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Harry Reid: A constituent of yours from North Dakota started out with $330,000 in his retirement account and wound up with $1,700.…

On the recordOctober 17, 2002
A constituent of yours from North Dakota started out with $330,000 in his retirement account and wound up with $1,700. The Senator spoke on the floor before about Ken Lay at Enron and others. How much money did they take, separate and apart from whatever they made by selling their stock, just a reward for their malfeasance in running the corporation, does the Senator know?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the financial consequences of corporate malfeasance during a discussion on retirement accounts.

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