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WASHINGTON —  Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who represents New England Patriots' home turf in Boston, is threatening to hold a Senate hearing if the NFL refuses to allow national broadcasting of the Patriots-New York Giants game on Sunday night.

Kerry wrote NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to request the game be seen by the wider football-watching audience..

"I remain deeply troubled that today as many as 250,000 Massachusetts households, and millions of Patriots fans nationwide, may be denied access to this historic sporting event," Kerry wrote.

The Democratic senator also raised the threat of hearings should the NFL not fall on his side.