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John Sarbanes: “This is something we have been looking at over the last week or 10 days, thinking that, since the very worthwhile…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2002
This is something we have been looking at over the last week or 10 days, thinking that, since the very worthwhile requirements of corporations and accounting firms, under the bill of the Senator from Maryland, make sense if we are looking to protect investors, we should also protect union members from similar kinds of casual exploitation.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing protections for union members in relation to corporate accountability.

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