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House Vote Secures One Of WWE’s Biggest Sponsorship Deals (For Now)

Richard Gray July 19, 2012 WWE News 4 Comments

To update an earlier item, WWE’s sponsorship with the National Guard can continue. The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday night to continue military sports sponsorship. On a vote of 216-202, the House rejected an amendment by Reps. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., and Betty McCollum, D-Minn., that would have trimmed $72.3 million for sports sponsorships from a $608 billion defense bill for fiscal 2013.

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