Congressman Max Miller Payoff from Browns Owners Exposed

For Immediate Release

 

$10,000 for a Single Letter

MAX MILLER TOP RECIPIENT OF CAMPAIGN $$$$ FROM BROWNS OWNERS; A “PAY TO PLAY “ LEADER IN SUPPORT OF BROWNS MOVE OUT OF CLEVELAND

“He’s Playing for the Wrong Team,” Says Kucinich, Who Wrote the “Modell Law.;”
Remember, Miller had George Santos Thrown Out of Congress, Calling him a Crook”


Cleveland, Weds. (Oct. 23)  - - The owners of the Cleveland Browns, the Haslam Family, have contributed over $22,000 in this current election cycle to Congressman Max Miller, including $10,000 to Miller on August 11, 2023.  Six days later, Miller wrote a glowing letter urging them to move the team out of Cleveland.  The total money given to Miller represents one of the largest contributions the Haslams have made to any member of the House of Representatives.

Miller’s  opponent in the November General Election in Ohio’s Seventh Congressional District, former US Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, exposed the connection between the Haslam money and Miller’s letter by revealing the record of campaign contributions, the timing and the letter which Miller himself published on Twitter.

“Max Miller received $10,000 for writing a single letter, on official congressional stationery, in support of moving the Browns.  This is clearly “Pay to Play,” a corruption of the political process, performing an official act after receiving a contribution and it is indefensible. The fact that the Haslams own Max Miller is an insult to every Browns fan and taxpayer,” said Kucinich.  “Remember Max Miller is the guy who called George Santos a crook and had him thrown out of Congress!” 

This isn’t the first time the Haslams have sought to use their money to block Kucinich’s return as a taxpayers’ defender.  In 2021, the Browns owners gave $44,000 to a federal Superpac which was organized to defeat Kucinich in the mayoral race.  

Federal rules allowed the Haslams to hide the contributions until after the mayor’s race.  The irony is that the Haslams capitalized on the “Modell Law,” which Kucinich authored, by purchasing the MLS Columbus Crew, whose move to Austin, Texas in 2018 was blocked when the Ohio Attorney General went to court armed with the “Modell Law.”  

“Except for the law I wrote, the Browns are free to move ANYWHERE.  This talk about moving to Brook Park could be the political equivalent of a Statue of Liberty football play, a fake out, to run somewhere else, and Max Miller is carrying the ball for the Haslams,” Kucinich warned.

“Jerry McGuire, in the movie by that name, said 'Show me the money.’  The Browns owners certainly have showed Congressman Miller the money. They bought his vote. But the Haslams have not yet showed where the money is coming from to build a suburban sports palace. It is not coming from the state.  It is not coming from Cuyahoga County.  It is not coming from any suburb.' 

“The Haslams certainly aren’t going to give $2.4 billion of their own money.  Until they provide  a genuine financial plan, their proposal is purely speculative and  lacks credibility, and, even more seriously, opens the door for them to move the Browns out of state,” Kucinich said. 

“My legislation stops them from moving out of Cleveland, which is why the fight to keep them in Cleveland is so critical.” Kucinich said.

“Miller has forfeited Team Cleveland’s game to the Haslams.  He’s playing for the wrong side and he is running the wrong way with the ball,” concluded Kucinich.

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