A U.S. senator has emerged as the major roadblock to the District's efforts to gain control of the federal land that RFK Stadium sits on for a new home for the Washington Commanders, but not the one that has gotten all the attention.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks to reporters as he arrives for a closed-door caucus meeting after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure now goes to …A U.S. senator has emerged as the major roadblock to the District’s efforts to gain control of the federal land that RFK Stadium sits on for a new home for the Washington Commanders, but not the one that has gotten all the attention.
But the real threat to the District’s effort to reclaim the team isn’t in Montana — it’s much closer to home.Van Hollen is backing Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s efforts to keep the team in the state, with a new stadium to be built next to the existing one in Landover.The veteran Domocrat’s office issued the following statement: “Maryland has served as the proud home of the Commanders for over 20 years.
Van Hollen’s opposition seriously jeopardizes the chances of the bill passing this year, with the Senate scheduled to go on a lengthy break late this month and come back for a short session in September before the November elections. The team’s lease at the existing stadium — now called Commanders Field after FedEx opted out of its naming rights deal last year — ends in 2027, though there is nothing to keep the team from extending the lease.
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