This exemption is really very special, very unique, and very undeserved if the leagues, in my view, fail to recognize their special public trust because of that unique exemption.
Richard Blumenthal: “This exemption is really very special, very unique, and very undeserved if the leagues, in my view, fail to recognize…”
On the recordDecember 3, 2014
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Blumenthal criticizes the leagues for not recognizing their public trust despite their unique exemption.
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