Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 21, 2020

Warren, Brown, and Durbin Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Congressional Negotiators to Cancel Student Loan Payments and Debt in COVID-19 Response Package

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Congressional negotiators, urging them to cancel student loan payments and debt in the...

March 21, 2020

Senator Warren Calls on Amazon, Walmart, and McDonalds to Ensure Workers Have Immediate Access to Emergency Paid Leave during COVID-19 Outbreak

Text of Letter to Amazon (PDF) | Text of Letter to Walmart (PDF) | Text of Letter to McDonalds (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent letters to Amazon, Walmart, and McDonalds, seeking information about the...

March 21, 2020

Schumer, Warren, And Wyden Unveil Plan To Increase Benefits By $200 Per Month For All Social Security Beneficiaries

Washington, D.C.- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) today unveiled a plan to increase by $200 the monthly benefit for all Social Security, Veterans, and Supplemental Security...

March 21, 2020

Warren Once Again Urges Trump Administration to Issue Executive Order to Federal Agencies: Federal Employees Should Utilize All Telework Capabilities Where Possible

Boston, MA — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) today released the following statement once again calling on the Trump Administration to heed public health experts’ advice on social distancing and issue clear directions to Federal Government agencies to utilize all...

March 21, 2020

Senator Warren, Congressman Doggett, & Congressional Progressive Caucus Leaders Pocan & Jayapal, Continue Call for Conditions on Corporate Bailouts in Next Stimulus Bill

Senator Warren was the first to propose a specific set of strings be attached to bailouts and has released draft legislative text; Chairmen Doggett and DeFazio led letter calling for similar conditions for major corporations signed by 100 House Members;...

March 20, 2020

Senator Warren Announces New Staff in Washington and Massachusetts Offices

Washington, DC — Senator Elizabeth Warren today announced new staff in her Washington and Massachusetts offices. Jon Donenberg will rejoin the office as Chief of Staff. Jon was Senior Advisor and Policy Director for Warren’s presidential campaign. He served as...

March 20, 2020

Warren, Mass. Lawmakers Urge Congress to Include Funding for Community Development Block Grant in COVID-19 Stimulus

Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P....

March 20, 2020

Lawmakers Again Urge Internet Governing Body to Block Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital from Taking Over the .ORG Internet Domain Name Registry

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) sent a follow-up letter to the leadership of global Internet governance...

March 20, 2020

Warren, Sanders, Pressley, Davis Lead 165 Members of Congress in Calling for Billions in Community Health Center Funding to Tackle Coronavirus Pandemic

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) led 165 lawmakers in calling on House and Senate leadership to dramatically increase...

March 20, 2020

Warren Raises Concerns that Leveraged Lending Market Could Escalate Risks to Financial System as Coronavirus Outbreak Continues to Rattle Markets

“Regulators still have not taken meaningful action to mitigate these risks …the loans (could) fail and … escalat(e) the effects of an economic downturn across … millions of already hard-hit families.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States...

March 20, 2020

Senators Warren and Markey Urge FCC to Take Emergency Action to Ensure Students, Workers, and Patients Have Equal Access to the Internet during COVID-19 Outbreak

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to take emergency action to address broadband internet accessibility for...

March 19, 2020

Mass. Lawmakers Seek Update from HHS on Commonwealth’s Request for Personal Protective Equipment from Strategic National Stockpile

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III...