Lauderdale Congressman Sharpens Sword for AIG

Today in Washington, D.C., members of Congress are taking turns pummeling AIG Fat Cat Edward M. Liddy. His woefully mismanaged company needed billions of tax dollars to save it from failure, and yet AIG still handed out millions in bonuses to its management. It is fashionable -- and appropriate --...

By Thomas Francis

March 18, 2009

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Today in Washington, D.C., members of Congress are taking turns pummeling AIG Fat Cat Edward M. Liddy. His woefully mismanaged company needed billions of tax dollars to save it from failure, and yet AIG still handed out millions in bonuses to its management. It is fashionable -- and appropriate -- to be outraged. Which Fort Lauderdale-based Rep. Ron Klein's was on his district's behalf. Here's video of a portion of an opening statement he gave yesterday. It can be read in its entirety here.

And here's what he said when he got his chance to interrogate Liddy today:
AIG+hearing+03.18.09.pdf

Check out MSNBC for the whole battle royal.

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