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Boston Globe: One year in, Warren not shying from populist aims
By: Nora BiermanDecember 23, 2013 WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren seems tired as she sits down in her straight back office chair at the end of a long rookie year in the Senate. But her voice suddenly rises when her favorite subject comes up, the populist ideas on which she has spent the last 30 years. It's not just Democrats who need a jolt of it, she says, holding up her arm like a crossing guard. "Everyone," the Massachusetts Democrat says. "Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, … Continue Reading
December 17, 2013
Boston.com: Elizabeth Warren measure would forbid employers from looking at job applicants credit history
By: Nora BiermanDecember 17, 2013 WASHINGTON -- Senator Elizabeth Warren announced today that she will introduce a measure to forbid employers from requiring credit histories on job applicants. The Massachusetts Democrat's measure has support from dozens of liberal consumer groups, who argue that credit history is a poor measure of character and discriminates against the economically disadvantaged. But it could face resistance from Republicans who oppose more restrictions on businesses and … Continue Reading
December 05, 2013
Telegram: Sen. Warren at Veterans Inc. hears concerns on housing
By: Alli KnotheDecember 5, 2013 WORCESTER - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited Veterans Inc. on Grove Street Thursday, speaking with veterans, advocates and politicians about issues facing former service members. "The more I know, the better I can do my job," she told them during a 20-minute roundtable discussion before touring the facility. Steven J. Connor, director of Central Hampshire Veterans Services of Northampton, said he would like Ms. Warren to consider having financial assistance … Continue Reading
November 12, 2013
American Banker: Warren: 'It's Time to Act' on Too Big to Fail
By: Victoria FinkleNovember 12, 2013 WASHINGTON - Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied supporters on Tuesday to help end "too big to fail" and back her bill to separate commercial banking from riskier activities, in a fiery speech before consumer advocates. The Massachusetts Democrat, a longtime critic of Wall Street, expressed frustration that three years after the Dodd-Frank Act the biggest banks continue to grow, regulators keep missing their statutory deadlines and the problem of "too big to … Continue Reading
November 07, 2013
Springfield Republican: Sen. Elizabeth Warren says 'system is rigged for powerful interests,' addresses fight to enact new gun control regulations
By: Robert RizzutoNovember 7, 2013 WASHINGTON - In a speech to be delivered at the National Consumer Law Center's three-day Consumer Rights Litigation Conference starting today in Washington, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks about a myriad of issues including the battle to enact federal gun control legislation and the successes of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren, who took office a year ago in a pricey Senate race against Republican Scott Brown, reiterates her … Continue Reading
November 04, 2013
Gloucester Times: Fed panel hears pleas for fishing reforms
By: Sean HorganNovember 4, 2013 The Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization road show hit Boston on Monday, when U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren hosted a State House session that again left fishing advocates questioning the science that serves as the basis for so many federal policies governing the nation's fisheries. The session featured numerous speakers and drew a large audience of policymakers, federal and state politicians, as well as fishing and conservation advocates. "If folks in Washington … Continue Reading
October 28, 2013
Boston.com: Warren: Boost medical research spending
By: Deirdre FernandesOctober 28, 2013 Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday called for doubling federal government funding of scientific and biomedical research and for more consistent financing of the National Institutes of Health, which have both helped fuel the state's innovation economy. Speaking to a forum held by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat said increasing investments into medical research can save lives and money. Research into drugs that delay … Continue Reading
October 16, 2013
Springfield Republican: Sen. Elizabeth Warren pleased over bipartisan funding legislation, but 'not celebrating'
By: Robert RizzutoOctober 16, 2013 Following the anticlimactic conclusion to the 16-day saga that left tens of thousands of government employees out of work, at least one United States senator isn't breaking out the party hats just yet. After Congress passed a bill late Wednesday to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sent an email to supporters saying that although she was pleased that the bill addressing two disasters had passed, she … Continue Reading
October 16, 2013
NECN: Sen. Warren: We have to negotiate when we're not on the brink
NECN PoliticsOctober 16, 2013 (NECN) - Votes are expected to begin in the U.S. Senate on a bill that would end the partial government shutdown and avoid defaulting on the country's debts Wednesday evening. Massachusetts' Senator Elizabeth Warren says it sounds like there is a "real majority" to pass the bill. "The United States cannot default on its debts and we're going to get the government reopened, just like we should," she says. However, the deal is only a short term one. The agreement … Continue Reading
October 06, 2013
National Journal: Warren Uses Star Power to Push Tough-on-Wall-Street Agenda
By: Stacy KaperOctober 6, 2013 Sen. Elizabeth Warren giggles like a girl sought after by the coolest boy in school when asked what she makes of the progressive push for her to "save" liberals from a feared "too-close-to-Wall-Street" presidential run by Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016. But the "Aw shucks, me?" veneer shines with the polish of a practiced politician. Warren is imminently aware of the spotlight she's under and fully cognizant of the fact that the message she sends will be as … Continue Reading
September 29, 2013
Huffington Post: Elizabeth Warren Calls For Big Changes To Student Loans
By: Tyler KingkadeSeptember 29, 2013 BOSTON -- College graduates struggling to repay their student loans should have an easier time getting their debt eliminated if they go into bankruptcy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Saturday. Warren laid out several reforms to address the rising costs of higher education in a speech at the Education Writers Association's Conference on Higher Education, held at Northeastern University. She spoke of the difficulty a growing number of graduates have … Continue Reading
September 23, 2013
Associated Press: Warren warns of scams aimed at military families
Associated PressSeptember 23, 2013 BOSTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is planning to hold a pair of round-table discussions about the fiscal challenges facing military families in Massachusetts and across the country. Warren says she wants to talk with service members, veterans and their families and discuss efforts to protect them from financial scams. Warren will be joined at the Monday events by U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, and … Continue Reading
September 21, 2013
The Milford Daily News: Warren praises innovation on tour of EMC in Franklin
By: Matt TotaThe Milford Daily NewsSeptember 21, 2013 In her first visit to the Milford area since her campaign, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren, got a firsthand look at the state's innovation economy at work, touring the EMC Corp. facility here. As Capitol Hill prepares for another budget fight, Warren has been crisscrossing the state to learn in part how Massachusetts residents view issues such as proposed federal budget cuts. The senator met privately with EMC executives for nearly a half an hour … Continue Reading
September 20, 2013
Associated Press: With an eye toward affected citizens, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren working to delay new federal flood insurance rules
Associated PressSeptember 20, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she's concerned about new federal flood insurance rules. Warren is pressing Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate about the impact of the new rules on families in Massachusetts and across the country who have been placed into a flood zone for the first time. Warren said those families are now being asked to pay thousands of dollars in premiums. Read the full story … Continue Reading
September 20, 2013
Gloucester Times: Sen. Warren focused on fisheries aid bill
By: Sean HorganGloucester TimesSeptember 20, 2013 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she remains steadfast in her efforts to secure disaster assistance for Massachusetts fishermen, if frustrated by the very process that would deliver it. "You know what it's like down here right now," Warren, D-Mass., said in a Wednesday night phone interview with the Times. That is as succinct a description of the current state of Capitol Hill gridlock and partisan angst as you're likely to find. The blogosphere … Continue Reading
September 12, 2013
Boston Globe: In fiery speech, Warren calls for limiting size of banks
By: Nora BiermanBoston GlobeSeptember 12, 2013 WASHINGTON - Senator Elizabeth Warren said Thursday morning that "we have to pick up the slingshots again" in the David versus Goliath battle with big banks. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat who entered politics as a critic of big banks, used a fiery speech at George Washington University Law School marking five years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers to renew her call to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act, aimed at limiting the size and scope … Continue Reading
August 30, 2013
AP: Mass. delegation urges Obama use caution on Syria
By Steve LeBlancAssociated PressAugust 29, 2013 BOSTON - Members of the state's congressional delegation urged caution on Wednesday as President Barack Obama weighed a U.S. response to the apparent use of chemical weapons in Syria. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the alleged chemical attack on civilians by Syrian President Bashar Assad's administration is reprehensible but the U.S. must have an achievable goal before taking action. "It's critically important that we remember about unintended … Continue Reading
August 22, 2013
Herald News: Sen. Warren visits UMD's Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center to talk about university research
By: Michael GagneAugust 22, 2013 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will return to Washington with a new keepsake. It's a cylindrical piece of recycled asphalt, containing some stone pieces and rubber. It could be used various ways - as a dumbbell, a paper weight or, as Warren suggested, as a visual reminder to her colleagues on Capitol Hill of the value that can be realized by continuing to fund universities' capacity for research. The asphalt is being made by a company looking to make … Continue Reading
August 22, 2013
Taunton Daily Gazette: Sen. Warren tours Taunton's General Dynamics facility
By: Gerry TuotiAugust 22, 2013 Two months after she joined other Massachusetts legislators to support federal funding for the WIN-T battlefield communications system, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren visited Taunton to see the equipment first-hand. "It's a great part of the national defense effort," said Warren, who toured defense contractor General Dynamics' Taunton facility Thursday. General Dynamics produces the WIN-T battlefield communications system for the Army at its Taunton facility. The … Continue Reading
August 22, 2013
Standard-Times: After seeing what SMAST does, Sen. Warren promises to be an ally
By Steve DeCostaAugust 22, 2013 Elizabeth Warren visited New Bedford Thursday looking for ammunition. After 75 minutes of easy but engaged banter with students and scientists at UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology, she left feeling a stronger commitment to federal programs that encourage higher education and marine research. And she said she felt more secure in her ability to argue her positions and influence her colleagues. "The advantage of getting a firsthand look is … Continue Reading