Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

November 19, 2020

Warren Joins Peters & Colleagues to Call On GSA Administrator to End Unprecedented Delay & Provide Critical Transition Resources to President-Elect Biden

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, in calling on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy to end...

November 19, 2020

Warren Joins Merkley, Blumenthal, Jayapal, Ocasio-Cortez to Demand Trump Administration Halt Deportations Of Victims Of Medical Malpractice By ICE Doctor

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), to demand that the Trump administration halt...

November 19, 2020

Warren, Booker, Gillibrand Announce Comprehensive Bill to Address the History of Discrimination in Federal Agricultural Policy

Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Summary (PDF) | List of Endorsements (PDF) Washington, DC – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced landmark legislation aimed at addressing and correcting historic discrimination within...

November 19, 2020

At Warren, Maloney, and Kelly Request, Independent Watchdog Agrees to Evaluate Federal Health Care Costs Associated With Firearm Injuries

Response from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) here Lawmakers Initial Request to GAO here Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Chairwoman...

November 19, 2020

Warren, Markey Ask NIH for Updates on Reopening Opioid Treatment Research Programs

Text of Letter Washington, DC – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requesting...

November 19, 2020

Warren, Pressley, Haaland Lead Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Requesting Information on Medical Copays in Prisons and Their Impact on the Spread of COVID-19

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie K. Hirono...

November 19, 2020

Lawmakers Request Information on HHS Price Negotiations for COVID-19 Antiviral Drug Remdesivir, Urge the Trump Administration to Ensure Access and Affordability

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), all members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)...

November 19, 2020

Warren, Porter Request All Federal Contracts for COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the Department of Secretary Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), the National Institutes of...

November 18, 2020

Warren Urges CDC to More Accurately Communicate COVID-19 Mortality Risks To the Public and Appropriately Adjust for Age, Race, and Ethnicity

Text of Letter Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, requesting that the CDC clarify its public communication about COVID-19 and risks relating to race and ethnicity by including...

November 18, 2020

Warren, Espaillat And Advocates Demand Senate Action After House Passes Vital Legislation For Disaster Survivors In Puerto Rico

Washington, DC — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) urged the Senate to take swift action on the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, a bipartisan bill they led with Rep. Jenniffer González Colón (PR-At-Large)...

November 18, 2020

Warren Joins Peters, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections

Text of Bill (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with 39 of their colleagues in introducing legislation that would block...

November 18, 2020

Warren, Carper, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Transportation Safety in Tribal Communities

Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, DC – As the United States honors National Native American Heritage Month and examines its commitment to support public safety, health, and quality of life in Native American communities, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)...