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On the recordApril 28, 2010
Do you happen to know what the bonuses were for Goldman Sachs? I know they totaled into the billions. Mr. DeFAZIO. Last year it was rather modest for Mr. Blankfein, he only got a $9 million bonus which was considerably less than previous, but that does figure out to $1,000 an hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Most Americans would be happy to have that salary for a fraction of a week.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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