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April 24, 2025

Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open

Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), are urging the Social Security Administration to keep open its field offices and demanding transparency about potential closures in a new letter. In addition to Warren, 65 House members and 40 senators signed the letter to acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek on Wednesday, requesting that he commit to keeping open the field offices and tell them if the agency intends to close any. The request came after the Genera… Continue Reading

April 23, 2025

Warren Warns of ‘Backdoor Way’ Trump and Musk Want to Gut Social Security

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new video on Wednesday warning seniors that Donald Trump and Elon Musk “are taking a chainsaw to your Social Security.” In the video, recorded as a Q&A-style explainer and posted on YouTube, Warren details the carnage that’s unfolding at the Social Security Administration (SSA) — thanks to Musk, the world’s richest man — and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE has led efforts to fire thousands of workers at the SSA and shutter d… Continue Reading

April 23, 2025

Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (New York) and four other Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of the U.S. DOGE Service’s dramatic restructuring and sweeping cuts to the government agency. The letter sent to the inspector general’s office Wednesday is part of a broader Democratic effort to defend Social Security from what they describe as a reckless government downsizing campaign spearheaded by Donald Tr… Continue Reading

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April 30, 2025

Warren Slams Bezos After Amazon Backtracks on Tariff Price Transparency, Questions Bezos’ Conversation With Trump

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a new letter, following reports that Amazon considered an initiative to illustrate the cost of President Trump’s tariffs to customers — only to reverse course after a private conversation between Bezos and Trump. “If Amazon had followed through on any plans to provide transparency on tariff costs, it could have provided important information for consumers, allowing them to find out for themselves some of the true costs… Continue Reading

April 30, 2025

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Secures Commitment From Defense Nominee to Support AI Competition and Innovation in Defense Contracting

At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured a commitment from Mr. Michael P. Cadenazzi, nominee to be the next Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, to stop anticompetitive practices by Big Tech that could threaten our national security. Senator Warren explained that federal agencies should benefit from innovation in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, but instead, a few Big Tech companies could lock the governme… Continue Reading

April 30, 2025

Warren, Blumenthal, Correa, Ramirez, 40+ Lawmakers Open Investigation into “Troubling” Customs and Border Protection Tactics

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representatives Lou Correa (D-Calif.) and Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.), led a letter to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding an explanation for the troubling reports alleging due process violations, mistreatment, prolonged detention, and politicized denials of entry at air and land ports since President Trump took office over three months ago. Several recent incidents have sparked serious concer… Continue Reading

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Op-eds

April 09, 2025

Financial Times: Elizabeth Warren: It falls to Congress to unravel Trump’s reckless tariffs

Since President Donald Trump announced his massive tariffs, the stock market has experienced its biggest decline since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economic experts are warning that a recession is likely. Consumer confidence has tumbled to levels not seen since the height of the pandemic. Some big companies and local businesses are already handing out pink slips. Tens of millions of Americans are anxiously wondering what will happen to their jobs, their retirement savings and their future… Continue Reading

January 28, 2025

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Trump, Musk and I agree on something important. And I've got 30 ways to get it done

Here's something President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and I agree on: the federal government throws away trillions of dollars on wasteful spending. I have spent years trying to squeeze government waste out of our budget, and I'm ready to work with Musk to make government more efficient and save taxpayers money. But here’s the thing: we need to focus in the right place. Instead of cutting help for people who rely on Medicare, Social Security and the VA, let’s focus on the billionaires and billionai… Continue Reading

January 13, 2025

Elizabeth Warren: If Trump Wants to Unrig the Economy, I’m In

The mission of the Democrats on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is to deliver what Americans have asked for in election after election: unrigging the economy to make life more affordable for working families. I’m ready to work with Chairman Tim Scott, Donald Trump and business leaders whenever they support policies that rebuild the middle class, advance our economic and national security, and fight the corruption of those who seek to use government to enrich themselves. … Continue Reading

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