On the recordOctober 27, 2009
You remember my calling the Vice President of IBM in this hearing room and telling him, I am going to nail your shoes to the floor.
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congress.govJames Oberstar: “You remember my calling the Vice President of IBM in this hearing room and telling him, I am going to nail your shoes to…”
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Oberstar recalls a past confrontation with IBM over contract management.
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