Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

September 23, 2019

Mass. Orgs Awarded Nearly $350K in Federal Grants Through Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA-02) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today applauded the announcement that three organizations in Massachusetts were awarded a total of $347,760...

September 20, 2019

Senators Warren and Perdue Lead Senate Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Designating September 2019 as “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month”

Text of the Resolution (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) this week introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the seriousness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of September...

September 20, 2019

Massachusetts Congressional Lawmakers Announce Over $1.3 Million in Grants to Massachusetts Fire Departments

Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04) and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), today announced that the Federal Emergency...

September 19, 2019

Senator Warren Raises New Concerns About Equifax Turning Away Customers Impacted by Data Breach and Seeking Settlement Awards

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting information regarding reports that consumers who opted...

September 18, 2019

Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Announces Approximately $13 Million in Grants to Massachusetts Fire Departments

Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03),...

September 17, 2019

Warren, Pocan Investigate How Private Equity Buyouts Exacerbate Problems Plaguing For-Profit Colleges

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) wrote to six private equity firms with current or recent holdings in for-profit colleges, KKR, Sterling Partners, Altas Partners, Vistra, Leeds Equity...

September 17, 2019

MA Lawmakers Press U.S. Trade Representative for Real Solutions for Massachusetts Lobstermen Impacted by Trade Tariffs

Letter Comes Ahead of State House Hearing to Further Examine Impact of Chinese Tariffs on MA Lobster Industry Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives...

September 16, 2019

Senators Warren, Brown, Hirono, and Murphy, Representatives Hayes, Scanlon, and McBath Introduce Bicameral Legislation Restoring Pell Grant Eligibility to Victims of Predatory For-Profit Colleges

Bill Text WASHINGTON – Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn) as well as Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), and Lucy McBath (D-Ga.)...

September 16, 2019

Senator Warren Questions Navy’s Decision to Terminate Its Climate Change Task Force

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Navy Richard Spencer expressing concern about reports of the “suspicious”...

September 13, 2019

Massachusetts Lawmakers Announce Approximately $5.4 Million in Federal Assistance to Massachusetts Fire Departments

Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06),...

September 13, 2019

Senators Warren and Merkley Letter to HHS Raises Concerns about Reopening Migrant Child Detention Center and Conditions for Children

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar amid reports that while the Homestead Temporary...

September 11, 2019

Mass. Congressional Delegation Announces Approximately $2.4 Million in Fire Department Grants

Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), William Keating (D-MA-09), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), announced today that the Federal...