Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

November 30, 2023

At Hearing, Warren Applauds CFPB’s Proposal to Rein in Unreasonable Credit Card Card Late Fees

“Companies make five times more from late fees than it costs them to collect late payments. So I guess it’s no surprise that the industry lobbyists are out there going hard against this rule. They want to keep that money.”...

November 30, 2023

Warren, Whitehouse, Sanders Probe Accounting Giant KPMG’s Role Helping Microsoft Offshore Profits and Avoid Billions in Taxes

KPMG Designed Microsoft’s Tax Avoidance Scheme, IRS is Now Seeking $28.9 Billion in Unpaid Taxes Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, and Bernie...

November 30, 2023

Warren, Markey, McGovern Press USPS to Quickly Restore Full Postal Service to Medway

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-Mass.), sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)...

November 30, 2023

Warren, Garamendi Renew Call for TransDigm to End Price Gouging, Provide Pricing and Cost Transparency to Defense Department

Text of Letter to DoD (PDF) | Text of Letter to TransDigm (PDF) | DoD Report (PDF) Washington, D.C. – After new reports that defense contractor TransDigm refused to provide cost and pricing information needed to prevent price gouging of...

November 29, 2023

Warren Joins Markey, Kennedy, Merkley to Introduce Legislation to End Involuntary Facial Recognition Screenings, Protect Americans’ Privacy

Text of Bill (PDF) Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), John Kennedy (R-La.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) joined their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Traveler Privacy Protection Act. This new legislation would protect...

November 29, 2023

Warren Joins Padilla, Democratic Senators in Joint Statement on Proposed Threats to Asylum System in Supplemental Aid Package Negotiations

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse...

November 27, 2023

Senators Warren, Markey Reconvene Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations

Washington, D.C. – Following Judge Patti Saris’ announcement of her intention to retire from regular active service as a United States District Court Judge, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced they will reconvene...

November 27, 2023

Warren, Blumenthal Call on Private Equity-Backed U.S. Anesthesia Partners to Answer for its Anticompetitive Tactics and Impacts on Prices, Patients, and Providers

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Robert Coward, Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP), investigating USAP’s monopolistic business model and use of restrictive non-compete...

November 22, 2023

Senator Warren Statement on the Cease-fire Agreement to Release Hostages and Provide Humanitarian Aid

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the cease-fire agreement to release hostages and provide humanitarian aid: “President Biden’s efforts in the Middle East have resulted in a significant diplomatic breakthrough, delivering the release...

November 22, 2023

Warren, Braun Urge Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General to Determine if Vertically-Integrated Health Care Companies Are Hiking Prescription Drug Costs, Evading Federal Regulations

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Christi Grimm, Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, urging her to determine if large...

November 20, 2023

Warren Joins Baldwin, Kaine, Van Hollen, Colleagues in Calling for Immediate Steps to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza and Protect Civilians

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined their colleagues in urging President Biden to work with Israel and international partners to implement...

November 17, 2023

Warren, Banking Committee Democrats Call for Independent Investigation of FDIC Culture

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined her Democratic colleagues in the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs sent a letter to Acting Inspector General Tyler Smith of the Federal...