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Lawmaker: Cut off Saints' state funds; anthem protest unacceptable

Source: kcentv.com - Sep 27, 2017

BATON ROUGE, LA. - One Louisiana lawmaker wants to claw back all of the state's incentives paid to the New Orleans Saints after about 10 players didn't stand for the National Anthem Sunday in protest to criticism from President Donald Trump.

State Rep. Kenny Havard, R-St. Francisville, said he would like to withdraw "millions of state tax dollars, tax exemptions and tax credits" allocated to the Saints, the NFL and any associated facilities.

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