Press Releases
Warren Statement on BuzzFeed News Investigation of Global Financial Corruption
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on BuzzFeed News' investigation revealing the deeply embedded corruption in our global financial system:"Big banks and companies abuse legal loopholes and weak enforcement by regulators to profit from illegal and shady transactions for criminals and terrorists. We must root out this corruption by strengthening transparency of financial networks and clamp down on the dark money that flows … Continue Reading
September 18, 2020
Warren Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren said the following on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren Ruthie was my friend and I will miss her terribly. The t-shirts simply labeled "RBG" made her notorious. But it was her wit, her tenaciousness, and her skill as a jurist that made her an icon.Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren As a young mom heading off to Rutgers law school, I saw so few examples of female lawyers or law … Continue Reading
September 18, 2020
Senators to DHS IG: Investigate Alleged Forced Hysterectomies at ICE Facility
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with 36 other senators, calling on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to expeditiously investigate a whistleblower complaint alleging forced hysterectomies and medical negligence at the Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Ga. … Continue Reading
September 18, 2020
ICYMI: Warren and Raskin Publish Op-Ed in Support of Ranked-Choice Voting
Op-Ed in the Boston GlobeWashington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) today published a joint op-ed in the Boston Globe in support of ranked-choice voting, which is also on the ballot in Massachusetts this November.Ranked-choice voting is a better way to voteBy Elizabeth Warren and Jamie RaskinBoston Globe Link...To defend our democracy, we need to fortify it. One way is by strengthening the principle of majority rule while … Continue Reading
September 17, 2020
Schumer, Warren: The Next President Can and Should Cancel Up To $50,000 In Student Loan Debt Immediately; Democrats Outline Plan for Immediate Action in 2021
President has existing executive authority to cancel student loan debt from Congress Canceling student loan debt will relieve a huge burden on families during COVID-19 and beyond, close the racial wealth gap, and boost our economy Over 100 community, civil rights, consumer, and student advocacy organizations support student debt cancellation; Donald Trump and Republicans continue to ignore the growing student debt crisis and block student debt cancellationLink to resolution | One-Pager | Legal … Continue Reading
September 17, 2020
Senator Warren Highlights Urgent Need to Cancel Student Loan Debt at HELP Hearing: If Congress Won't Act, the President Can
Senator Warren: Thank you. Mr. Chairman. This is our 4th annual hearing simplifying student aid applications. And by now, I think all of us agree that this is a good idea, but four hearings? Since the Republicans took control of the Senate nearly six years ago, we have not had one single hearing in this committee on the student debt crisis. Instead of spending more time on how to make it easier for students to borrow more money, I think we ought to focus on how to deal with the … Continue Reading
September 17, 2020
Senator Warren to Business Roundtable: Your 2019 Commitment to 'Promote an Economy that Serves all Americans' Was an Empty Publicity Stunt
Washington, DC - United States States Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Jamie Dimon and Doug McMillon, former and current board chairs of the Business Roundtable (BRT), criticizing them and other BRT member CEOs for their failure to honor commitments from BRT's 2019 Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. The statement reversed BRT's 23-year-old position that "corporations exist principally to serve shareholders," instead stating that corporations "share a fundamental commitment to … Continue Reading
September 16, 2020
Senators Warren and Cassidy Urge HHS and Department of Education to Issue Guidance Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Students
Washington, DC -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) M.D., members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsey Devos, urging them to issue guidance to both K-12 schools and colleges and universities detailing how they should provide supports, services, and accommodations to … Continue Reading
September 16, 2020
Warren, Portman, Blackburn, Boozman, Tester, Reed Introduce Bill to Modernize Delivery of Notice of Lease Terminations for Servicemembers
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC); Senator Robert Portman (R-Ohio); Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), a member of SASC and the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC); Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.), a member of SVAC; SVAC Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.); and SASC Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the Modernizing Notice of Lease Terminations for Servicemembers Act, bipartisan … Continue Reading
September 15, 2020
ICYMI: Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Tweets on the 9th Circuit Court Decision to End Temporary Protected Status
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) posted the following tweets in response to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 immigrants: Link: Here Link: … Continue Reading
September 15, 2020
Warren, Hassan, Colleagues to FDA: Maintain Public Trust in COVID-19 Vaccine Decisions by Making Reviews Transparent
Text of LetterWashington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Health, Education, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led 13 senators in sending a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling on the agency to commit to full transparency in the COVID-19 vaccine review process amidst mounting political pressure from the President to approve a vaccine before Election Day. The lawmakers expressed concern that the Trump … Continue Reading
September 14, 2020
Massachusetts Awarded Over $64 Million in HUD Grants for COVID-19 Relief
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $64 million in federal grants to … Continue Reading
September 14, 2020
At Warren's Request, Independent Watchdog Agrees to Review Trump Administration's Decision to Award Kodak a $765 Million Contract as Part of COVID-19 Response
Washington, DC - In response to Senator Warren's request from August 20th, the Inspector General (IG) for the International Development Finance Corp (DFC) has agreed to open a review of the Trump Administration's decision to award Kodak a $765 million taxpayer-funded loan to produce generic pharmaceuticals, including the unproven and ineffective drug Hydroxychloroquine. The loan was awarded to Kodak, through an opaque process and after an extensive and unprecedented lobbying effort, … Continue Reading
September 11, 2020
Warren, Hassan, Reed Urge President Trump to Reverse Relocation of POW/MIA Flag at the White House
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Ranking Member of SASC Jack Reed urged President Donald Trump to reverse the relocation of the POW/MIA Flag from atop the White House to an area not visible to the public. This decision by the White House appears inconsistent with the law the lawmakers passed last year to require the POW/MIA Flag be displayed whenever the American Flag is … Continue Reading
September 10, 2020
Warren Statement on OSHA Failing to Hold Smithfield Foods Accountable for Putting Thousands of Lives at Risk
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement after reports that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Smithfield Foods for putting workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic: "Smithfield exploited the COVID crisis & put thousands of lives at risk. OSHA shrugged as workers died, then issued the lowest possible fine for endangering thousands of workers, sending a message that companies won't face real … Continue Reading
September 10, 2020
Senator Warren Joins Senators Tina Smith & Lisa Murkowski in Bipartisan Legislation to Help Tribal Nations Combat COVID-19, Other Public Health Crises
Washington, D.C. — Today United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to introduce bipartisan legislation to help tribal nations access public health data and address health disparities that hit American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities especially hard. The Tribal Health Data Improvement Act would strengthen data sharing between tribal nations, Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and the Centers for Disease … Continue Reading
September 10, 2020
Senator Warren Releases Statement on CFTC Report Concluding that "Climate Change Poses a Major Risk to the Stability of the Financial System"
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, releases the following statement regarding a new report released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which concludes that, " U.S. financial regulators must recognize that climate change poses serious emerging risks to the U.S. financial system, and they should move urgently and decisively to measure, understand, and address these risks." The report includes … Continue Reading
September 09, 2020
TRANSCRIPT: Warren Remarks at Senate Democrats Press Conference on Republicans' COVID-19 Proposal
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Robert Casey (D-Pa.) called on Senate Republicans to do their job and pass a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package instead of their meager proposal that does not match the scope of the massive health and economic crisis we're facing. Senator Warren also talked about her exchange with NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins at the HELP hearing today about President Trump … Continue Reading
September 09, 2020
Following Warren Questioning on Trump Politicization of Vaccine Effort, NIH Director Says American Public Should "Take the Information They Need from Scientists...Not From Politicians"
Senator Warren: The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of roughly 190,000 people. Our best hope to stop these deaths is a safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine.So, Dr. Adams, let me start with you. Estimates vary, but some epidemiologists believe that at least 70 percent of the population will need to be immune to COVID-19--ideally, through taking a vaccine--in order to provide herd immunity necessary to end this pandemic. Is that correct? Dr. Jerome Adams: Yes, ma'am. The estimates … Continue Reading
September 09, 2020
Warren, Capito Introduce Ally’s Act
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced Ally’s Act, bipartisan legislation that would ensure private insurance companies provide coverage for osseointegrated hearing device (OIDs), including bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) and cochlear implants. OIDs are a type of hearing aid that benefit a wider range of people with hearing loss and are often the only hearing device that can restore hearing for individuals born … Continue Reading