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| Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) |
A house vote on H.R. 5856 -- the Department of
Defense Appropriations Act – is set for tomorrow on Capitol Hill. The act
includes an amendment, written by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn) and Rep. Jack
Kingston (R-Ga.) that would outlaw sponsorship of NASCAR and other professional
sports teams by branches of the United States military. This week, a letter on behalf of NASCAR, IndyCar, NFL, NBA and Major
League Baseball was sent to Rep. John Boehner, Speaker of the House, urging him
to continue opposing the Kingston-McCollum Amendment.
The letter reads, “Given the success of the military’s
use of professional sports to reach out to the American people, we encourage
you to support the U.S. Armed Forces and enable them to continue to have the
same access to media and venues as world leading businesses and nonprofits. Please
work to remove the Kingston-McCollum Amendment from the House DOD
Appropriations bill.”
If you believe as I do, that the military is best served by allowing THEM to decide where their advertising dollars are spent, then contact John Boehner at the link below to urge him to remove the amendment from the bill.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.speaker.gov/Contact/