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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Dec 31, 2007

In early 2008, Chairman Reed very appropriately wrote the accounting standard setters citing concerns about the accounting standards for off balance sheet debt.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Dec 31, 2007

Senator John McCain and many other lawmakers called for a $400,000 cap on pay at all companies receiving taxpayer assistance.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Dec 31, 2007

Thank you very much, Director. Let me first tell you how much we appreciate the work that you did back in, I guess, 2008, on the original IRIS process, which as GAO found lent itself to interference, perhaps even capture, and was not…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 30, 2007

The notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them is ridiculous.

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Dec 30, 2007

For the last seven years, we have seen the same kind of misinformation coming from the White House.

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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Dec 30, 2007

All we're doing is dialing press releases that come from the White House.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 29, 2007

Our primary interest is making sure that whatever government emerges in Pakistan is viewed as legitimate.

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