Blames Republicans for budget cuts to National Labor Board

From Eric Dondero:

Apparently, this Democrat Congressman from New York does not believe the National Football League and the Players Association have the funds available to hire lawywers and professional mediators to work out their disputes. Government has to step in.

From TheHill "Dem: GOP plan threatens NFL season":

The Republicans' plan to cut billions of dollars in federal spending could threaten the next season of the National Football League (NFL), a House Democrat charged Thursday.

Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) said steep cuts to the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB), as proposed by Republicans, could leave the league without an effective mediator if the players strike later this year, as they're threatening to do.

"If Republicans got their way, it is likely the NLRB would have insufficient resources to properly mediate a dispute between the owners and players," Engel said Thursday in a statement. "That would result in stadiums across the country being dark, and thousands of people who work in them out of work come September."

Republicans, "plan to cut $61 billion in federal spending this fiscal year." As part of that plan, $50 million is slated to be cut from the NLRB.

Note - NFL owners already receive enormous taxpayer subsidies for the construction of new stadiums. Source - NFL Players Assoc. website.

Editor's comment - Somehow this Engel guy doesn't strike me as your typical NFL fan?