Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

May 5, 2020

Lawmakers Press Pompeo & Mnuchin to Confirm that U.S. Policy Does Not Preclude Shipments of Medical Equipment to Cuba to Combat COVID-19

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to ensure that...

May 5, 2020

Warren Joins Daines and Senate Colleagues in Reintroducing Resolution Designating May 5th as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Steve Daines (R-Mont.), along with Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Mike...

May 5, 2020

Warren, Tester, Markey, Casey Seek Government Accountability Office Audit of VA Oversight of Care Quality at State Veterans Homes

Senators Also Seek Update on VA’s Progress to Improve Monitoring of these State-Run Facilities and Transparency of SVH Inspections Oversight Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Jon...

May 5, 2020

Trump COVID-19 Watch

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. Monday April...

May 4, 2020

Warren, Durbin, Takano, Brown, Jayapal Unveil Plan to Grant Full Student Loan Discharges to Defrauded Student Borrowers in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

Bill One-Pager (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), U.S. Representative Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) today announced a plan that will grant...

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...