Bernie Sanders

Mark Zuckerberg, and the other multi-billionaires, the very same billionaires who funded his campaign, who have bestowed gifts upon him, and who have seen huge increases in their wealth and power since Trump took office.

We rejected the divine right of kings in the 1770s.

We will not

except the divine right of oligarchs today.

Senator Sanders, beloved Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Home Team Act would have saved the Seattle Supersonics.

The Home Team Act would have saved the Houston Oilers.

The Home Team Act would have kept the A's and the Raiders in Oakland.

The Home Team Act would make sure that the Spurs...

stay in my home district in San Antonio.

And even when teams don't actually move, the threat of moving sets off a race to the bottom.

Billionaire owners pit taxpayers against one another and then extort the government for billions of dollars.

We see that right now in Chicago, where Indiana taxpayers are now putting a competition against Illinois taxpayers to subsidize a team worth $8 billion.

If you're a fan watching at home, yes, this is a keep the bears in Chicago bill.

We see it in Kansas City, where taxpayers are handing billions to a family already worth $25 billion.

Imagine what those billions of dollars could do building public parks, youth sports leagues, fields, courts for our kids.

Nothing in this bill would stop cities or states from making good deals with teams where it might make sense, but our bill will make sure that cities and states are not negotiating with a gun to their head.

It's time for Congress to step up to the plate.

Our bill is simple.

One year before an owner can ever relocate a team, they must announce it.