Press Releases
Ranking Member Warren Presses HUD Secretary Nominee Scott Turner on Plans to Lead Agency, Lower Housing Costs for Families Ahead of Hearing
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, wrote to Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary-Designate Scott Turner ahead of his confirmation hearing, pressing him on his plan to effectively lead the agency and deliver for American families. Senator Warren posed 75 questions across the 13-page letter, on policy areas ranging from housing supply to homelessness to natural … Continue Reading
January 13, 2025
Ahead of Bessent Confirmation Hearing, Warren Lays Out Questions for Trump Treasury Secretary Nominee
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Committee on Finance, wrote to Treasury Secretary-Designate Scott Bessent with concerns about his nomination. In her 31-page letter, Senator Warren asked Bessent more than 180 questions on his record and his views on economic policy, requesting that he come prepared to discuss them at his confirmation hearing on Thursday, January … Continue Reading
January 10, 2025
Warren Statement on New Treasury Analysis of Trump Tax Cuts
Washington, D.C. - A new U.S. Treasury analysis today revealed that President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, if made permanent, stand to benefit highest income earners. In response, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement: “This analysis confirms that working people should be on high alert for Trump's tax plan that overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy. Republicans in Congress are already scheming how to pay for these … Continue Reading
January 10, 2025
Warren, Hawley, Harshbarger, Auchincloss Urge FTC, at Upcoming Meeting, To Release Second Report On Prescription Drug Middlemen
Washington, D.C. — Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging them to vote “yes” on releasing a second interim report on prescription drug middlemen, or pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), at the FTC’s Open Commission Hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. “PBMs were originally created to handle the prescription drug benefit on behalf of … Continue Reading
January 09, 2025
Warren, Healey, Massachusetts Leaders Announce Over $102 Million Federal Investment for Transportation Infrastructure
Funding includes millions to connect neighborhoods, build electric vehicle charging infrastructure, improve railroad crossing safety, and more Washington, DC — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined the Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts leaders to announce more than $102 million in federal investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) for transportation infrastructure projects in Massachusetts. The funds will benefit projects in communities across … Continue Reading
January 09, 2025
Warren Presses IRS Nominee Billy Long on Questionable Record of Pushing Fraud-Ridden Tax Credit
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Billy Long, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner, detailing her concerns with Long’s qualifications and requesting answers to his involvement in potential abuse of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). “Although you bill yourself as a ‘Certified Business and Tax Adviser,’ this certification appears to only require a three-day … Continue Reading
January 07, 2025
Warren Lays Out Detailed List of Concerns, Questions in Advance of Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Defense Secretary-Nominee Pete Hegseth
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent Defense Secretary-Nominee Pete Hegseth a 33-page letter detailing her concerns with his nomination. She asked Hegseth 72 questions ahead of his Armed Services Committee nomination hearing, requesting a response by no later than January 10, 2025, and asked that he come prepared to answer her questions at his January 14 hearing before the Committee. “I have serious concerns about … Continue Reading
December 23, 2024
Warren Urges FTC to Protect Patients, Scrutinize Cardinal-GI Alliance Deal
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the agency to closely scrutinize pharmaceutical wholesaler Cardinal Health’s $3.9 billion proposed acquisition of a majority stake in GI Alliance, the country’s largest gastroenterology management services organization. “This deal threatens to limit competition by expanding Cardinal Health’s control of physician practices, while giving Cardinal an incentive to restrict … Continue Reading
December 23, 2024
Warren Renews Fight to Address Chronic Underfunding and Barriers to Sovereignty in Indian Country
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act. The bill is designed to implement recommendations from the report Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans, published by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in December 2018. The report was drafted with extensive input from Tribal governments and citizens and other stakeholders, concluding that federal programs designed to support the social and … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Warren, Smith Renew Fight to Strengthen U.S. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and End Over-Reliance on Foreign Countries for Life-Saving Drugs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Defense and Enhancement Act, a bill to reinvigorate the United States' manufacturing capacity and end the nation's reliance on foreign countries for critical drugs used by millions of Americans. 77% of the facilities that manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in drugs consumed by Americans are located overseas. As demonstrated by the COVID-19 … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Warren, Clarke Reintroduce Bill to Establish Consistent, Robust Medical Research Funding
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) reintroduced their National Biomedical Research Act, a bill to provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with predictable, robust funding for medical research and development. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Warren, Hawley, Merkley Push Automakers on Their Opposition to Car Owners’ Right to Repair Their Own Vehicles
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wrote to the leaders of each of the top 10 U.S. automakers with concerns about the companies’ fierce opposition to car owners’ right to repair the vehicles they own in the way they choose. The letters were sent to General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai Group, Stellantis, Honda, Nissan, Tesla, Subaru, and Volkswagen. The letters denounce automakers’ actions to prevent vehicle owners from … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Warren Urges Wellpath to Commit to Fair Payouts and Fair Notice for Incarcerated Patients During Bankruptcy Process
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Wellpath — one of the nation’s largest private providers of prison healthcare — following its declaration of bankruptcy, urging them to ensure that incarcerated patients with credible, serious tort claims against the company — as well as staff and other creditors — receive fair notice and fair compensation in the course of Wellpath’s bankruptcy proceedings. On November 11, 2024, Wellpath, the private equity-owned, … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Senate Investigation Reveals MOHELA May Have Contributed to Nearly 2 Million Student Loan Duplication Errors Appearing on Borrowers’ Credit Reports
Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Education (ED), U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed the alarming findings of a Senate investigation into millions of consumer credit reporting errors that occurred during the transfer of student loan accounts from Nelnet to MOHELA in 2023. The senators urged the CFPB and ED to investigate these errors … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Warren Slams Fed, OCC As “Asleep at the Wheel” on Necessary Bank Merger Guideline Updates
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr, and Acting Comptroller for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Michael Hsu, slamming the agencies for being “asleep at the wheel” in following their mandate to prevent dangerous and anticompetitive bank mergers. The letter comes as Capital One reportedly received state regulatory approval to buy Discover, moving one step closer to … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Warren, Van Hollen, Jacobs Demand Answers on Horrific War Crime Cover-Up
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter requesting the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General investigate reports that the DoD mishandled a case involving U.S. Marines killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and DoD’s continued efforts to cover up the alleged war crimes. In November … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
ICYMI: Warren Secures Protections for Servicemembers from Blast Overpressure
One year after Lewiston shooting, Congress passes much-needed legislation in defense bill that builds upon years of Warren's efforts Boston, MA - One year after a shooting in Lewiston, Maine killed 18 people and wounded 13, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured bipartisan provisions in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA) to protect servicemembers exposed to blast overpressure and provide them the necessary care. The legislation passed by Congress … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren, Lawmakers Introduce Bill, Send Letter Urging Study of Anti-Sex Trafficking Legislation's Impacts on Sex Worker Health, Safety
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), led lawmakers in reintroducing the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, legislation directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct the first federal study on the impact of a 2018 anti-sex trafficking bill known as SESTA/FOSTA on sex workers and trafficking investigations. The bill was reintroduced on the International Day to End … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren Secures New Protections for Servicemembers from Blast Overpressure and Safer Drug Supply Chains in Annual Defense Bill
Washington, D.C. - Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced key priorities secured in the bill. “I fought hard to secure provisions that protect our servicemembers from blast overpressure and ensure a reliable supply chain for life-saving drugs,” said Senator Warren. “We must do more to crack down on greedy defense contractors, close … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren, Nadler, Lawmakers Renew Push to Make Bankruptcy Less Expensive for Families
Bill would simplify the bankruptcy process for individuals and families, address racial and gender disparities in the system, crack down on predatory practices Bill Text | Bill Summary | One-Pager | 2022 Letter of Support from 86 Law Professors Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), along with Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), reintroduced … Continue Reading