Of their decision not to attend the hearing, Sanders said: “They are not often asked hard questions, and they would choose not to be transparent, not to have to face the senators who want to ask them hard questions.” He later said he thought defense contractors should be subject to Freedom of Information Act requests from journalists and members of the public, something that was proposed in 2019 by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2021 13:47 UTC