Press Releases
Senator Warren Statement on Change in Leadership at Columbia Gas
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement following the news that Mark Kempic will take over as President and COO of Columbia Gas after the current President Steve Bryant retires on May 1st: "A change in leadership can be a move in the right direction, but this disaster wasn't caused solely by one person. We need Columbia Gas and its parent company NiSource to stop putting profits over safety and to completely overhaul their work … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
Warren Joins Tester, Boozman to Renew Effort to Pass Landmark Legislation to Support Women Veterans
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) yesterday in reintroducing bipartisan legislation, the Deborah Sampson Act, to support women veterans.Women are the fastest growing group of veterans, but many VA facilities don’t have the ability to provide equitable care or services to women veterans. The Deborah Sampson Act would eliminate barriers to care and services that many women veterans face and would … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
Senators Warren, Alexander Are Encouraged By HHS Secretary Azar's Comments on the Department's Work to Pay for Health Care Based on Value, Rather Than Volume
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), encouraged by HHS Secretary Alex Azar's comments on the value of mandatory models, sent a letter to the Secretary yesterday to gather more information regarding the Department's use of mandatory models to test alternative health care payment methods. As health care costs continue to rise, it is imperative that the federal government continue efforts to deliver high-quality care to Medicare and … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
One Year After Parkland Shooting, Senator Warren, Rep. Clark Call for Renewed Federal Investigation into Gun Violence in Schools
Washington, DC - Yesterday, on the one-year anniversary of the deadliest high school shooting in American history, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Representative Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) called for a new investigation to re-examine the danger that gun violence poses to our nation's children and the solutions to this violence in our schools and on our streets. In the immediate aftermath of the Parkland shooting, which claimed the lives of 17 … Continue Reading
February 14, 2019
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act Introduced by Warren, Markey, Blumenthal, Menendez, Harris, Gillibrand, Sanders
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act in the Senate to prevent President Trump from using funds appropriated for disaster relief to fund the construction of a border wall. This is the companion bill to legislation that Representative … Continue Reading
February 14, 2019
Sens. Warren, Markey & Rep. Keating Announce $2.34 Million Grant for Town of Bourne
Washington, DC - Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representative William Keating, today announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a federal grant of $2,335,850 to the Town of Bourne, Massachusetts. The funding, which will support the construction of a new waste water treatment plant, is expected to create 30 jobs, save 183 existing jobs, and leverage $18.26 million in private investment."This new federal … Continue Reading
February 14, 2019
Senator Warren Joins Senator Hassan in Calling on Department of Education to Reestablish Important Mechanism to Report Fraud and Abuse in Federal Financial Aid Programs
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), a fellow member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee, and a group of colleagues in calling on the Department of Education to reestablish the ability for individuals to anonymously report complaints through the Federal Student Aid's (FSA) Feedback System. The system helps students, borrowers, and the public report allegations of fraud and abuse in federal financial aid … Continue Reading
February 14, 2019
HUD Response to Warren Inquiry Confirms that Shutdown Delayed Billions of Dollars of Disaster Relief Funds for Puerto Rico, USVI, Florida, California, Georgia, & Missouri
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) response to her January 21, 2019 letter expressing concerns that the Trump Administration used the recent shutdown as an excuse to stall the disbursement of housing funds for Puerto Rico, following reports that President Trump instructed his administration to cut off all disaster recovery funds to the island. In his response letter, Len Wolfson, Assistant … Continue Reading
February 14, 2019
Warren Joins Brown, Colleagues in Introducing VA Employee Fairness Act
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and four of their Senate colleagues in introducing the VA Employee Fairness Act to support the goal of building a talented workforce to care for America's veterans. The bill would create a better environment for attracting and retaining physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals by restoring collective bargaining rights to workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. … Continue Reading
February 13, 2019
Warren, Murkowski, Grijalva, & Cole Re-Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Suicide Crisis in Native Communities
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) along with Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.) today re-introduced the bipartisan Native American Suicide Prevention Act in the Senate and the House. This legislation would help address the alarming suicide rate in Native communities by requiring collaboration among states and tribal nations in the design and implementation of statewide suicide intervention and … Continue Reading
February 12, 2019
Senators Warren, Lee, Wyden, and Scott Re-Introduce the Graduate Student Savings Act
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today re-introduced the Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019, a bill to help graduate students start saving for their retirement by allowing funds from a graduate student's stipend or fellowship to be deposited into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Federal and state governments generally tax fellowship or stipend funding as income, which does not … Continue Reading
February 12, 2019
As Another Funding Deadline Looms, Senator Warren Asks Big Banks to Expand Relief Efforts for Affected Workers
Washington, DC - As another deadline to fund the government looms, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday sent letters to leaders of Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo asking them to expand their support for their federal employees, contractors, and other affected customers. Senator Warren also released the banks' responses to an earlier January 2019 letter about their relief efforts and asked a new set of questions about their … Continue Reading
February 12, 2019
Senator Warren Delivers Floor Speech Opposing William Barr's Nomination for Attorney General
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor in which she spoke out against the nomination of William Barr for United States Attorney General. In her remarks, Senator Warren expressed concern that as Attorney General, Mr. Barr would put his loyalty to President Trump ahead of his duty to stand up for the rights of all Americans. Senator Warren also criticized Mr. Barr's history on women's rights, criminal justice reform, … Continue Reading
February 08, 2019
Warren Joins Blumenthal, Murphy in Introducing Bills to Provide Relief to Homeowners and Businesses with Crumbling Foundations
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), in introducing two bills—the Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act and the Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act—to provide meaningful relief for homeowners and businesses in Massachusetts and other states with crumbling foundations.“Families and business owners in Western … Continue Reading
February 08, 2019
Senator Warren Questions Military Housing Developers on Defense Dept. Partnership Agreements
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent letters to five of the nation's largest private military housing developers to request information about their partnership agreements with the Department of Defense (DOD). The senator's letter follows a series of disturbing new reports that reveal unsafe and unsanitary conditions in privatized, on-base housing for military personnel and their families. The letter, which was … Continue Reading
February 08, 2019
Senator Warren Questions the Fed's Approval of Bank Mergers & Acquisitions
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's response to her April 2018 letter inquiring about the Federal Reserve's approval process for bank mergers and acquisitions-a response revealing that the Federal Reserve System approves virtually all bank M&A applications it receives. The release follows the announcement this morning by Suntrust Banks, Inc. (Suntrust) and BB&T Corporation (BB&T) that they intend to … Continue Reading
February 07, 2019
Warren, Cotton, Hassan Introduce the Full Military Honors Act
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) yesterday unveiled the Full Military Honors Act, a bipartisan bill to allow all Medal of Honor recipients and former prisoners of war to receive a full military honors burial ceremony with an escort, regardless of rank. Currently, full military honors with an escort are reserved for senior officers, non-commissioned officers, and servicemembers killed in combat. The Full … Continue Reading
February 07, 2019
Warren Calls on CFPB's Kraninger to Immediately Rescind Proposal to Weaken Borrower Protections on Payday Lenders
Washington, DC - Yesterday, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger following news that the CFPB has proposed a new rule to make it easier for payday lenders to trap borrowers in endless cycles of debt. According to the Federal Reserve, one in four families does not have adequate savings to cover an unexpected $400 expense. These families often turn to short-term high-interest loan products to make … Continue Reading
February 07, 2019
Warren Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Servicemembers, Examine Health Effects of Toxic Burn Pits
Washington, DC - This month, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Ala.) in reintroducing the bipartisan Burn Pits Accountability Act to examine the health effects of exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals on servicemembers and veterans. The legislation would require members of the Armed Forces to be evaluated for exposure to toxic airborne chemicals during routine health exams and direct the Secretary of … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Senator Warren, Rep. Jayapal Demand Answers on T-Mobile Executives' Trump Hotel Spending as Company Seeks Merger Approval from Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent letters to leaders of the Trump Organization and T-Mobile in the wake of reports that T-Mobile executives started to regularly patronize President Trump's hotel in Washington D.C. immediately after announcing a proposed merger with its rival, Sprint. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are currently reviewing the $26 billion merger … Continue Reading
