Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

May 27, 2020

Washington, DC – Elizabeth Warren is continuing her oversight of the Trump Administration’s COVID-19 response. Government delivers best when its actions are fair, transparent and accountable. But President Donald Trump’s approach to this crisis doesn’t reflect those values. During a...

May 21, 2020

Senators Warren, Markey and Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Prepare for Simultaneous Peaks of 2020 Flu Season, COVID-19 Outbreak

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, regarding the Trump Administration’s efforts to...

May 21, 2020

Warren Joins Warner, Sanders, Jones and Blumenthal to Introduce Paycheck Security Act to Keep Millions of Workers on Payrolls During Pandemic

Bill Text (PDF) | Bill Summary (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) to introduce the Paycheck Security Act to cover...

May 21, 2020

Senators Caution Israel Against Unilateral Annexation of West Bank Territory

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with 14 Senate Democrats, to express grave concern regarding unilateral annexation of Palestinian...

May 21, 2020

At Aging Hearing, Warren Calls for Consistent Federal Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

“Assisted living facility residents and their families deserve to know whether their facilities are experiencing a coronavirus outbreak, just like nursing home residents.” Video of Hearing Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – In a Senate Aging Committee hearing today, United States...

May 21, 2020

Warren, Reed, Colleagues Blast JetBlue, Delta for Accepting Federal CARES Act Bailout Funds and Then Cutting Employees’ Hours, Paychecks

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie...

May 21, 2020

Massachusetts Public Housing Authorities Awarded Nearly $5 Million in Funding to Provide Rental Assistance for People with Disabilities

Washington, D.C. – 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), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05),...

May 20, 2020

Warren Joins Haaland in Filing Bicameral, Bipartisan Legal Brief to Protect Tribe’s Land From Executive Infringement

Amicus Brief (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) in filing a bicameral, bipartisan amicus brief opposing the U.S. Department of the Interior’s unprecedented action to remove the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s reservation...

May 20, 2020

Senator Warren Joins Bicameral Amicus Brief Urging Court to Halt Dakota Access Pipeline Operation Until Tribal, Environmental Impacts Assessed

Amicus Brief (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) in the filing of an amicus brief with 35 House and Senate colleagues in the Federal District Court for...

May 20, 2020

Senators Introduce Legislation to Expand & Improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with a group of eight senators, to introduce the Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants During the COVID-19 Crisis Act, legislation...

May 19, 2020

Warren Statement on Walmart’s Response to Massachusetts Delegation Calling on Walmart to Protect Workers

Read the Delegation’s letter here Read Walmart’s response here Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on Walmart’s response to the entire Massachusetts delegation seeking information about how CEO Doug McMillon is addressing the...

May 19, 2020

Secretary Mnuchin Refuses to Use His Authority to Require Companies Receiving Taxpayer Bailout Money Keep Workers on Payroll

Video of hearing exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated that he will refuse to use his authority under the CARES Act to require companies that receive taxpayer bailout money to keep workers on payroll after questioning...