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James Traficant: “Last year the top dog at Bank One made $9 million. The big barker at Edison Brothers made $5 million. The kennel master…”

On the recordJune 9, 1998
Last year the top dog at Bank One made $9 million. The big barker at Edison Brothers made $5 million. The kennel master at K-Mart made $6 million. Mr. Speaker, if that is not enough to potty train a Rottweiler, the big Doberman at AT&T made $26 million, and do my colleagues know what he did? He got rid of 23,000 workers at AT&T. Unbelievable. Big dogs go to the penthouse, American workers go to the dog house. I think these companies are all screwed up. I think they should keep the workers and get rid of the fat cats at the top. And listen to this very carefully: I say they can hire CEO's a lot cheaper in Mexico, too. Think about that.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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Discussing executive compensation and layoffs in major corporations.

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