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Paul E. Kanjorski: “Because some of my colleagues will probably ask our witnesses to explain their enormous bonuses being issued in a time…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2009
Because some of my colleagues will probably ask our witnesses to explain their enormous bonuses being issued in a time of great national suffering, I will not do so.
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Paul E. Kanjorski
Pennsylvania

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Kanjorski addresses the misuse of taxpayer money by executives.

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