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Pharma CEOs Are Among Likely Targets for Senate Democrats’ Subpoenas

  • Expanded majority means Democrats can easily issue subpoenas
  • Probes serve as political counter to House GOP investigations
Robert Bradway
Robert BradwayPhotographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg
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Senate Democrats plan their own political counter-programming to House Republicans’ threats of wide-ranging probes into Joe Biden’s administration and his family, taking on issues like corporate tax avoidance and union-busting, issues sure to rankle the GOP.

With an expanded majority, they now have the threat of subpoenas to haul corporate executives before their committees, and the pharmaceutical industry, big banks, and social media companies are among the anticipated early targets.