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On the recordJuly 11, 2002
I express my great admiration for what Senator Sarbanes has done in presenting to America such a meaningful piece of legislation to deal with one of the great scandals that has occurred in the history of our free enterprise system, and taking a step toward restoring the confidence of the public in the investment community. But as Senator Dorgan, I have an idea which, in fact, in one instance, is parallel to Senator Dorgan's; that is, I believe we need to be very clear that we are applying the same standards to corporations that have their corporate headquarters inside the United States as we do to corporations that take advantage of our capital markets and have chosen to locate or relocate their headquarters outside of the United States.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing legislation related to corporate accountability and standards for U.S. and foreign corporations.

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