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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators said Thursday that they've scored a touchdown for taxpayers after the National Football League informed them that it is refunding more than $700,000 paid by the Defense Department to NFL clubs to honor military service members at league games and events.
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The senators said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell notified them that an external audit to evaluate contracts between NFL clubs and the Pentagon identified $723,734 over four seasons that may have been mistakenly applied to appreciation activities rather than recruitment efforts. That amount is being returned in full to taxpayers, Goodell told the senators this week.
McCain and Flake added a provision to a defense bill last year barring the Pentagon from entering into paid contracts for honoring members of the Armed Forces at sporting events. Soon after, the Defense Department said it would stop funding and approving contracts in which teams pay to honor members of the Armed Forces.
Flake and McCain called for an end to the taxpayer-funded practice of sponsoring such military celebrations at games, an effort that is often used for recruiting efforts and community outreach. A report they issued last year found 72 contracts in which the Pentagon paid for patriotic tributes at professional sports games.
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McCain also applauded the NFL's actions but said other sports leagues — including Major League Baseball,Alex Sandro Jersey, the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association and Major League Soccer — should also conduct audits and return money to taxpayers or donate it to groups supporting service members and veterans.
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