Press Releases
ICYMI: Warren, Wyden, and Schumer Press Trump Administration On Weaponization of the IRS Against Political Opponents
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee in demanding answers about the Trump administration’s reported plans to weaponize the IRS criminal-investigative (IRS-CI) division in an attack on the free speech rights of progressive individuals and political opponents. “Federal law prohibits political interference with the administration of tax laws…You must … Continue Reading
October 23, 2025
ICYMI: At Hearing, Experts Agree with Warren: More Transparency Will Lower Costs for Military Pharmacy System
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked Mark Cuban, founder of Cost Plus Drugs, and Dr. Jeanne Lambrew, Director of Health Care Reform and Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation, about the potential for greater transparency in the pharmaceutical industry to lower costs for taxpayers and military families. Express Scripts negotiates contract terms, including reimbursement rates, with pharmacies in the TRICARE network, … Continue Reading
October 23, 2025
ICYMI: Gillibrand, Wyden Push to Protect Beneficiaries From Fraud, Abuse
Washington, D.C. - Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are demanding answers about how Trump administration cuts and reorganizations at the Social Security Administration (SSA) have delayed the representative payee review process, putting Social Security beneficiaries at risk of fraud and abuse. Representative payees manage Social Security payments for beneficiaries who are unable to do so on their … Continue Reading
October 22, 2025
Warren Supports Merkley on Senate Floor, Slams Trump for Refusing to Protect Health Care
Washington, D.C. — Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in holding the Senate Floor to protest the Trump administration’s anti-democratic actions and the looming health care crisis. “Holding the floor to protest the Trump administration’s lawlessness is patriotic. Standing up for what’s right? That’s patriotic. And I am proud to join my friend Jeff Merkley in saying this part out loud: Donald Trump is not a king. He will never be a king. And America does not … Continue Reading
October 21, 2025
Warren, Cassidy Pass Bipartisan Bill to Simplify IRS Error Notices for Taxpayers
Bipartisan bill now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help (IRS MATH) Act, bipartisan legislation championed by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), to simplify notices informing taxpayers of mistakes on their tax filings. “No one should have to spend a fortune on a lawyer or hours trying to figure out what went wrong on their taxes when the IRS … Continue Reading
October 16, 2025
Warren on Trump’s IVF “Plan”: “Another One of Trump’s Broken Promises”
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to the White House’s new IVF “plan”: “It’s clear that Donald Trump lied when he told the American people he’d make IVF available to every family for free. Instead, Trump’s new genius plan is to rip away Americans’ health insurance and gut the CDC’s IVF team, then politely ask companies to add IVF coverage out of the goodness of their own hearts — with zero federal investment and no … Continue Reading
October 16, 2025
Warren on Funding Bill: “I Refuse to Support Trump’s Chaos and Republicans Inflicting Higher Costs on Americans”
Washington, D.C. - Following her vote against proceeding to Republicans’ Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “While the Republicans shut down the government and refuse to even come to the table to make health care more affordable, I cannot in good conscience sign off on a bloated Pentagon spending bill. Democrats should not send a business-as-usual funding bill to this administration while Donald Trump and Russ … Continue Reading
October 16, 2025
Sen. Warren, Rep. Norcross Press Pentagon on Refusal to Provide Justification for Cuts to Independent Weapons Testing Office
Washington, D.C. — Following the Pentagon’s refusal to explain massive cuts to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), the independent military weapons testing office, and the Pentagon’s decision to remove even more weapons programs from DOT&E’s oversight list, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), members of the Senate and House Armed Services committees, wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegeseth to press for more … Continue Reading
October 15, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Wyden, Blumenthal, Merkley Question YouTube, Google on Potential Quid-Pro-Quo Settlement With Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) questioned Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan regarding whether Google’s recent $22 million settlement with President Trump represented a quid-pro-quo agreement in exchange for favors from his administration. Donald Trump will reportedly host a fundraising dinner tonight for his new White House ballroom, where the $22 … Continue Reading
October 15, 2025
Warren, Pressley, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan “Default Cliff” to Prevent Economic Disaster
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) led 70 members of Congress in a letter calling on the Trump administration to address the ongoing and unprecedented wave of student loan delinquencies and defaults, which threatens the financial stability of millions of people and could have disastrous effects on the American economy. Recent data suggests that … Continue Reading
October 10, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Sanders, Warnock Probe Medicaid Contractors on Faulty Eligibility and Enrollment Systems
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in launching an investigation into four of the largest contractors that build state Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and information management systems across the country, as reports continue to emerge that these systems … Continue Reading
October 10, 2025
Warren, Heinrich, Murray, 34 Senators Demand Trump Administration Restore $8 Billion in Funding for Energy Projects They Illegally Canceled
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Patty Murray (D-W.A.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, and 34 senators in demanding the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought restore the $8 billion in funding for 223 energy projects in Democrat-led states that were … Continue Reading
October 10, 2025
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Pushes Increase in U.S. Drug Manufacturing Production
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns about the vulnerabilities of the U.S. drug supply chain, highlighting the risks of foreign-made pharmaceuticals and advocating for greater investments in U.S. manufacturing. In the hearing, Senator Warren highlighted the United States' dependence on foreign countries for drug manufacturing, which leaves the U.S. susceptible to drug shortages and safety risks. Low … Continue Reading
October 10, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Wyden Question Skydance’s Refusal to Address Trump “Secret Side Deal”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Paramount Skydance, continuing their investigation into Skydance’s potential side deal with President Trump prior to securing approval of Skydance’s merger with Paramount. In a July response to an earlier letter from the senators, Skydance refused to answer questions about the existence of such a deal, but revealed that “Skydance executives and its representatives have had … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
ICYMI: Sanders Warns Trump Administration: Do Not Make the Largest Social Security Cut in History
Washington, D.C. - Following reporting that the Trump administration is preparing to deny Social Security benefits to hundreds of thousands of older Americans with disabilities, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy, wrote to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano strongly opposing this plan, which would drastically change the way Social Security disability benefits are calculated and … Continue Reading
October 09, 2025
Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wrote to the Department of State (State Department) requesting an explanation for the department’s failure to provide timely consular services to American citizens who were detained while on the Global Sumud Flotilla. Last week, Israeli military forces boarded the flotilla boats, which set sail from Spain in September with the goal of … Continue Reading
October 08, 2025
Warren, Blumenthal, Welch, Goodlander Investigate Genesis HealthCare Private Equity Bankruptcy and Its Impact on Nursing Home, Assisted Living Residents Across the Country
Washington, D.C. — U.S Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), along with Representative Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) sent a letter to Louis Robichaux IV and Russell Perry, Co-Chief Restructuring Officers of Genesis HealthCare, and Joel Landau, Managing Partner of Genesis’ private equity owner, pushing for information related to Genesis’ private equity-caused bankruptcy and its apparent attempt to use the bankruptcy process to wipe away the … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Warren on Day 7 of Republicans’ Shutdown: “Democrats Are Fighting to Lower Costs for Every Single American. Where Are Their Republican Senators?”
Washington, D.C. — Today, one full week into Republicans’ government shutdown, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke on the Senate floor about Congressional Republicans’ ongoing refusal to negotiate an end to the shutdown and made clear that Democrats are fighting to undo dangerous cuts to health care. “Democrats are fighting to prevent insurance premiums from doubling. We are fighting to help American families hang onto their health insurance — because no one should go bankrupt … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Warren Presses Army General Counsel Nominee on Trump Administration’s Efforts to Censor the Press
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Mr. Charles L. Young III, nominee to be Army general counsel, about the Department of Defense’s (DoD) attempts to restrict freedom of the press and his commitment to preserving free speech for military reporters. The Trump Administration has repeatedly attempted to restrict journalists, most recently, in September 2025, the Pentagon released a memo mandating that … Continue Reading
October 07, 2025
Warren, Fischer Applaud Unanimous Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Designating September 2025 as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness Month
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) applauded the unanimous passage of their bipartisan resolution recognizing the seriousness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and expressing their support for the designation of September as PCOS Awareness Month. The Senators reintroduced the resolution last month, and it was formally adopted by the Senate on October 6, 2025. "Raising awareness for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is the first step in … Continue Reading