Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

May 18, 2023

Warren Questions Banking Regulators’ Decisions on Sale of First Republic Bank to JPMorgan

First Republic’s Sale Cost Federal Deposit Insurance Fund $13 Billion, Made Nation’s Largest Bank, JPMorgan, Even Bigger Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs...

May 18, 2023

Warren, Grassley, Casey, Lawmakers Call for Greater Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership to Hold Bad Actors Accountable and Keep Patients Safe

“Although CMS issued this proposed rule in May 2011, it was never finalized. Twelve years later, it’s time to finalize this rule to ensure the safety of our nation’s nursing home patients.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S....

May 17, 2023

Chairing Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Senator Warren Highlights Need for Legislative Reforms to Promote Accountability, Transparency at Federal Reserve

Video of Hearing (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – Today, chairing a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Federal Reserve Inspector General Mark Bialek and a panel of academic...

May 17, 2023

Warren, Lawler, Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill Honoring WWII Cadet Nurses

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Steve Daines (R-Montana) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), and Eleanor Holmes...

May 17, 2023

Ahead of Subcommittee Hearing, Senators Warren, Scott Criticize Failures of Fed IG, Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Conflicts of Interest and Promote Accountability at the Fed

Text of Letter (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Inspector General (IG) Mark Bialek, reiterating the need to...

May 17, 2023

Warren Rebukes Weak Fed Ethics Rules, Inspector General for Contributing to Culture of Corruption by Failing to Hold Fed Officials Accountable

Weak Ethics Rules and Fed IG’s feckless investigations “contributed to the Fed’s culture of corruption and impunity” Today at 2:30 PM, Warren Will Question Fed IG on Fed Accountability Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren,...

May 16, 2023

Heeding Warren’s Call, IRS Unveils Free E-File Program

Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the decision by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to implement a pilot program to allow Americans to file tax returns...

May 16, 2023

At Hearing, Warren Blasts Former SVB and Signature Bank CEOs for Keeping Millions After Recklessly Crashing Banks

Warren Calls on Banking Committee to Take Action on Her Bipartisan Bill to Claw Back Compensation from Failed Bank Executives Video of Hearing Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee,...

May 16, 2023

At the Request of Senators Warren, Hirono, and Representatives Raskin, Houlahan, GAO to Review Oversight of JROTC Program Following Reports of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct

GAO Response (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas), and...

May 16, 2023

ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Senator Warren Delivers Speech on Republicans’ Reckless Debt Ceiling Proposal and Unworkable Red Tape

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a speech on the Senate Floor blasting Republicans’ proposals that would hold the U.S. economy hostage and weaponize red tape to strip away health care and other critical assistance from millions...

May 15, 2023

Senators Warren, Hirono, Lawmakers Call for GAO Review of JROTC Program Following Pervasive Reports of Sexual Abuse and Misconduct

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), Sylvia Garcia...

May 15, 2023

Warren, Sanders, Lee Call on Departments of Defense and State to Improve Tracking and Monitoring of U.S.-Origin Weapons

Failures in End-Use Monitoring of Weapons Undermines Efforts to Prevent Civilian Harm in Yemen and Other Countries Text of Letters (PDF)DoD and State Responses to Senators’ September 2022 Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of...