Press Releases
Warren Rallies Democrats on the Path Forward for Universal Child Care
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined the Center for American Progress’ IDEAS Conference to deliver a speech on the need for universal child care. “As a nation, we support our economy by investing in roads and bridges and public education — all so that our businesses and our workers can prosper. It’s time to do the same for child care — make this investment so that mamas and daddies can work,” said Senator Warren. She highlighted how the cost of child care … Continue Reading
May 19, 2026
Warren, Underwood, 70+ Lawmakers Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Address Maternal Health Risks During Public Health Emergencies
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) led over 70 lawmakers in reintroducing the Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act to address maternal health risks during public health crises like COVID-19 and the ongoing hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks. In such emergencies, pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women are uniquely vulnerable and face an increased risk for adverse maternal health outcomes. In October 2022, a … Continue Reading
May 19, 2026
Warren, Markey, Pressley Release New Report Warning That Ending Legal Status for Haitian Workers Would Devastate Health Care System
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), released a new investigative report revealing how President Trump’s attempts to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti would devastate the health care, elder care, and disability care workforce, harm patients, and hurt communities. “If the Trump administration ends legal protections for Haitian workers, everyone will be worse off,” said Senator … Continue Reading
May 19, 2026
Warren, Sheehy Push Armed Services Leaders in Congress to Get Military Right to Repair Done
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) wrote to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House (HASC) and Senate Armed Services Committees (SASC), highlighting broad support from top military leaders in the Trump administration for codifying the military’s ability to repair its own equipment. The senators urged the committee leaders to pass their Warrior Right to Repair Act through the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to protect military … Continue Reading
May 18, 2026
Warren, King, Wyden Push Government Watchdog to Launch Probe Into Ineffective “Free File” Tax Program
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Angus King (I-Maine), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch a new probe into the Free File program, a partnership with private tax prep companies. The request comes after the Trump administration killed the Direct File program, instead touting its failed Free File program, which has a nearly … Continue Reading
May 15, 2026
Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal, Heinrich, Probe Major Airlines On Fare and Fee Increases as Jet Fuel Costs Spike Due To Trump’s Iran War
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) pressed the CEOs of the six biggest U.S. airlines over how they plan to address rising jet fuel costs as President Trump’s war in Iran continues to increase costs for American businesses and consumers. Following President Trump's launch of attacks on Iran, global oil and fuel markets fell into chaos. Before the start of the war, the average jet … Continue Reading
May 14, 2026
Ahead of SCOTUS Ruling, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Backs Resolution Affirming Abortion Pill as Safe, Effective
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in reintroducing a resolution affirming that the abortion medication mifepristone is safe and effective, and underscoring that law and policy related to the medication must be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed … Continue Reading
May 14, 2026
In New Response to Warren, Pentagon Reveals Interference with Stars and Stripes Mission That Threatens Censorship, Media Independence
Washington, D.C. - In a new response to a recent letter from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), the Pentagon reveals interference that threatens the media independence of Stars and Stripes, the military’s editorially independent newspaper. The response was prepared the same day the Pentagon fired Stripes’ ombudsman, its advocate for independence. “While … Continue Reading
May 14, 2026
Warren, Rick Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Former Members of Congress from Lobbying
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced the Banning Lobbying And Safeguarding Trust (BLAST) Act, a bipartisan bill to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress. Under current law, former members of Congress are allowed to lobby their former colleagues in Congress after a “cooling off” period — one year for former members of the House of Representatives and two years for former senators. The BLAST Act would replace … Continue Reading
May 13, 2026
Warren, Hawley, Harshbarger, Auchincloss Renew Bipartisan Push to Rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), Cut Drug Costs
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), reintroduced the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act with expanded bipartisan support, indicating growing momentum for a policy that will prohibit joint ownership of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and pharmacies, a gross conflict of interest that enables these companies to enrich themselves at the expense of patients and … Continue Reading
May 13, 2026
In New Answers to Warren, Hegseth Reveals Cost of Detaining Immigrants at Guantanamo Bay Nearly $20 Million More than Initially Reported
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, released new answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense (DoD), revealing the Pentagon’s financial support for the Trump administration’s cruel immigration agenda is far higher than initially reported by DoD. Senator Warren and Representative Garamendi’s (D-Calif.) December 2025 investigation found that DoD had committed at least … Continue Reading
May 12, 2026
At Hearing, Warren, Army Secretary Calls for Congress to Authorize the Military Right to Repair, Debunks Defense Contractors’ Claims Undermining Reforms
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on claims from big defense contractors’ lobbyists opposing reforms. Secretary Driscoll agreed with the senator on the importance of the military’s right to repair its own equipment. The Department of Defense (DoD) spends billions of dollars buying equipment, but contractors impose repair restrictions preventing servicemembers from fixing their … Continue Reading
May 06, 2026
Following Armed Services Committee Hearing, Warren Questions Hegseth on Trump Family Pentagon Contracts
Washington, D.C. — In new Questions for the Record following last week’s Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth about President Trump’s sons’ ties to defense contractors and how the DoD is handling these financial conflicts of interest. The questions come as a follow-up to last week’s hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and days after reports indicated that Powerus, a drone company backed by the … Continue Reading
May 05, 2026
Warren, Duckworth, Schumer Lead Senators in Pressing Head of Employment Protections Commission on Attacks on Workers Undergoing IVF
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 12 senators in pressing the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on the Commission’s efforts to weaken a rule affirming employment protections for workers undergoing fertility treatments. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten … Continue Reading
May 04, 2026
New Responses from Education, Treasury Departments Reveal Trump Admin Cannot Justify Attempts to Dismantle Education Department
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, released new responses from the Department of Education (ED) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) demonstrating that the agencies cannot articulate a clear purpose or plan for implementing their illegal interagency agreement (IAA) transferring the administration of federal student loans to Treasury. The responses were in reply to Senator Warren’s April 2nd letter with Senators Bernie … Continue Reading
April 30, 2026
At Hearing, Warren Questions Hegseth on Insider Trading During Iran War As He Ducks Responsibility
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth on allegations that Trump administration officials are engaging in possible insider trading by placing bets on the Iran War through prediction markets. Senator Warren also questioned Hegseth on reports of his own personal investments, revealing a possible violation of Hegseth’s ethics agreement. “Americans are paying a high … Continue Reading
April 29, 2026
Warren, Booker, Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Undo Trump's Corrupt Merger Approvals, Restore Fairness to Federal Antitrust Enforcement
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, in introducing legislation to restore integrity and independence to federal antitrust enforcement. The Correcting Lapsed Enforcement in Antitrust Norms for Mergers Act (CLEAN Mergers Act) would restore the integrity of antitrust enforcement by requiring divestiture of mergers consummated during … Continue Reading
April 29, 2026
On Senate Floor, Warren Objects to Rubber-Stamping Trump’s Golden Ballroom, Argues for Lowering Costs for Families Instead
Washington, D.C. — In response to Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) calling for unanimous consent for his bill to rubber-stamp President Trump’s gold-encrusted ballroom, Senator Warren objected on the Senate floor, calling Trump’s latest vanity project “a giant slap in the face to American families.” “American families are getting flattened by rising costs on just about everything from groceries to rent to gas…But what’s the biggest issue of the day, according to Republicans in Congress? … Continue Reading
April 29, 2026
Warren Statement on the Supreme Court Dismantling the Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC - In response to the news that the Supreme Court limited key parts of the Voting Rights Act, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Donald Trump's hand-picked Supreme Court just took a sledgehammer to one of the most important civil rights laws in American history. This decision, striking down protections against racial discrimination in elections, is yet another brazen power grab to diminish Americans’ right to vote. Congress must respond to … Continue Reading
April 29, 2026
After Committee Hearing, Warren Presses RFK Jr. on Commitments Involving TrumpRx Scams, Big Pharma Deals
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on multiple commitments she secured during an exchange in last week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing. “Your responses to questions about the Administration’s deals with pharmaceutical manufacturers raise troubling questions about President Trump’s failure to reduce drug prices for Americans,” wrote Senator Warren. “I write to follow up on the commitments you … Continue Reading