WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, issued the following statement in response to news that AIG was paying $165 million in retention bonuses.  AIG took taxpayer dollars as a part of a multi-hundred billion dollar bailout, which Rehberg opposed.

“Montanans calling my office are just as angry about AIG rewarding bad decisions with huge bonuses as they were when Congress was rewarding bad decisions with huge bailouts.  And Montanans have a right to be angry because taxpayers are on the hook for the bad decisions made by both AIG and Congress.  These shameful bonuses represent 165 million reasons why I have opposed every single one of these bailouts.  AIG’s actions further underscore the fact that these massive bills pushed through Congress with little to no oversight are simply a bad deal for taxpayers.”

Congressman Rehberg has opposed every taxpayer bailout under both the Bush and Obama Administrations.