Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is settling into his new role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues. And the longtime liberal crusader’s first target is Howard Schultz, the interim CEO of Starbucks.
Sen. Bernie Sanders outlines his priorities during an interview in his Capitol Hill office, in Washington, Feb. 7, 2023.is settling into his new role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues. And the longtime liberal crusader’s first target is Howard Schultz, the interim CEO of Starbucks who has aggressively fought his workers’ efforts to unionize.
“I am chairman of the committee and I want to accomplish as much as I can … that’s what I’m paid to do and I intend to do it,” he said. “On the other hand, there are issues out there that I do not expect will be passed in this Congress, but are very important and they have to be talked about.” Sanders and his Democratic allies point to bipartisan deals he has made in the past, along with some of his unexpected relationships he’s made with Republicans who share slices of his interests. While he spends most of his time talking about his progressive goals, they said, he is also an 16-year veteran of the Senate with an ability to compromise.
Sanders ticked off Republicans he has worked with — moderate Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, for example, both of whom sit on the committee and have deep interest in rural health issues. He said he’s holding regular meetings with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the panel who is known for compromise.
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