Senators call for investigation after Paradise Papers reveal tax avoidance

Bernie Sanders and Sheldon Whitehouse among Democratic lawmakers seeking congressional inquiry and laws to fight offshore investors’ strategiesSenators have demanded a congressional investigation and new laws to combat tax avoidance after the Paradise Papers exposed the secrets of offshore investors.Bernie Sanders, ranking member of the Senate budget committee, wrote on Tuesday to its chairman, Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming, arguing that it had a responsibility to taxpayers to get to the bo