Republican Senator Sam Brownback lashed out at the insurance giant AIG after reports surfaced of the company paying out $165 million in bonuses, even after receiving bailout money from the government.

"I am outraged at the news that AIG, a company that has taken so much taxpayer money in the form of bailouts, is now paying out hundreds of millions of dollares in executive bonuses," said Brownback. "I will do everything I can to see that AIG returns its bonus money to taxpayers. Any AIG executive who received a bonus should return it or be fired."

AIG has received $170 billion in bailout funds over the past several months.