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A statement sent by Redskins spokesman Tony Wyllie on Thursday said: "We disagree with Ms. Norton's opposition to the Washington Redskins name. More than 85 percent of Ms. Norton's constituents disagree as well,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, as recent polls have shown."
In a news release issued Thursday,Wholesale Jerseys, Norton was quoted as saying Washington "should always be associated with pride, not with a moniker that mocks and insults Native Americans."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's delegate to Congress, introduced a bill that would lift the NFL's antitrust exemption if the Washington Redskins do not change their nickname.
NFL spokesmen did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday.
Legislation from the non-voting Democratic delegate stands little to no chance of being passed by the Republican-led House,Wholesale Jerseys.
In 2013,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, Norton and nine other members of Congress urged a nickname change in letters sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell,NFL Jerseys Cheap, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, and the league's 31 other teams. |
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