Congresswoman Lucy McBath plays emotional account of small business owner to Jeff Bezos

In a historic congressional antitrust hearing Democrat Lucy McBath played a recording to Amazon chief Jeff Bezos from a bookseller who sold books via Amazon. The businesswoman had felt her sales were throttled by the tech giant. In the recording, the seller pleads with Bezos to help her company, which supports 14 people. Bezos responded by saying he was surprised by the anecdote and expressed wanting to meet the small business owner.
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