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Yahoo Finance: Warren asks Lutnick how Trump will stop tariff-driven price hikes
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter Tuesday to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging him to explain how the Trump administration plans to prevent companies from using tariffs as a cover to hike prices. "Tariffs can be a strategic tool to grow American industry and good manufacturing jobs, but President Trump’s across-the-board tariffs have been chaotic, not strategic," the Democratic lawmaker wrote in the letter reviewed by Yahoo Finance. "I am deeply concerned that President Trump is now … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
CNBC: Senators press Trump Social Security nominee on his views about privatizing the agency
Two Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon — sent a letter Monday to Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, to ask whether he supports privatizing the agency and if he would be willing to undo recent changes. Bisignano, who is the chief executive officer of payments technology company Fiserv , has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as commissioner of the SSA. Bisignano’s Senate confirmation hearing is … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
Military.com: As Pentagon's Top Health Nominee Prepares for Confirmation Hearing, One Senator Has a Lot of Questions
Ahead of his confirmation hearing Thursday to become assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, Keith Bass is facing tough questions from a prominent Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Bass, a retired Navy commander and substance abuse counselor who previously led the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of Medical Services and the White House Medical Unit, was nominated Dec. 22 to manage the Defense Department's $61 billion health system, which serves 9.5 million … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
Mass Live: ‘Prelude to privatization?’: Mass. Sen. Warren seeks answers on Trump’s plans for Social Security
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants President Donald Trump’s pick to run the U.S. Social Security Administration to come clean about the Republican White House’s plans for an agency that touches the lives of millions of Americans. Frank Bisignano, the banker and financial technology executive tapped to lead the agency, is set to appear before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. Ahead of that appearance, Warren, D-Mass., and the panel’s ranking Democrat, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, are … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
Senators press Trump Social Security nominee on his views about privatizing the agency
Two Democratic senators — Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon — sent a letter Monday to Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, to ask whether he supports privatizing the agency and if he would be willing to undo recent changes. Bisignano, who is the chief executive officer of payments technology company Fiserv, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as commissioner of the SSA. Bisignano’s Senate confirmation hearing is … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
USA TODAY: Government agency to review health and safety effects of Trump's mass firings
An independent government watchdog agency will probe how President Donald Trump's mass firings of early-tenure employees affect air travel, the spread of diseases, nuclear safety, food safety, veterans health care, the opioid epidemic, and the ability to respond to floods and wildfires. The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan watchdog agency that investigates, audits, and evaluates government operations for Congress, said it would open the investigation in response to a March 6 … Continue Reading
March 21, 2025
NBC News: Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Duckworth demand answers about Musk's Pentagon meeting
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., are demanding information from the Defense Department about Elon Musk's meeting this morning at the Pentagon. "Did the Pentagon today provide Mr. Musk with a top-secret briefing today on U.S. war plans for China?" Warren and Duckworth asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News. They sought additional details about the briefing, including whether the Pentagon changed its original plans for the … Continue Reading
March 21, 2025
NBC News: Elizabeth Warren questions SEC chair on meme coin guidance after Trumps' tokens launch
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, is seeking information from the Securities and Exchange Commission over its decision to relax federal regulations around meme coins weeks after Trump and first lady Melania Trump released their own versions. The SEC defines a meme coin as a type of crypto asset inspired by internet memes, characters, current events, or trends. In a staff statement last month, the agency said because of its … Continue Reading
March 21, 2025
Bloomberg: Syria Sanctions Relief Sought by Bipartisan Pair of Lawmakers
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers is seeking sanctions relief for Syria as the country rebuilds after the fall of President Bashar al Assad. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, and Representative Joe Wilson, a South Carolina Republican, wrote a letter to to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking them to review the US's Syria sanctions policy with an eye toward removing some measures to help the country's development and counter the … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
NBC News: Sen. Warren calls Trump's expected Education Department executive order a 'code red'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., slammed Trump's attempt to dismantle the Education Department, saying in a statement that it's "a code red for every public school student, parent, and teacher in this country." "Trump is telling public school kids in America that their futures don't matter. Billionaires like Trump and Musk won't feel the difference when after school programs are slashed, class sizes go up, and help for families to pay for school gets cut," she said in a statement first to NBC … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Reuters: US Senate Democrats call on Trump Medicare nominee Dr. Oz to pay $400,000 in avoided taxes
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump to oversee the government's Medicare and Medicaid health plans, should commit to paying over $400,000 in taxes he avoided, two Democratic U.S. Senators said on Thursday. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee that will decide whether to advance Oz's nomination to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and committee member Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, in … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Boston.com: Warren blasts NIH leaders amid funding disruptions
Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers from National Institutes of Health (NIH) leaders Wednesday, accusing them of not knowing basic information about the agency and saying that the Trump administration sidestepped a basic court order. Warren excoriated NIH Acting Director Matthew Memoli and President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency, Jay Bhattacharya, in a new letter. She decried the "paralytic state" of the NIH amid Trump's funding cuts. Massachusetts, a national leader in … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
ABC News: Warren warns of 'dire consequences' of Education Department firings for student loans
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reinstate former Department of Education employees who were critical to the nation’s federal student aid process or else borrowers will suffer “dire consequences,” according to a letter Warren sent to McMahon on Wednesday. “The Department of Education (ED) appears to be abandoning the millions of parents, students, and borrowers who rely on a functioning federal student aid system to lower education costs,” Warren and a … Continue Reading
March 17, 2025
The Guardian: Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption
Leading Democrats on Monday demanded an investigation of possible criminal corruption involving Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and world’s richest man tasked by Donald Trump with slashing the federal government. The investigation should involve “the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to cancel a $2.4bn contract with Verizon to upgrade air traffic control communications, and to pay … Musk’s Starlink to help manage US airspace”, senators Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal and … Continue Reading
March 13, 2025
Bloomberg: Warren Calls for Ethics Probe Into Tesla White House Event
A group of Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren is calling for an ethics investigation into a White House event promoting Tesla Inc. The demand comes after President Donald Trump on Tuesday held an impromptu press conference to support his billionaire adviser and Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. During the event, five Teslas were displayed outside of the White House. Trump praised the cars as "beautiful" and selected a red Model S to purchase. Musk, who is designated a special … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: ‘You will be responsible’ if benefits are interrupted
Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, that he will be responsible if staff cuts interfere with the agency’s ability to process and disburse benefit checks. President Donald Trump has nominated Bisignano, chief executive of payments and financial technology company Fiserv, to serve as commissioner of the agency, which is responsible for sending monthly benefit payments to … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
STAT: Warren asks HHS watchdog to investigate GSK over its asthma inhaler maneuvers
After a year of controversy and complaints, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is asking a federal watchdog to investigate GSK for replacing a popular asthma inhaler with a so-called authorized generic at a much higher price in order to avoid paying Medicaid rebates. In a letter sent Tuesday to the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Warren accused the company of "outrageous profiteering" because the maneuver cost Medicaid nearly $1 billion in … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
CNBC: Senators to Trump Social Security nominee: ‘You will be responsible’ if benefits are interrupted
Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon are warning Frank Bisignano, the nominee to lead the Social Security Administration, that he will be responsible if staff cuts interfere with the agency's ability to process and disburse benefit checks. President Donald Trump has nominated Bisignano, chief executive of payments and financial technology company Fiserv, to serve as commissioner of the agency, which is responsible for sending monthly benefit payments … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Reuters: Democratic lawmakers slam Pentagon for scrapping climate studies
Democratic lawmakers slammed President Donald Trump's administration for canceling U.S. military studies on the impact of climate change, saying the move jeopardizes national security by ignoring climate-related risks at home and abroad. Scientists say climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and wildfires. The lawmakers, in a previously unreported letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, say that translates into damage to military … Continue Reading
March 12, 2025
Reuters: US Senator Warren demands Medicare nominee Dr. Oz sever industry ties
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the agency overseeing Medicare should divest financial ties to healthcare and pharmaceutical companies that could benefit from his policy decisions, Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Wednesday. Television personality and surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz is scheduled to appear on Friday before the Senate Finance Committee, on which Warren sits. The panel will hold a confirmation hearing for his nomination to be administrator of the Centers for … Continue Reading