CD277: PGA LIVs

Congressional Dish

Jennifer Briney

News, Congress, Government, Politics, Corporations

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

The Chief Operating Officer and a board member of the PGA golf tour recently testified to the Senate as part of its investigation into the possible merger between the PGA and LIV golf tours. In this episode, hear a summary of their testimony which was about monopoly powers, labor rights, Saudi Arabian oil money, loyalty to country…. So much more than golf. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: [email protected] Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or [email protected] Use your bank’s online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes PGA Tour 2022. Official 2022-23 PGA Tour Media Guide. Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund. February 24, 2021. BBC. LIV Golf Fergus Bisset. February 1, 2023. Golf Monthly. Doric Sam. August 1, 2022. Bleacher Report. LIV vs. PGA Tim Schmitt. February 17, 2023. Golfweek. PA Media. August 3, 2022. The Guardian. Mark Schlabach. July 11, 2022. ESPN. Yemen Ryan Grim. May 18, 2023. The Intercept. Bruce Riedel. January 27, 2023. Brookings. Shuaib Almosawa. March 16, 2022. The Intercept. Audio Sources July 11, 2023 Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Witnesses: Ron Price, Chief Operating Officer, PGA TOUR Jimmy Dunne, Board Member, PGA TOUR 2002 HBO Music by (found on by mevio) Editing Production Assistance

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0:00.0	My hope is that you will resist those bucketful of money.
0:05.2	I think a lot of players, a lot of sponsors, a lot of charities and frankly the 9-11 families
0:12.5	are hoping that the PGA tour will stand up and frankly avoid the sellout that this deal
0:19.9	seems to be.
0:22.2	So he wants the PGA to stand up to Saudi Arabia while Congress won't.
0:28.1	While Congress continues to allow weapon sales to Saudi Arabia, while Congress does nothing
0:33.2	to push Saudi Arabia to end the blockade that is prohibiting food and fuel from getting
0:38.2	into Yemen, while Congress continues to hold zero investigative hearings into Saudi Arabia's
0:44.0	role in 9-11.
0:46.0	Congress does nothing to address the core issues that we have with Saudi Arabia's historical
0:51.2	and present use of violence, but a golf tour.
0:55.2	A golf tour is getting shamed by members of Congress into taking a stand.
1:01.3	The hypocrisy is stunning, if not at all surprising.
1:25.2	Hello, my friend, and thank you for tuning in to the 277th episode of The Listeners Supported
1:42.7	Congressional Dish.
1:43.9	I'm your host Jennifer Briny.
1:45.9	Now Congressional Dish, if this is your first time checking it out, is a podcast about
1:49.5	government, not politics.
1:52.2	This podcast is about what happens in Congress after we elect people to represent us.
1:57.3	This is a podcast about what they do with our money and in our names.
2:00.8	And one of my favorite things about Congress, one of the things that actually got me interested
2:04.9	in watching Congress in the first place, are the investigations that Congress is empowered
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