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In a Senate speech Wednesday,Air Max 97 Scontate, the Nevada Democrat said Redskins owner Daniel Snyder is hiding behind tradition in retaining his team's name,Cheap Shoes Wholesale China Free Shipping, which critics call racially offensive.
Reid called on Snyder "to do what is morally right" by changing the name. Reid has criticized the name before,Aaron Ness Jersey, telling The Washington Post in March that he thinks it will be changed within three years.