On Friday, the eight members of the D.C. Council cleared the $3.7 billion RFK Stadium deal through a first vote. For the vote to turn out the way it did, several members who were on the fence about the measure had to be convinced to advance the agreement.

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Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen was among those convinced to vote in favor of the deal. He said the deal simply wasn’t good enough when the council first received it from the mayor, but that it’s since become a better deal.

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