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The Sports Junkies

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The Sports Junkies

Audacy

Sports

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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From 11/20 Hour 1: The Sports Junkies discuss the top storylines around the sports world.

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0:00.0

So there's actually a lot going on in the world of sports.

0:03.1

Commanders getting ready for the Cowboys on Sunday.

0:07.8

But the big story in Washington related to the football team yesterday is, and we're going to talk to

0:15.1

Mayor Bowser about this more coming up at 745, is Washington D.C. is now one step closer to making a play for the commanders

0:24.1

and the return to the former cited RFK Stadium. They had a vote yesterday, the Senate Energy

0:30.8

and Natural Resources Committee passed legislation that would give DC control of RFK Stadium

0:37.3

by a 17 to 2 vote.

0:40.0

So now the bill can move to a floor vote in the Senate.

0:46.3

I'm sure I know what a floor vote means.

0:49.1

I just don't know what exactly what that means.

0:50.7

Just a full Senate would vote.

0:52.4

Okay, got it.

0:53.2

Not just the committee.

0:56.0

So the bill,

0:57.3

which is known as the D.C.

0:59.0

Robert F. Kennedy

0:59.7

Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act,

1:03.1

has the purpose of transferring control of federal land,

1:07.2

which is what the stadium sits on to the local government of D.C.

1:11.8

Then if the local government gets in the mix, they can bid, as well as Maryland can bid, and Virginia can bid.

1:21.0

I think it's just a procedural hurdle that always needed to be overcome for them to be seriously involved. And I think

1:30.1

it, I think most people assumed it would happen. It's a positive step. Yeah, but I don't think

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