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Dan McKee: “We got that stadium built when a lot of people said we…”

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Gov. Dan McKee speaks on ICE arrests

Published July 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:13

So go ahead, 10 seconds. Yeah, well, first of all, we had over 10,000 people at the game the other day. And by the way, We got that stadium built when a lot of people said we weren't going to get that stadium built. Tax revenue in the surrounding area is up. And so we, you know, we'll be able to fund the mortgages that we put in and we also will be able to fund the next phase of the project with private money as well. (07:13–07:18)

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Asserts that the stadium was built despite skepticism.

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