Sanders invites Bezos to testify before Senate Budget Committee

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has been asked to testify before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday, in a hearing focused on income inequality.

The Amazon (AMZN) founder was invited by Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, the senator's spokesperson, Mike Casca, confirmed to CNN. The hearing will include testimony from Jennifer Bates, an Amazon employee who is at the center of an attempt to unionize one of the company's warehouses in Alabama.