> > > > "Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., > > > > won passage of a provision earlier this year that > > > > they said would have prevented the type of payments > > > > now at the center of a storm. > > > > > > > > It was dropped without explanation in the final > > > > compromise on the economic stimulus measure, > > > > replaced by a less restrictive set of conditions > > > > backed by Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and > > > > accepted by the White House." > > > > > > Judy wrote: > > > This is false. > > > > > That's just your opinion - I don't agree. > > Judy wrote: > Not a matter of opinion, sorry. > Somebody is lying, that's fer sure; either Dodd or Reid - that's my opinion.
"Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, the corporate crony who is the largest recipient of AIG donations, is now leading the charge to tax the retention payments in order to recoup the $450 million the company is paying to employees in its financial-products unit. But Dodd, it turns out, was for protecting AIG's bonuses before he was against them." Read more: 'Spare us your fake furry, DC hypocrites' Posted by Michelle Malkin New York Post, March 18, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/c3nepd > Actually it was the White House that insisted on > the provision that excluded AIG; Dodd opposed it. > The administration is dishonestly trying to pin > it on Dodd, and the right-wingers are happily > helping out. > > http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/17/treasury-attempts-to-blame-dodd-for-aig-bonuse\ > \ > > s/ > http://tinyurl.com/cq2n6l > > Dodd has his ethical problems, but he was on the > side of the angels in this instance. > > > According to Harry Reid, the Dodd words were included. > > Dodd did it - maybe in the future he should read the > > bill BEFORE he signs it - then he wouldn't have to go > > into back-pedal mode. > > > > "I think we should look at what we did put in the > > bill. We did put the Dodd language..." - Harry Reid > > > > "During a late-night, closed door meeting last month, > > negotiators for the House, Senate and White House > > agreed to strip an amendment to the stimulus bill > > that would have restricted bonuses to any company > > receiving federal bailout funds. Instead of that > > measure, another measure by Senator Chris Dodd (D) > > from Connecticut was inserted that limited "executive > > compensation," but specifically exempted bonuses." > > > > Read more: > > > > 'Stimulus backroom deal backfires' > > By Mark Matthews > > ABC-KGO TV, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 > > http://tinyurl.com/cszubn
