Trump Opposes Stadium Deal
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The D.C. Council on Monday unanimously advanced $1 billon to meet the District's share of a new $3.6 billion Washington Commanders stadium complex at the RFK campus. But the stadium deal is far from done.
The study claims to have found several notable risks from uncertain maintenance to parking and the lack of a comprehensive safety plan.
Chairman Phil Mendelson called the DC Council budget proposal, which calls for $1 billion in funding for the new football stadium, a fair compromise.
Virginia’s House and Senate bills have broad language and no monetary cap for funding the potential Commanders stadium complex. “It’s an endless gravy train of subsidies,” one expert said.
The Commanders are going to need legislative approval for their proposed $3.8 billion stadium, and as of now, they don’t have the votes. Soon after the NFL team’s flashy announcement of its ...
D.C. Council has no leg to stand on with the Commanders stadium objection. It seems that the reason for the delay in the Council's voting process is some confusion over the full purpose behind the ...
"I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,
One of the spicier subplots of President Donald Trump’s first six months in office has been a frenzy to rename things – sometimes with accompanying threats, and sometimes when he has no power to rename.