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On the recordMarch 16, 2009
I think we should be suing to get those bonuses back, not as the government that gave money to this private entity, but as the owner, saying, you know what, you got bonuses that you didn't deserve and we want them back on the merits.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Representative Frank advocates for legal action to recover AIG bonuses.

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