Senate Proceeding 03-17-09 on Mar 17th, 2009 :: 2:18:20 to 2:19:29
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executive compensation obligations at financ institutions that have received federal bailout funds. it would also create an office of the taxpayer advocate in the department of justice to take the other side in the contest between the executives and the public. the department of justice would represent the public. and finally, it would set up a temporary court. i call it a temporary economic

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Sheldon Whitehouse: represent the public. and finally, it would set up a temporary court. i call it a temporary economic recovery oversight panel of sitting bankruptcy judges. positions. you take sitting bankruptcy judges, and you create a temporary panel, and you can get this heard. i don't want to speak long. i know the distinguished senator from vermont is waiting.

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Speech By: Sheldon Whitehouse

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recovery oversight panel of sitting bankruptcy judges. positions. you take sitting bankruptcy judges, and you create a temporary panel, and you can get this heard. i don't want to speak long. i know the distinguished senator from vermont is waiting. i do want to assure my colleagues that if we ventilate about this, if we want

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Sheldon Whitehouse: i do want to assure my colleagues that if we ventilate about this, if we want to wring our hands about it, if we want to give speeches about how it's outrageous, well, we can do that. but if we actually want to do something about it within our constitutional restrictions of the united states of america, i believe the bill that i've

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to wring our hands about it, if we want to give speeches about how it's outrageous, well, we can do that. but if we actually want to do something about it within our constitutional restrictions of the united states of america, i believe the bill that i've proposed wl allow to us do it. and, frankly, i don't see x?other way. so i invite my colleagues to

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Sheldon Whitehouse: proposed wl allow to us do it. and, frankly, i don't see x?other way. so i invite my colleagues to discuss it further with me. i don't think i have a exclusive piece of wisdom here. i do think there may be ways the bill could be improved, willing to listen to anybody.

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discuss it further with me. i don't think i have a exclusive piece of wisdom here. i do think there may be ways the bill could be improved, willing to listen to anybody. but i can't tolerate a situation in which we do nothing, in which we unilaterally disarm the united states government from

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Sheldon Whitehouse: but i can't tolerate a situation in which we do nothing, in which we unilaterally disarm the