Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 4, 2021

At Banking Hearing, Experts Confirm to Senator Warren that Cancelling Up to $50,000 in Student Debt Would Help Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap and Stimulate the Economy

Dr. Darrick Hamilton: $10,000 in Cancellation is Insufficient to Help Most Borrowers Video of Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and expert witnesses on debt and racial equity...

March 4, 2021

Warren, Markey, McGovern Release Statement on the Contract Negotiations between St. Vincent Hospital and the Massachusetts Nurses Association

Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Congressman James P. McGovern released the following joint statement on the contract negotiations between St. Vincent Hospital (St. Vincent’s), their parent company Tenet Healthcare, and the...

March 3, 2021

Warren, Booker, Markey, Urge EPA and NIH to Provide Robust Funding for Environmental Health Disparities Research

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Jane Nishida and National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

March 2, 2021

Warren To Chair Subcommittees on Banking and Finance

Washington, DC – United States Senator Warren (D-Mass.) has been named chairwoman of two U.S. Senate subcommittees, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy and the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and...

March 2, 2021

At Banking Hearing, CFPB Director Nominee Rohit Chopra Agrees to Use CFPB to Protect Consumers from Financial Discrimination and Housing Instability

Video of Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Nominee Rohit Chopra, currently Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, about CFPB’s...

March 2, 2021

At Banking Hearing, SEC Nominee Gensler Commits to Efforts Recommended by Warren to Protect Investors and Make Markets More Honest and Transparent

Video of Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nominee, Gary Gensler who serves as a Professor of Practice at...

March 2, 2021

Warren and Booker to CFPB: How Are You Preventing Tenant Screening Technologies From Hurting Tenants of Color

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), sent a letter requesting information...

March 2, 2021

Warren and Brown to Regulators: It Would be a Grave Error to Extend Capital Exemptions for the Nation’s Large Banks and Holding Companies

Letter Text (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, sent letters on Friday, February 26, 2021, to Federal Reserve Chairman...

March 1, 2021

Senator Warren Statement for the Trial Record on Her Vote to Convict President Trump and Disqualify Him From Holding Future Elected Office

Washington, DC – Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) submitted the following statement for the trial record on her vote to convict President Donald J. Trump and disqualify him from holding future elected office: The President swears an oath to faithfully execute...

March 1, 2021

Warren, Jayapal, Boyle Introduce Ultra-Millionaire Tax on Fortunes Over $50 Million

BillSummary (PDF) | BillText (PDF) | Revenue Estimate (PDF) | Data for Progress Poll on Wealth Tax Support (PDF) | Letters on Constitutionality here and here (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the...

February 27, 2021

Warren, Castro, Padilla, and Lieu Announce Pathway to Citizenship for Essential Workers

Bill Text (PDF) | Fact Sheet (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), along with Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) , announced the Citizenship For Essential Workers Act at...

February 26, 2021

Warren, Booker, Colleagues Question ICE and DHS on Disturbing New Allegations of Abuse and Forced Deportations of Migrants and Asylum-Seekers

Letter responds to recent allegations that ICE agents have threatened asylum-seekers with exposure to COVID-19 and subjected them to violent physical assaults. Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Edward...