Big corporations and upper-income households could soon be “feeling the Bern,” as unabashed progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Wednesday hinted at throwing his hat in the ring for the soon-to-be-open Senate Finance Committee seat.
Sanders, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, is a vocal critic of Wall Street and corporate America and has pushed to expand entitlements like Medicare and Social Security, make college free and cut drug prices while raising taxes to lofty new heights. Sanders is the most senior senator caucusing with Democrats eligible to join the committee without a waiver, possibly giving him an edge should he pursue the seat.
“I do have some interest in it, yeah,” Sanders said Wednesday of the Finance opening, which will become available with next month’s resignation of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.
