Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Commerce Department (Commerce) to strengthen its new rule on firearms license requirements – and...
Ammunition from the Lake City plant has been used in 12 recent high-profile mass shootings “DoD must ensure that public tax dollars no longer subsidize the production of military-grade ammunition that finds its way onto our streets and fuels mass...
Two years ago, there were zero federal dollars for these bridges; now, the lawmakers have secured $1.7 billion to replace the Cape Cod Bridges. Washington, D.C. – Today, after more than five years of advocacy, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and...
Warren: “It is shameful that these (PE) firms can hide in the shadows while patients and workers suffer.” Senator Warren’s Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act would require health care entities receiving federal funding to publicly report mergers, acquisitions, changes...
Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and nominee to Chair...
CEO Jamie Dimon recently announced JPM’s shift from “binding commitments” to “aspirations” in response to the climate crisis. “This reversal represents a long-term threat to the environment—JPM has financed over $430 billion in fossil fuel projects since 2016, more than...
“Federal Enclave Doctrine” Shields Private Housing Providers: “Military families should not lose their right to a safe, healthy home, or the ability to seek redress, simply because they live on-base.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth...
Warren: “Are we going to be a nation that invests in our future and supports parents trying to find good, affordable care for their children, or a nation that keeps throwing tax breaks to the rich? Families are counting on...
Warren: “Chair Powell, the law does not say: Jerome Powell in his infinite wisdom should decide if we have a problem with executive compensation. The law…says: executive pay is a problem that threatens the stability of our economy, so write...
“While you have met with these CEOs dozens of times … you have met with leading financial investor and consumer advocacy groups only six times in your six years at the helm of the Federal Reserve.” Text of Letter (PDF)...
Recent reporting suggests potential buyers are hesitant about paying “crazy rents” to MPT and MIP. “We are writing to again ask that you offer long-term reductions in lease payments, early termination of leases, or other concessions to ensure that new...
Passed in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax will raise $222 billion; President Biden’s proposal to strengthen it would raise another $137 billion. In order to ensure giant corporations begin paying their fair share, Treasury and IRS...