D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is prepared to bring a bill to Congress to buy the federal land that houses RFK Stadium in an effort to get a new facility built for the Washington football team.
As soon as the Redskins change their name.
"I certainly will. This is unused land. Unused Federal land. And the District can't afford, because we have a height limit, to have any land go that goes unused. I couldn't get this bill through even when Republicans controlled the House," Norton said Monday. "So I now believe I can get it through only after the name is changed for the good of the District of Columbia."
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Speaking exclusively with the Redskins Talk Podcast, Norton explained that a new stadium on the RFK site will make a tremendous economic impact for both the citizens of D.C. and for team owner Dan Snyder.
"Everybody wants to come to the nation's capital. Events benefit tremendously by coming to the nation's capital," the congresswoman said. "But you've got to have a place to hold those events. There was only one place to hold those events. And [not having] that place has - for no good reason - cost all those involved, including the District of Columbia, but above all Dan Snyder, a boatload, indeed a fortune, in revenue."
The team hasn't played in D.C. since the late 1990s and, coincidental or not, the team has experienced barely any postseason success in that same time period. Norton might not be the biggest football fan, but she knows what's good for Washington football fans.
"The time has come, it's way overdue."
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D.C. Congresswoman will propose bill for RFK Stadium originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
