Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

June 14, 2018

Warren, Krishnamoorthi Call on Inspector General to Investigate Failures of Education Department Ethics Program under Secretary DeVos

Letter to Inspector General (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) today asked the Department of Education’s Inspector General (IG) Kathleen Tighe to investigate the Department’s ethics program. They brought to attention...

June 13, 2018

Young, Warren GAO-IG Act Passes Out of Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that their legislation to increase oversight of taxpayer dollars spent by federal agencies has advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and will...

June 13, 2018

Members of Congress Press FEMA, HHS on Federal Government’s Failures on Puerto Rico Fatality Count Following Hurricane Maria

Letter to FEMA and HHS (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), and Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, led their Senate and House colleagues...

June 12, 2018

Warren Statement on the United States-North Korea Summit

Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the conclusion of the United States-North Korea Summit: “Yesterday’s photo op doesn’t change the fact that a nuclear-armed North Korea is a threat to the...

June 11, 2018

Warren and Smith Press HHS Secretary Azar on Broken Promises in Trump Drug Pricing Proposal Prior to Appearance Before Congress

Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar (PDF) Letters to Drug Company CEOs (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) sent a 12-page letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar with...

June 8, 2018

Senators Open Inquiry on President Trump’s Reckless Comments on Jobs Report

Text of letter to SEC and CFTC (PDF) Text of letter to BLS (PDF) Text of letter to Council of Economic Advisers (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today sent...

June 7, 2018

Warren, Gardner, Joyce and Blumenauer Unveil Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation to Protect State Marijuana Policies

Fact Sheet (PDF) Bill Text (PDF) Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) today introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act...

June 7, 2018

Senators Warren and Markey Meet with Puerto Rican Evacuees from Western Massachusetts, Demand Trump Administration Take Action on Housing Assistance for Families

Washington, DC – Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today met with Puerto Rican families from Western Massachusetts and pledged to continue fighting for a long-term housing solution. At the end of May, Senators Warren and Markey...

June 6, 2018

Warren Delivers Floor Speech Honoring Robert F. Kennedy

Video (YouTube) Washington, DC – In a floor speech delivered today on the Senate floor, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) paid tribute to former United States Senator Robert “Bobby” Kennedy (D-N.Y.) on the 50th anniversary of his assassination. The...

June 5, 2018

Senator Warren Delivers Speech on Dangers of Deregulation

Video(YouTube) Text of Remarks (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a major speech today in which she discussed how giant corporations and wealthy individuals are working to roll back regulations that protect the health, safety,...

May 31, 2018

Senators Introduce Bill to Provide Stable Housing for Hurricane Survivors

Bill Text (PDF) | Fact Sheet (PDF) Washington, DC – A group of eight U.S. senators today announced legislation that would activate the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) to provide stable housing for survivors of major hurricanes. The senators introduced...

May 31, 2018

Senadores Presentan Proyecto de Ley para Proporcionar Viviendas Estables para los Sobrevivientes de Huracanes

Texto de la Ley (PDF) | Hoja Informativa (PDF) Washington, DC – Hoy, un grupo de ocho senadores estadounidenses anunció un proyecto de ley que activaría el Programa para Asistencia de Vivienda por Desastre (DHAP, por sus siglas en inglés)...