Gov. Mike Braun blasts 'crazy' bill that could block Bears' Indiana move
Americans are "tired of billionaires threatening to move the sports teams" in search of "corporate welfare," said Bernie Sanders, the bill's author
Two liberal members of Congress may throw a wrench in the Chicago Bears' idea of moving to northwest Indiana , to which Republican Gov. Mike Braun says: Political hogwash! “Indiana is open for business, while states like Illinois, New York, and California are collapsing under failed Democrat policies.
Now they want to trap businesses and families in those failing systems," he told IndyStar in a statement reacting to new legislation proposed by Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Rep. Greg Casar .
"Hoosiers won’t tolerate government control over who can buy or sell a business or where Americans choose to build a better life. I ran for Governor because nothing gets done in D. C.
, and largely due to wasting time on crazy ideas like this! ” The proposed federal bill, called the "Home Team Act," would require a professional sports team owner to give a one-year notice before moving their team to a new state or metropolitan area. During that one-year period, any other interested parties within the community, like a private person or a nonprofit or a community ownership group, would have the chance to buy the team at a "fair and reasonable price" determined by independent appraisers.