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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
Few developments have done more to harm public confidence in what is happening here in Washington than the news in the last few weeks of the financial institutions receiving Federal bailout funds paying out $18 billion in bonuses.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden criticizes bailout bonuses for undermining public trust in government actions.

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