Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

July 16, 2020

Warren, Carper, Whitehouse, Schatz Call on Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook to Stop the Deliberate Spread of Climate Disinformation on the Company’s Social Media Platforms

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Environment & Public Works Committee and member of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee; Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), member of...

July 16, 2020

Lawmakers Criticize Trump Administration Deal That Allowed Manufacturer of COVID-19 Antiviral Drug Remdesivir to Charge U.S. Purchasers the Highest Prices in the World

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Tina Smith (D-Minn.), a HELP Committee member; Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), a HELP Committee...

July 15, 2020

Senators Warren, Murray, and Smith Urge the Department of Labor to Withdraw Proposal Discouraging Financial Advisors From Supporting Racial Justice

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and 10 Senate Democrats to send a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia in response to...

July 15, 2020

After Inquiry from Warren, Department of Defense Says Big Defense Contractors Cannot Divert Increased Progress Payments During COVID-19 to Share Buybacks, Dividends, or Executive Salaries

Text of Warren Letter to DoD (PDF) Text of DoD Response (PDF) Washington, DC – In response to questions from United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, about risks from changes to Department...

July 15, 2020

Trump COVID-19 Watch

Washington, DC – Elizabeth Warren is continuing her oversight of the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 response. The country is breaking records daily on the number of coronavirus cases and unemployment rates are the highest since the Great Depression. President Donald Trump’s...

July 14, 2020

Senators Warren, Van Hollen, Cortez Masto Urge Mnuchin and Powell to Provide Greater Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sent...

July 14, 2020

Warren, Pressley Question Trump Administration’s Failure to Follow the Law and Publicly Release Plans to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asking for HHS’s report on the Administration’s efforts to address...

July 14, 2020

Massachusetts Lawmakers Urge Colleges and Universities to Support 2020 Census Count by Providing Directory Information for Off-Campus Students

Massachusetts Lawmakers Urge Colleges and Universities to Support 2020 Census Count by Providing Directory Information for Off-Campus Students Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation, including Senator Edward...

July 9, 2020

Senate and House Democrats Urge ICE and DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Chair...

July 9, 2020

As Part of An Ongoing Investigation into the Accreditation System for Prisons and Detention Facilities, Warren Demands Information on the American Correctional Association’s Measures to Prevent and Manage the Spread of COVID-19

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to American Correctional Association (ACA) Director James A. Gondles Jr. regarding the ACA’s procedures for inspecting and accrediting correctional facilities during the coronavirus disease...

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...