ST. LOUIS • Sen. Claire McCaskill, exasperated by the imminent relocation of the St. Louis Rams, has begun drafting a bill to claw back public dollars from professional sports teams that prematurely leave their hometowns.
McCaskill, a Democrat, said Sen. Roy Blunt has expressed interest in cosponsoring the bill.
Blunt, the state’s Republican senator, could not immediately be reached for comment. He told reporters earlier in the day that “not every problem is a federal problem.” Still, he said he was “certainly open” to talking about other ideas.
McCaskill has been pressuring the National Football League over the past year to keep the Rams in St.