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Chris Dodd: “We should not be financing one dime of bonuses for AIG employees, for executives whose actions took the form of reckless…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2009
We should not be financing one dime of bonuses for AIG employees, for executives whose actions took the form of reckless endangerment.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd criticizes using taxpayer money for AIG bonuses amid financial instability.

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