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Peter Visclosky: I never remember being so tired, tired of doing nothing, tired of not passing an agricultural appropriation bill, tired…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2002
I never remember being so tired, tired of doing nothing, tired of not passing an agricultural appropriation bill, tired of not passing a foreign assistance bill in this House, tired of not passing an energy and water bill in this House. What did the gentleman from California want to do as far as making sure real American citizens who owned stock can either approve or disapprove outrageous corporate perks? Let us talk about corporate housing that is provided to executives. In the First Congressional District, I have had thousands of steelworkers lose their jobs. They have had to sell their house. Nobody is providing them any house and voting on it. We have talked about corporate jets and no one being able to vote on that as far as shareholders are concerned.
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Peter Visclosky
Indiana

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Addressing frustrations over legislative inaction and corporate accountability.

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