Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

July 8, 2020

Congressional Delegation Announces $520K in Grants To Massachusetts Fire Departments

Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Representatives Jim McGovern, Bill Keating, Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton, Lori Trahan, and Ayanna Pressley announced $520,494 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants to support the...

July 8, 2020

Warren, Markey, Keating Announce $19M Grant for Infrastructure Improvements at Nantucket Memorial Airport

Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) along with Congressman Bill Keating (D-MA-09) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Massachusetts a total of $19,779,594 in federal funding...

July 7, 2020

Trump COVID-19 Watch

Washington, DC – Elizabeth Warren is continuing her oversight of the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 response. Government delivers best when its actions are fair, transparent and accountable. But President Donald Trump’s approach to this crisis doesn’t reflect those values. After questioning...

July 7, 2020

In Case You Missed It: Senator Warren Univision Op-Ed: We Must Act Now to End the Devastating Impacts of COVID-19

Read the op-ed in English here Read the op-ed in Spanish here Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in Univision about how the federal government must take bold action to address the COVID-19 crisis...

July 7, 2020

In Case You Missed It: Senator Warren Univision Op-Ed: We Must Act Now to End the Devastating Impacts of COVID-19

July 6, 2020

Senators Warren, Durbin, Hirono & Congressman Richmond Introduce Legislation to Investigate and Hold Police Officers and Departments Accountable for Discriminatory Practices

Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, DC – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i), and Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-La.), introduced the Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act to strengthen the federal...

July 6, 2020

Warren, Merkley, Booker Investigate How the Largest Food Processors and Farm Operators Are Protecting Workers from COVID-19 Outbreaks

Text of Letters to Food & Beverage Processors (PDF) Text of Letters to Farm Operators (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),...

July 3, 2020

Senators Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic

Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) in introducing a bill to ensure that millions of...

July 2, 2020

Warren Joins Colleagues in Requesting Funds for the Developmental Disabilities Network

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and...

July 2, 2020

After Closed “Briefing” on Alleged Russian Bounties Targeting U.S. Troops, Warren and Hirono Seek Answers from Trump National Security Adviser, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, & Director of National Intelligence

Text of letter to O’Brien, Pompeo, Esper, Ratcliffe (PDF) Text of letter to Commander of U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai’i), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee...

July 2, 2020

Warren, Smith Introduce Legislation to Boost U.S. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and End Over-Reliance on Foreign Countries for Critical Drugs

Bill Text | One-Pager | Section by Section Washington, DC – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, are introducing The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Defense and...

July 2, 2020

Warren, Maloney, Markey Release Findings from First Comprehensive Survey of COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities & Introduce Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act

Investigation Findings | Bill Text | Bill One-Pager | Section by Section | Bill Endorsements Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Senate Aging Committees, Edward...