Sen. Maria Cantwell Wants To Strip The Nfl Of Its Tax-exempt Status

The National Football League should be stripped of its tax-exempt status and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., hailing from the home state of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, will introduce legislation to do so “in the next few days.” Sen. Maria Cantwell:  “The NFL needs to join the rest of America in the 21st Century.” Getty Images Cantwell made her statement during a Washington, D.C., news conference with Native-American leaders who are campaigning to change the name of the Washington Redskins.