Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

July 17, 2019

Warren Joins Menendez, Colleagues in Unveiling Comprehensive Flood Insurance Reform Bill

Bipartisan Companion Legislation Will be Introduced in the House Bill Text (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in unveiling new, comprehensive legislation to...

July 17, 2019

Senator Warren and Representative Lawson Introduce the College Student Hunger Act of 2019 to Address Hunger on College Campuses

Text of Bill (PDF) | Bill Section-by-Section (PDF) | ACE Letter of Support (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Representative Al Lawson (D-Fla.), member of...

July 17, 2019

Senators Warren and Markey Reconvene Bipartisan Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations

Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced they will reconvene a bipartisan advisory committee to review and provide recommendations on federal District Court candidates across Massachusetts. Candidates interested in applying for a U.S. DistrictCourt nomination must submit...

July 16, 2019

Warren Questions Defense Secretary Nominee Mark Esper’s Refusal to Fully Recuse Himself from Matters Involving His Former Employer, Raytheon

Video (YouTube) Washington, DC – At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nomination of Mark Esper to serve as Secretary of Defense, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Dr. Esper regarding his refusal to commit to recusing...

July 15, 2019

Senator Warren Sends Letter to Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper – Former Top Lobbyist for Raytheon – Raising New and Ongoing Ethics Concerns Ahead of Hearing to be Secretary of Defense

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper regarding his nomination to be...

July 15, 2019

Senator Warren Requests Information on Top Commerce Department Officials’ Conflicts of Interest and Decisions about Steel Tariff Exemptions

Text of the letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) David Maggi regarding potentially serious conflicts of interest for the two most...

July 12, 2019

Lawmakers Applaud Over $17 Million in National Science Foundation Grants to Massachusetts Research Institutions

Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (D-Mass.), William Keating (D-Mass.), Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF)...

July 12, 2019

Senator Warren Investigates Reports that ICE has Secretly Transferred Migrants to Three New For-Profit Detention Facilities

A deadly riot had taken place at one of the facilities in response to inadequate medical care, rotten food, and staff mistreatment Text of the letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday sent a letter...

July 10, 2019

Senator Warren, Representative Casten Lead Colleagues Introducing a Bill to Require Every Public Company to Disclose Climate-Related Risks

Bill Text | One-Pager (PDF) | Letter of Support from 33 Organizations (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 to require public companies to disclose critical information about their exposure to climate-related...

July 9, 2019

Senators Warren, Daines Reintroduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Bill to Address Gambling Addiction Among Servicemembers

Fact Sheet (PDF) | Bill Text (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) reintroduced the bipartisan Gambling Addiction Prevention (GAP) Act of 2019 in the Senate. This legislation would require the Department of...

July 8, 2019

Senator Warren Joins Senator Markey Urging Census Bureau to Provide Language Support for Southeast Asian Community

Letter Text (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 17 Senate colleagues in calling on the U.S. Census Bureau to include Khmer, Hmong, and Lao among the languages supported...

July 8, 2019

Senators Warren and Blumenthal Request Information About Oversight of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) today sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...