WASHINGTON – The back and forth over a new Commanders stadium continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mayor Muriel Bowser has demanded the D.C. Council pass the deal next month. But now,Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is introducing a proposal to remove the stadium deal from the city’s budget bill.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Originally, the mayor had included the Commanders stadium in her 2026 budget. But that budget was delayed by a week because of a tug of war with Congress, which reduced the District\u2019s spending levels. Now, with the Council playing catch-up with the budget, the chairman says he\u2019s keeping the money for the stadium, but it will now be its own separate bill.<\/p>\n
“The votes and fight to get to the Nationals was also closely watched, I\u2019ll say. But nobody, nobody would question now how great the Washington [Nationals] have been for Washington, D.C.,” said Bowser.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
The Commanders deal called for it to be approved by July 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But speaking to FOX 5, Mendelson said that timetable is not achievable due to the work on the budget and the due diligence the Council needed to pay the stadium.<\/p>\n
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