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Greg Casar: “Before a billionaire owner decides to pick up a team and…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Greg Casar Proposes Giving Locals First Dibs To Buy Pro Sports Teams Before They Move

Published | Video Starts at 00:46

I understand that. But this bill is about saying that sports is not just about making billionaire owners even richer. And so what my bill essentially does is it says that Before a billionaire owner decides to pick up a team and move it across the country, they have to give one year's notice to the local community and give the community a chance to buy the team and keep it at home. That can involve a local business person buying the team, a community partnership model like the Green Bay Packers. (00:46–01:01)

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Asserts that the bill requires a one-year notice and a chance for the community to buy the team.

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