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Richard Blumenthal: “Our laws protect fair, full competition.”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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NEWS CONFERENCE: Blumenthal calls for antitrust investigation into Connecticut Sun sale

Published | Video Starts at 09:07

Because what the WNBA did was in effect to squelch and block any kind of competition and its interference in the market is anti competitive. Our laws protect fair, full competition. There were a variety of public bidders and there may have been others. So yes, the 1/3 potential bid to keep them in Connecticut would concern me. (09:07–09:12)

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