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Burgess Owens: Will the gentleman slow down for a minute and explain what a CEO is, and let the American people understand what we are…

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
Will the gentleman slow down for a minute and explain what a CEO is, and let the American people understand what we are talking about in terms of the kinds of salaries or the kind of what they call a total remuneration package we are talking about? The average American CEO I understand makes no less than $1 million and some of them make above $20 million. People ought to understand we are talking about $20 million in total compensation packages, salary, pension, et cetera.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Discussing CEO compensation during a debate.

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