Press Releases - Senator Elizabeth Warren

January 23, 2019

Warren, Markey, Moulton Commend Decision to Delay Seabrook Nuclear Plant License Amendment and Extension

Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) today commended the decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to delay the request to amend and extend Seabrook Nuclear Power...

January 23, 2019

Warren-Neal Bill Honoring Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA Signed Into Law

Bill Text (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.) applauded the enactment of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Warren and the...

January 22, 2019

Senator Warren Joins Sanders, Colleagues in Reintroducing Legislation to Prevent Mining Activities on Sacred Apache Tribal Land Given Away in 2015 Defense Bill

Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and four of their Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Save Oak Flat Act, which cancels a mandated land swap that threatens the...

January 22, 2019

Senator Warren Investigates Whether Trump Administration Is Improperly Withholding Aid for Puerto Rico

Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday wrote to the heads of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to inquire about reports...

January 22, 2019

Senator Warren Joins Sanders, Colleagues in Reintroducing Legislation to Prevent Mining Activities on Sacred Apache Tribal Land Given Away in 2015 Defense Bill

January 18, 2019

Warren, Markey, Moulton: Community Concerns Must Be Heard, Safety Issues Addressed Before Extending and Amending Seabrook License

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) today urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to reevaluate and abandon its plan to approve the...

January 18, 2019

Senator Warren Inquires about Treasury Secretary’s Unusual Calls with CEOs of the Nation’s Six Major Banks

Text of the Letter to Secretary Mnuchin (PDF) | Text of the Letters to the CEOs of the Banks (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent separate letters to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and to the CEOs of the...

January 17, 2019

Warren Questions Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan on Excessively High Fees the Bank Charged College Students

Text of the Letter to Wells Fargo CEO Sloan (PDF) | Text of the Letters to College Presidents (PDF) | Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Timothy J. Sloan, CEO...

January 16, 2019

Senator Warren Delivers Floor Speech on Government Shutdown

Video (YouTube) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor in which she discussed how the ongoing government shutdown has affected workers and families in Massachusetts. In her remarks, which were...

January 16, 2019

Warren Joins Smith, Colleagues in Introducing the Fair Compensation for Low-Wage Contractor Employees Act

Text of Bill (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in introducing legislation to secure...

January 16, 2019

Warren Questions Nation’s Largest Banks on Their Assistance to Americans Affected by Government Shutdown

Text of the Letters (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday sent letters to the CEOs of Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, US Bancorp, and Wells Fargo seeking information asking how the nation’s largest...

January 15, 2019

New GAO Report Reveals Key Areas for Improving Critical Patient Record Matching Across Health Providers

Text of the Report (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced the release of a new report today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealing a number of key areas for improving patient record matching across...