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Greg Casar: “This bill would make it so that someone from Philadelphia…”

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 07:19

As you pointed out, being you being a Phillies fan and an Eagles fan, if somebody threatened to move that team right now, there's basically nothing that the people of Philadelphia could ultimately legally do about it. This bill would make it so that someone from Philadelphia [...] could keep that amazing franchise in their home city. home city. And just one more question on this, because I was reading up about it and one of the reasons that some leagues like limited partners or one point … (07:19–07:29)

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Asserts that the bill allows Philadelphia residents to keep their sports franchise.

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