{"id":2381193,"date":"2024-12-17T21:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commanders-get-green-light-for-new-dc-stadium-in-stopgap-funding-bill\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T21:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:17:45","slug":"commanders-get-green-light-for-new-dc-stadium-in-stopgap-funding-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/commanders-get-green-light-for-new-dc-stadium-in-stopgap-funding-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders get green light for new DC stadium in stopgap funding bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcommanders-get-green-light-for-new-dc-stadium-in-stopgap-funding-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2381193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Commanders have received approval for a \u2063new stadium in Washington, D.C., as \u2062part of a stopgap funding measure recently introduced by Congress. This measure aims \u2062to \u2062prevent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goya-ceo-if-we-shut-down-this-economy-its-the-beginning-of-the-end\/\" title=\"Goya CEO: If We Shut Down This Economy, It\u2019s The \u201cBeginning Of The End\u201d\">government shutdown<\/a>, highlighting the importance of the\u200c stadium project in discussions around federal funding. The \u2063article likely details\u200b the implications \u2063of this decision for \u200dthe\u200d team,local economy,and community,as well as the specific terms of the funding bill that facilitated\u2062 this approval.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Washington Commanders get green light for new DC stadium in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reverses-27-4-billion-in-spending-cuts-proposed-by-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Reverses .4 Billion in Spending Cuts Proposed by Trump\">government funding bill<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1868798\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A stopgap funding measure unveiled Tuesday to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3262016\/congress-reaches-cr-spending-deal-government-shutdown\/?utm_source=Congress%20releases%20stopgap%20spending%20deal%20days%20before%20shutdown%20deadline_12\/17\/2024&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=WEX_News%20Brief&amp;rid=25466842&amp;env=23782a04687815829032ff694396533bb13b6d1037d0050e88fe9b4b5ab9a43e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"avert an impending government shutdown\">avert an impending government shutdown<\/a> includes a provision that will allow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington Commanders\">Washington Commanders<\/a> to eventually return to the District of Columbia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3249701\/rfk-stadium-deal-included-continuing-resolution-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"with a new stadium\">with a new stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tucked away starting on page 225 of the mammoth <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/billsthisweek\/20241216\/CR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">1,547-page bill<\/a> is the authorization Commanders fans, the team, and local officials have for years sought from the federal government: city control over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium site for the next 99 years.<\/p>\n<p>The measure, which Congress is racing to pass before a Friday government shutdown deadline, would pave the way for the district to demolish the abandoned RFK Stadium located in the eastern portion of the city and erect a new one in hopes of luring back the Commanders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RFK Stadium is visible from Air Force One on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, as it takes off from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team, which is 9-5 this season, plays at a stadium several miles outside Washington in neighboring Prince George&rsquo;s County, Maryland. The bill would enter the district and the federal government into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">99-year lease agreement<\/a> that would allow the city to fund a new stadium, in addition to commercial and residential development.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As DC continues to experience high levels of crime, this legislation aims to clean up an area that has fallen into disrepair,&rdquo; the House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer (R-KY), said in a statement. &ldquo;Taxpayers are currently on the hook to pay ongoing maintenance costs and liabilities of the abandoned RFK site.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of RFK Stadium in the temporary funding measure caps off months of intense lobbying between the team, city officials, and congressional lawmakers. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3207838\/washington-commanders-logo-change-effort-tim-sheehy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"previously held up\">previously held up<\/a> stand-alone legislation over opposition to the Commanders dropping its former Redskins logo of an Indian chief, which originated from a Montana Native American tribe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1868798\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1868798\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Commanders approved for new DC stadium in funding bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2381194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/washington-commanders-rfk-stadium.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7611,47015,34619,46987],"class_list":["post-2381193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-commanders","tag-dc-stadium","tag-sports-news","tag-stopgap-funding"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/washington-commanders-rfk-stadium.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381193"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381197,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381193\/revisions\/2381197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}