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On the recordDecember 5, 2018
In my view, not the regulators. In my view, not the legislative branch. In my view, the shareholders themselves.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz emphasizes that shareholders should determine company interests, not regulators or legislators.

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