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August 15, 2002-Rep. Gephardt's next stop was a discussion on corporate
accountability with congressional candidate Dr. Julie Thomas at UAW Local
74 in Ottumwa. Thomas, who has worked as a pediatrician in Cedar
Rapids for 27 years, is challenging Rep. Jim Leach in the 2nd district,
which encompasses 15 counties in Southeast Iowa. "She would be a
wonderful member of the Congress," Gephardt said. On the subject
of corporate accountability, Gephardt recounted talking recently with someone
who had lost almost all the money in his 401(k). "I've lost trust
in the information that investors have to depend on," the man had told
him. "We need to solve that problem," Gephardt said. Referring
to President Bush's recent economic summit in Waco, Gephardt said, "I don't
think we need PR shows today." Below, after the discussion Gephardt
talks with Rick Boer, a welder and departmental steward at the nearby John
Deere plant. "I like what he had to say," said Boer. |
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