Russ Feingold: “the BAO data indicate that these disparities exist at every pay level, but what is readily apparent is that disparity…”

“the BAO data indicate that these disparities exist at every pay level, but what is readily apparent is that disparity becomes far greater at the highest levels. It is at the executive levels, and particularly, the compensation provided to the President, where the greatest problems arise. When the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to consider this legislation, I released a chart based upon information I had obtained the night before the committee meeting which indicate that the top 15 executives at RFE/RL were receiving compensation and benefit packages that totaled $3.6 million, with an average salary and benefit package of over $240,000 per executive.”