Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

May 4, 2020

Senator Warren Questions Trump Official Nominated as Top Watchdog for $500 Billion Coronavirus Bailout Fund

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today sent an 11-page letter to Brian Miller, Special Assistant to President Donald Trump and...

May 4, 2020

Warren Applauds Navy Decision to Resume Public Announcements of Promotions of Top Commanders

Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the U.S. Navy’s decision to resume their practice of issuing press releases announcing the nominations and assignments of Navy flag officers. The...

May 4, 2020

Warren, Markey, Keating, and Kennedy Call for an Independent Investigation of the May 1st Events at the Bristol County House of Correction

Letter to Sheriff Hodgson (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives William Keating (D-MA-09) and Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), today sent a letter to Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M....

May 4, 2020

Warren Questions Defense Department About Profiteering Risks from Changes to Pricing and Contracting Policy Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) requesting clarification on a recent change to its defense contracting policy...

May 2, 2020

Warren Joins Durbin and Menendez to Press Trump Administration on Deportation of COVID-19 Positive Migrants

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – Following reports that the Trump Administration has deported dozens of Guatemalan, Mexican, and Haitian nationals who tested positive for COVID-19, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)...

May 1, 2020

Senators to Mnuchin: Disburse $8 Billion in Critical COVID-19 Relief to Tribal Governments Immediately

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) urged Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to immediately disburse $8 billion in critical relief funds to eligible tribal governments. The senators say that...

May 1, 2020

Warren Joins Brown, Bennet, Durbin, Wyden in Call for Tax Credit Expansion to Help Working Families During Coronavirus Economic Downturn

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with 38 senators, in a letter to Senate Leaders calling for...

May 1, 2020

Blumenthal, Warren, Jayapal, and Sarbanes Lay Out Oversight, Accountability, and Anti-Corruption Provisions for Next Congressional COVID-19 Response Package

Read their letter to Congressional leadership here Read white papers detailing some of their proposals here and here Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and the Chair of the House...

May 1, 2020

Warren, Markey, Maloney Ask Large Assisted Living Operators What Actions They Are Taking to Protect Residents From COVID-19 Outbreaks

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and Senate Aging Committees, Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chair of...

April 30, 2020

Warren, Schakowsky to Introduce Legislation to Publicly Manufacture Personal Protective Equipment, Prescription Drugs, Other Medical Supplies

Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, DC – Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and...

April 30, 2020

Warren, Pressley, Colleagues Call on Trump Administration to Fill Gaps in COVID-19 Demographic Data and Mobilize Resources to Affected Communities

Read letter to Vice President Pence and the Task Force here Read letter to the CDC here Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA.) led their colleagues in letters to Vice President Mike...

April 29, 2020

In Bipartisan Letter, Lawmakers Seek Emergency Funding for Behavioral Health Organizations in Next Coronavirus Stimulus Package

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA-04), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); and Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-06), Paul Tonko...