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Senate Democrats Propose Limits to Corporate Buybacks

Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders will introduce legislation to prohibit companies from stock buybacks unless workers’ pay and benefits also increase.

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Two top Senate Democrats said they’ll introduce legislation barring companies from buying back their own stock unless they first increase workers’ pay and benefits, as the party seeks to frame 2020 election issues by spotlighting corporate responsibility.

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