(Washington, DC) – Today, the Council of the District of Columbia passed, on first vote, the Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025, the legislation to bring the Commanders home to RFK and activate 180 acres of opportunity on the banks of the Anacostia River. Following the 9-3 vote, Mayor Muriel Bowser released the following statement:
“The era of a crumbling sea of asphalt on the banks of the Anacostia is finally coming to an end. In its place, we will bring our team home and deliver a state-of-the-art, Super Bowl ready stadium for our Commanders, more than 6,000 new homes for DC residents, a SportsPlex for our kids, parks and recreation space for the community, and so much more. With the Commanders as our partner, we will deliver jobs and opportunity when our city needs them most. And we will build a campus that makes our city proud for generations of Washingtonians to come.
“I want to thank all the DC residents who have participated in this process – in community meetings, at visioning sessions, and at Council hearings. I want to thank Chairman James Comer, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Members of Congress for their leadership on the Hill, as well as President Biden and President Trump and their teams at the Department of Interior and the National Park Service for their partnership. I thank our Executive Branch colleagues in Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee and Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s offices. As we now move toward the second and final vote, I thank Chairman Mendelson, Councilmember McDuffie, and the members of the Council who have given this agreement the thoughtful consideration it deserves. And, finally, to everyone on my team at DC Government, past and present, who has played a role in this decade-long effort to deliver for DC, thank you: can’t stop, won’t stop, never quit.”
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