Blumenthal Statement on the LIV Golf-PGA Tour Merger
June 07, 2023
June 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 6, 2023:
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the statement below on the merger of Saudi-backed LIV Golf with the PGA Tour:
"The PGA Tour has spent two years lambasting Saudi sports-washing and paying lip service the integrity of the sport of golf, which will now be used unabashedly by the Kingdom to distract from its many crimes.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the statement below on the merger of Saudi-backed LIV Golf with the PGA Tour:
"The PGA Tour has spent two years lambasting Saudi sports-washing and paying lip service the integrity of the sport of golf, which will now be used unabashedly by the Kingdom to distract from its many crimes.
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