Latching onto the impending TV blackout of the Bills-Dolphins game in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sunday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) took the opportunity to push for legislation to stop sports blackouts for good.
Even though Sunday’s game would be only the second blackout of the 2013 NFL season—the first was the Week 13 Bengals-Chargers game in San Diego—past years have seen more than a dozen blackouts. That said, the issue tends to disproportionately impact fans in the two aforementioned markets.
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