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Brad Sherman: “In other words you won't commit to telling the American people how many folks at Goldman-Sachs or AIG are going to make…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2009
In other words you won't commit to telling the American people how many folks at Goldman-Sachs or AIG are going to make a million dollars this year?
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman presses Geithner on the lack of commitment to disclose compensation details for executives at major financial institutions.

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