concerning the stadium proposal earlier this month.
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, the previous residence of a number of Washington D.C. sports activities groups, is closed to the general public and presently present process demolition on October 05, 2023, in Washington, DC. The RFK Stadium web site is being mentioned for redevelopment together with a brand new NFL residence for the Washington Commanders. (Picture by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Photos)
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The Washington soccer crew performed on the RFK web site in D.C. for many years earlier than transferring to close by Landover, Maryland, in a newly constructed stadium within the late Nineteen Nineties. Since then, RFK Stadium has fallen into disrepair.
Whereas a possible transfer for the Commanders can be a giant loss for Maryland, the federal government funding invoice included main wins for the state together with the switch of fighter jets — the D.C. Air Nationwide Guard squadron — and full federal funding to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Each chambers of Congress are anticipated to vote on the funding invoice this week to avert a authorities shutdown.
