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Peter Roskam: “I would submit, I think there is a transparency and accountability in the current state of the law. The transparency…”

On the recordApril 18, 2007
I would submit, I think there is a transparency and accountability in the current state of the law. The transparency comes in the disclosure of executive compensation, and the accountability comes in the ability to sell shares if you don't like it. That is a very, very, very powerful tool. What I would say is, look at the totality of what executive leadership has brought us. From 2002 to 2006, the market capitalization of American companies has risen to $8 trillion. That is something to celebrate and not something to criticize.
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Peter Roskam
Republican · Illinois
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Discussing transparency and accountability in executive compensation during a legislative debate.

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