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On the recordJuly 14, 2015
Clearly, we can no longer indulge the idea of FIFA, a multi-billion dollar, nonprofit global enterprise being run behind closed doors.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal criticizes FIFA's lack of transparency and calls for reforms.

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