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Henry Waxman: “Your company is now bankrupt, our economy is in a state of crisis, but you get to keep $480 million. I have a very basic…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2008
Your company is now bankrupt, our economy is in a state of crisis, but you get to keep $480 million. I have a very basic question for you. Is this fair?
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman questions the fairness of executive compensation amid economic crisis.

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