Byron Dorgan: “I offered an amendment a couple of hours ago that was simple and germane. It should have had a vote. It said that if the…”

“I offered an amendment a couple of hours ago that was simple and germane. It should have had a vote. It said that if the CEOs and directors of a corporation waltz out the door with millions of dollars of bonuses, stock options, and incentive pay, and then the company goes bankrupt, they have to give it back. I couldn't get that amendment up for a vote because of the same objection. I wonder if there is not a pattern here that the Senator from Massachusetts sees and that others see to shut down those amendments and protect the folks at the top while the folks at the bottom lost everything.”