Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 4, 2020

Senators Warren, Markey Urge Department of Transportation to Suspend All Airline Ticket Cancellation and Change Fees During Coronavirus Outbreak

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT), urging the agency to require all airlines to suspend their ticket change and...

March 4, 2020

Warren, Carper Bill to Enhance Ethics Requirements for Presidential Candidates Becomes Law of the Land

Washington, DC — Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) applauded the signing of the bipartisan Presidential Transition Enhancement Act, which includes major provisions of the Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act, into law. The Transition Team Ethics...

March 3, 2020

Senator Warren Questions Nation’s Largest Retail Banks on Plans for Assisting Americans Affected by Coronavirus-related Disruptions

Text of the Letters (PDF) Washington, DC — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, and Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Labor,...

March 3, 2020

Senators Warren, Merkley, and Harris Raise Concerns That DHS-Operated “Tent Courts” Violate Asylum Seekers’ Due Process Rights

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raising...

March 3, 2020

Warren, Blumenthal, Cassidy Press Giant Health Systems Provider Ascension on Patient Data-Sharing with Google

Letter to Ascension (PDF) | Response Letter from Google (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) sent a letter to Ascension, the second largest health systems provider in the...

March 3, 2020

Senators Warren and Casey Request Information on FDA and FTC Efforts to Protect the American Public from Coronavirus Scams

Text of Letter to FTC (PDF) | Text of Letter to FDA (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Senate Aging Committees, and Senator Bob...

March 2, 2020

Senator Warren, Colleagues Urge Defense Secretary Not to Strip Labor Rights from Civilian DoD Employees

Trump Memo Undermines Hardworking DoD Civil Servants Who Help Keep Country Safe Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor...

March 2, 2020

Senate Democrats Ask Secretary DeVos About Plans to Protect Students, Teachers, School Staff During Possible Spread of Coronavirus

Education Committee Democrats ask DeVos to outline her plan for students, teachers, and other school staff, following her announcement of an Education Department coronavirus task force Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren...

March 2, 2020

Senators Warren and Markey Announce Release of Additional LIHEAP Funding for Massachusetts Residents, Helps Reverse Decrease in State Funding Allocation

Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) release of an additional $18,098,515 of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to...

March 2, 2020

Senate Democrats Ask How Labor Department Plans to Protect Workers During Coronavirus Spread

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today joined HELP Committee Ranking Member, Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and their seven Democratic HELP...

February 28, 2020

Senators Warren and Markey Warn Trump Not to Raid Low-Income Heating Program to Pay for Coronavirus Response

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on the Trump administration to stop any proposal to transfer money out of the already underfunded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)...

February 28, 2020

Warren Seeks Assurances U.S. Sanctions on Iran Are Not Hindering Coronavirus Containment

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent letters to the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State expressing concern about the coronavirus spread in Iran and seeking assurances that U.S....