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On the recordJuly 11, 2011
In many respects, shareholders are the least powerful people in corporations, and they are, according to corporate law--and I will defer to Mr. Pitt and others.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights the powerlessness of shareholders in corporate structures.

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