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Charles E. Schumer: We will act, and we will take this money back and return it to its rightful owners, the American taxpayers. We will take…

On the recordMarch 16, 2009
We will act, and we will take this money back and return it to its rightful owners, the American taxpayers. We will take this money back by taxing virtually all of it.

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Senator Schumer outlines the Senate's plan to recover AIG bonuses through taxation.

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