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A recent New York Times report noted, perhaps wishfully, that his new role as chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions “could be his final act in Washington.” But so far, Sanders is alive and staying put, and the hearings he’s planning for next month could provide some powerful public education on our capitalist system and lend fuel to organizing efforts nationwide.
As head of this committee, Sanders has the power to call CEOs to testify before Congress, and he plans to use that power.
He’s already demanded that Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, appear. Schultz has refused and is sending a lower-level flunky. Makes sense: he’s on his way out and presumably doesn’t want to be remembered as the guy who was humiliated by Bernie Sanders in a viral YouTube clip.
Jeff Bezos, too, has been invited to appear. You may recall that Sanders introduced legislation entitled the “Stop BEZOS Act” a few years ago.
As head of this committee, Sanders has the power to call CEOs to testify before Congress, and he plans to use that power.
He’s already demanded that Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, appear. Schultz has refused and is sending a lower-level flunky. Makes sense: he’s on his way out and presumably doesn’t want to be remembered as the guy who was humiliated by Bernie Sanders in a viral YouTube clip.
Jeff Bezos, too, has been invited to appear. You may recall that Sanders introduced legislation entitled the “Stop BEZOS Act” a few years ago.