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Iowa Senate introduces bill, asks for apology regarding Stanford band

Remember the halftime performance at the Rose Bowl -- you know, the one where Stanford's marching band made fun of the state of Iowa?

Well, Iowa's state government sure hasn't forgotten.

According to the Des Moines Register, the Iowa Senate introduced a bill Wednesday that seeks to ban Iowa's three state universities from "future collaboration and cooperation" with Stanford until the university apologizes to Iowans. The bill reads that the band's performance "offended Iowa's citizens in general and university (sic) of Iowa fans in particular."

State Sen. Mark Chelgren, a Republican, introduced the piece of legislation.