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On the recordMarch 8, 2023
The first part was to issue a subpoena to Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, to ask him why he thought his company could violate labor law, Federal labor law, with impunity.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders explains the purpose of the hearing regarding Starbucks' labor law violations.

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