The embattled head of Steward Health Care told lawmakers he is invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and will not comply with a congressional subpoena. In a letter sent Wednesday to the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee and shared first with The Hill,

Members of a Senate committee looking into the Steward Health Care bankruptcy said they plan to vote next week to adopt two resolutions to hold Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre in contempt after he refused to attend a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena.

According to Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), multiple studies have shown that when private equity firms take over a hospital or healthcare facility, prices increase, quality declines, and workers are forced to do more with less.