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On the recordMarch 16, 2009
I agree with everything that you and your colleagues said, for whatever my humble opinion is worth, that those bonuses should not be paid to Financial Products division employees of AIG.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby opposes bonuses for AIG's Financial Products division employees due to their role in the crisis.

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