Press Releases
Warren Announces Meeting with Social Security Commissioner, Outlines Ten Key Concerns
Warren, Bisignano meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 23 “The nearly 70 million Americans who receive and rely on Social Security benefits deserve answers about the future of the program under your leadership.” Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a leader of the Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room, announced today that she will meet with Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano tomorrow, on July 23. Ahead of the meeting, Senator … Continue Reading
July 22, 2025
Warren to Oppose First Senate Appropriations Bill for Trump Administration
“I cannot in good conscience support this funding bill while the Trump administration illegally withholds funding for programs appropriated by Congress for veterans in need.” Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released the following statement ahead of the Senate’s vote on the FY 2026 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill: “I care deeply about improving service members’ housing and honoring our nation’s promise to our … Continue Reading
July 21, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Wyden Investigate Skydance’s Role in Potential Secret Trump Payoff Connected to Paramount Deal
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) pressed David Ellison, CEO of Skydance Media, about reports of a secret deal between Skydance and President Trump — and how it may be related to Paramount’s recent multi-million-dollar settlement agreement with Trump. The settlement, which comes as Skydance and Paramount await approval from the Trump administration for their proposed mega-merger, has raised concerns about potential … Continue Reading
July 17, 2025
Warren on Colbert Show Cancelation: “America Deserves to Know if His Show Was Canceled for Political Reasons”
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that CBS will be canceling the Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “CBS canceled Colbert’s show just three days after Colbert called out CBS owner Paramount for its $16 settlement with Trump - a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.” Just weeks ago, Paramount settled President Trump’s lawsuit against … Continue Reading
July 17, 2025
As Chaotic Trump Tariffs Drive Price Hikes, Warren, Baldwin, Schakowsky, Deluzio Propose New Tools to Fight Price Gouging
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) reintroduced the Price Gouging Prevention Act to fight back against the corporate greed enabled by the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general new tools to enforce a federal ban against grossly excessive price increases. The last five years … Continue Reading
July 17, 2025
After Supreme Court Greenlights Mass Layoffs at ED, New Warren Report Reveals Impact of Trump Administration’s Attacks On Public Education
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new 23-page report, “Education At Risk: Frontline Impacts of Trump’s War on Students,” highlighting warnings from 11 major national education and civil rights organizations on the impact of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education (ED), slashing support to millions of American students, primary and secondary school teachers, administrators, parents, and student loan borrowers. Since the Trump … Continue Reading
July 16, 2025
Warren, Moskowitz, Blumenthal, Raskin, Stansbury Introduce New Bill to Rein in Potential Corruption Through Presidential Library Donations
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, along with Representatives Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) unveiled the Presidential Library Anti-Corruption Act to close loopholes that allow presidential libraries to be used as tools for corruption and bribery. Giant corporations, at least one foreign government, and other entities … Continue Reading
July 15, 2025
New Warren Report Exposes Potential Trump Corruption, Bribery Through Presidential Library Donations
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report exposing how companies, special interests, and foreign governments may be pledging donations to President Trump’s future Presidential Library as a corrupt tool to secure favorable outcomes from his administration. “Donald Trump may be using his presidential library as a tool for corruption and bribery while still in office. We could be seeing giant companies like Paramount and Meta and foreign countries like … Continue Reading
July 15, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Baldwin Tell Social Security: Stop Lying to Stroke Trump’s Ego
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) led eight Senate Democrats in demanding that the Social Security Administration (SSA) stop peddling lies about the Republican budget bill using the agency’s email platform, which reaches tens of millions of Americans. “We are appalled that the agency distributed misleading and blatantly inaccurate information regarding tax changes … Continue Reading
July 15, 2025
Warren, Schumer, Sanders Urge ED Secretary McMahon to Reverse Interest Hike on Student Loan Borrowers Amid Rising Costs
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, urging the Department of Education (ED) to immediately reverse its recent decision to resume charging interest to the nearly eight million student loan borrowers currently in a forbearance after enrolling in the Saving … Continue Reading
July 14, 2025
Warren, Murray, Sanders, Baldwin, 20+ Senators Demand Trump Admin Stop Blocking Funds for Afterschool Programs, K-12 Schools
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), along with 28 of their colleagues, in demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought and Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon immediately release the nearly $7 billion in funding for K-12 schools and adult literacy programs across America that is currently being illegally withheld by the Trump … Continue Reading
July 14, 2025
Warren, Wyden Press Social Security Commissioner on Broken Staffing Promises
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to President Trump’s Social Security Commissioner, Frank Bisignano, demanding answers to reports that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is reassigning thousands of field office employees to staff a “pilot” phone program aimed at reducing hours-long phone wait times. After gutting the agency’s workforce, this move will further drain field … Continue Reading
July 11, 2025
ICYMI: In Joint CBS Interview, Warren, Sheehy Highlight Bipartisan Fight For Military’s Right to Repair Its Own Equipment
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), who are both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sat down with CBS’s Caitlin Huey-Burns to highlight their Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025, which would require contractors to provide the Department of Defense access to technical data and materials the military needs to repair and maintain its own equipment. This legislation aims to reduce government spending, promote competition, and improve … Continue Reading
July 11, 2025
Warren Secures Wins on Right to Repair, Service Member Safety, Military Housing, Transparency at Defense Department in Senate Version of FY 2026 Defense Policy Bill
Executive Summary of Senate FY26 NDAA (Website) Washington, D.C. — During the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA) this week, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, secured key wins, including on right to repair, transparency on the removal of top military officials, troop health and safety, boosting competition among defense contractors, … Continue Reading
July 10, 2025
Warren, DeLauro, Lawmakers Renew Push For FTC Action to Prevent Corporations From Using Trump’s Chaotic Tariffs as Cover to Price Gouge Americans
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) led a letter to Andrew Ferguson, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging the agency to investigate tariff-enabled corporate price gouging that is raising costs for American families and use its full authority to prevent it. The letter was also signed by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal … Continue Reading
July 09, 2025
FACT CHECK: Social Security War Room Debunks Latest Social Security Administration Lies
Social Security leadership touts false “milestones” while beneficiaries struggle with long wait times, tech glitches Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), part of Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room, debunked misleading claims that Donald Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) touted in a recent press release. “Donald Trump’s Social Security Administration is a customer service disaster. Commissioner Bisignano should stop rewriting history and focus on … Continue Reading
July 08, 2025
Warren, Sheehy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Guarantee Military Right to Repair Its Equipment
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Warrior Right to Repair Act of 2025, legislation that would require contractors to provide the Department of Defense (DoD) with access to technical data and materials the military needs to repair and maintain its own equipment. The DoD has long relied on defense contractors to provide the U.S. military with a wide range of equipment. Contractors often set out terms for this equipment, from its … Continue Reading
July 03, 2025
Warren, Markey Demand Trump Admin Explains Potential Weeding Out of Immigration Judges Based on Political Beliefs
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) with concerns that the Trump administration’s decision not to retain certain immigration judges may be for politically motivated reasons. Immigration judges are “non-political members of the career civil service.” They are selected through a rigorous application process and typically serve for a 2-year probationary … Continue Reading
July 03, 2025
Warren on GOP Bill Passage: “This is a Betrayal of Working People” That “We Will Never Let the Republican Party Forget”
“Donald Trump and the Republican Party officially sold out working people.” Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to Republicans in Congress passing President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Donald Trump and the Republican Party officially sold out working people. Every single Republican now owns the fact that 17 million people will lose health care, that the cost of groceries will go up, that student loan payments will … Continue Reading
July 03, 2025
Warren, Schumer, Neguse, Raskin Lead 170+ Members of Congress in Amicus Brief, Arguing Trump Cannot Dismantle Department of Education
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader, along with House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), House Assistant Majority Leader Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), and Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) and Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.), led 173 of their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief for NAACP v. US, arguing to the United States District Court District of Maryland that President Trump’s attempts to … Continue Reading