Posts Tagged ‘Senate’
US Senate Banking Committee To Hold Hearings On Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The Silicon Valley Bank branch office is pictured in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., March 13, 2023. Reuters The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold the first of several hearings on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank on March 28, Democratic Chairman Sherrod Brown said on Tuesday. The first hearing will hear…
Read MoreTop US Senate Democrat Schumer Wants Legislative Response To Banking Ills
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives to a news conference to discuss President Biden’s budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 9, 2023. Reuters The U.S. Congress needs to act on bipartisan legislation strengthening banking industry controls, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday, amid global worries over the financial soundness of…
Read MoreNorfolk Southern Faces Harsh US Senate Criticism After Ohio Derailment
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw waits to testify on the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment before a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., March 9, 2023. Reuters A U.S. Senate committee harshly criticized rail operator Norfolk Southern and pressed it to back safety reforms on Thursday after…
Read MoreStarbucks CEO Shultz To Testify Befor Senate, Sanders, Over Union Concerns
On the eve of a potential subpoena vote, Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz agreed to testify before a Senate committee led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) regarding questions about the company’s ongoing anti-union efforts. Sanders announced Shultz’s decision to testify on Tuesday, expressing clear joy that the longtime executive reneged on his previous stance. “I’m happy…
Read MoreUnder Pressure, Starbucks CEO Agrees To Testify Before US Senate Panel
Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz delivers remarks at the Starbucks 2016 Investor Day in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 7, 2016. Reuters Starbucks Corp interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz has agreed to testify this month before a U.S. Senate committee after earlier resisting requests to appear and answer questions about the company’s compliance…
Read MoreNew Jan. 6 Footage Shows QAnon Shaman Being Escorted by Cops Through Halls of the Capital and Then to Senate Floor [WATCH]
![New Jan. 6 Footage Shows QAnon Shaman Being Escorted by Cops Through Halls of the Capital and Then to Senate Floor [WATCH]](https://data.ibtimes.sg/en/full/65867/jacob-chansley.jpg "New Jan. 6 Footage Shows QAnon Shaman Being Escorted by Cops Through Halls of the Capital and Then to Senate Floor [WATCH]")
Newly revealed surveillance footage from Jan 6, 2021, riots shows two Capitol police officers escorting Jacob Chansley, the be-horned so-called “QAnon Shaman”, who has become a symbol of the infamous Capitol riot, through the halls of the Capitol and then to the doors of the US Senate. The shocking footage was shared by Tucker Carlson…
Read MoreUS Senate Democrats Back Biden’s FAA Nominee, Republicans Question His Experience
The U.S. Capitol is pictured during afternoon hours, in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2023. Reuters A leading U.S. Senate Democrat on Wednesday said Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington has what it takes to “move a big bureaucracy” as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) looks to improve aviation safety, but Republicans questioned his limited aviation…
Read MoreNorfolk Southern CEO To Testify On Train Derailment Before US Senate
A general view of the site of the derailment of a train carrying hazardous waste in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 23, 2023. Reuters Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw has agreed to testify on the Ohio train derailment before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on March 9, the company said on…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Poised To Consider Blocking Biden ESG Investment Rule
The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is reflected in a car window, on the morning of the first day of the 118th Congress in Washington, DC, U.S., January 3, 2023. Reuters The U.S. Senate will vote later on Wednesday on a Republican measure intended to prevent retirement plans from considering environmental, social and corporate…
Read MoreStarbucks CEO Shultz Declines Senate Hearing Invitation From Bernie Sanders
Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz has refused an invitation to testify before a Senate committee hearing investigating actions the company has taken in its negotiations with a growing internal labor movement. The invitation, sent by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sought information on Starbucks’ compliance with federal labor laws, as the organizing…
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