Amazon urges employees to tell Bernie Sanders how much they love working there

Bernie Sanders.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) keeps criticizing Amazon, and the company is getting frustrated.

Sanders is working on a bill that would tax companies for any money spent on food stamps for employees, and he has slammed corporations like Amazon and Walmart for paying "very low wages" that he says force workers onto public assistance. The accusations have riled Amazon, and on Wednesday the company published a statement defending itself, reports The Verge.

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.