Mendelson reaches deal with Commanders on RFK site
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Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, the head of the House Oversight Committee, wrote a letter to Mendelson last week urging the council to vote on the new stadium before their August recess. Comer said delaying the vote could jeopardize the Commanders' $2.7 billion investment.
Via NBCWashington.com, D.C. Council chairperson Phil Mendelson reached an agreement with the team to adjust the financial terms of the deal struck between the Commanders and Mayor Muriel Bowser. The revised agreement opens the door for D.C. Council to vote on the stadium proposal in "a matter of days."
Trump was asked if he'd intervene to push the RFK Stadium deal through if the D.C. Council didn't approve it. "We’ll see what happens. I’ve been looking at the deal and I don’t blame them.