Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

July 16, 2021

New Blog Post: Senator Warren: President Biden Gets It: Americans Are Ready to Put People Over Profits

Blog Post With Data for Progress Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today contributed a blog post with Data for Progress (dataforprogress.org) breaking down President Biden’s recent competition executive orders and how they put power back in...

July 15, 2021

Warren, Colleagues Urge Leadership to Provide at Least $30 Billion in Funding to Prevent and Prepare for Future Pandemics

Text of Letter (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) wrote to Congressional leadership urging them to...

July 15, 2021

Warren to Fed Chair Powell: The Federal Reserve Needs to Be Tough Enough to Protect our Economy from the Next Crisis

Video of the Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – At today’s Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (BHUA) hearing, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding the steps he has taken...

July 14, 2021

Warren, Markey, House Democrats Release New GAO Report Showing Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System More Than $1 Billion Per Year

Click here to read the GAO report Washington, DC — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), and Representative Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and Cori...

July 14, 2021

At Hearing, Warren Calls for Robust Investment in Domestic Jobs and Support for Workers to Bolster Competitiveness and Repair Economy

Warren: “If we give American workers the tools they need, they can compete with anyone, including global economic rivals like China.” Opening Remarks Here Washington, D.C. – Today, chairing a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility,...

July 14, 2021

Following Bombshell ProPublica Report, Warren and Whitehouse Call for Finance Committee Investigation of Tax Avoidance Schemes by the Nation’s Wealthiest Individuals

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), members of the Senate Committee on Finance, sent a letter to Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) calling for an investigation into last...

July 14, 2021

Warren, Booker, Pressley, Colleagues to Education Department: What Steps Are You Taking to Protect Student Borrowers’ Wages and Benefits When Payments Resume?

Text of Letter (pdf) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Ron Wyden (D-Ore,), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii.) and Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) led...

July 14, 2021

In Response to Warren and Markey, Student Loan Servicers Indicate They Are Not Prepared for Payments to Resume

Growing Concerns Over “Unprecedented” Complications Senators Reiterate their Call On Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments Text of Letter (PDF) | Servicer Responses Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent...

July 13, 2021

Warren Joins Booker in Reintroducing Bill to Reform Farm System With Support From Farm, Labor, Environment, Public Health, Faith Based and Animal Welfare Groups

Legislation would crack down on monopolistic practices, invest billions towards a more resilient food system, and place a moratorium on large factory farms. Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Section by Section (PDF) | List of Endorsing Organizations (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C....

July 13, 2021

At Armed Services Hearing, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Nominee Commits to Making Army Corps Respect for Tribal Nations Among His “Highest Priorities”

Video of the Hearing Exchange (Youtube) Washington, DC – During today’s Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Michael Connor, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, a position that...

July 12, 2021

Warren Urges DOJ and FTC to Protect Consumers and Public Health After Investigation Reveals Amazon Misled Consumers Seeking FDA-Authorized COVID-19 Masks

Text of Letter to DOJ and FTC (PDF) | Amazon Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to use authorities granted...

July 9, 2021

Warren Statement On President Biden’s Effort to Promote Competition, Bolster Antitrust Enforcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Joe Biden’s executive order to promote competition and bolster antitrust enforcement throughout the administration, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Decades of bad decisions in Washington have benefited multinational corporations...