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Johnny Isakson: “Your primary job as CEO of Procter & Gamble was accountability and bringing a return to your shareholders, and your…”

On the recordJuly 21, 2014
Your primary job as CEO of Procter & Gamble was accountability and bringing a return to your shareholders, and your shareholders bought their stock with their own money. Your job at the VA, you also have shareholders, and that is the veterans of the United States of America, who bought their stock by risking their life for the safety and security of this country.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson emphasizes the accountability owed to veterans as stakeholders.

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