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Greg Casar: “The Home Team act says that our home sports teams do not…”

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

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Congressman Greg Casar and Senator Bernie Sanders Introduce the Home Team Act

Published | Video Starts at 00:27

But we also have to talk about how billionaires are destroying the simple things in life that make every day worth living. Like rooting for our home teams. We don't have to live like this. The Home Team act says that our home sports teams do not exist just to make wealthy owners even wealthier. They're for all of us. No more unceremoniously uprooting our teams that people have rooted for for generations. No more extorting taxpayers for billions of dollars in subsidies. (00:27–00:37)

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Asserts that the Home Team act aims to prevent sports teams from solely enriching owners.

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