Press Releases
ICYMI: Warren Touts Historic Federal Investments for Massachusetts, Urges Action on Child Care and Housing
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s (MMA) Annual Business Meeting, where she highlighted nearly $8 billion in federal funding for Massachusetts projects secured in the past three years under the Biden administration, including for expanded broadband access, improved public transit, and Cape Cod bridge replacement, among others. Senator Warren also urged action on the need to establish universal child care and … Continue Reading
January 24, 2024
Warren, Durbin, Castro, Torres to Commerce Department: Prevent Gun Violence Abroad by Strengthening Firearm Export Controls
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Norma Torres (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, calling on the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to incorporate a set of recommendations from the lawmakers to strengthen export controls and … Continue Reading
January 23, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Secures Commitment from Pentagon Testing Office Nominee for Transparency, Integrity, and Independence
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Personnel, secured commitments from Dr. Douglas Schmidt, nominee for Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) at the Department of Defense, to ensure transparency, integrity, and independence to protect service members’ safety. DOT&E was created to provide Congress and the public with the truth about whether the planes, tanks, and … Continue Reading
January 23, 2024
Warren, MA Delegation Urge Dept. of Transportation to Approve Allston Transit Grant
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led the Massachusetts delegation in sending a letter of support to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a grant that would transform the Allston neighborhood of Boston. The grant application was submitted by the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) for the Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) grant program. If awarded, it would rebuild a … Continue Reading
January 23, 2024
Warren, MA Delegation Request Briefing from Steward Health Care System on Financial Position, Threats of Hospital Closures
Washington, D.C. — Today, following a Boston Globe report indicating that Steward Health Care System (Steward) is in dire financial condition, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), William Keating (D-Mass.), Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), James McGovern (D-Mass.), Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) pressed Steward to brief them on … Continue Reading
January 22, 2024
ICYMI: On 51st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Warren Delivers Floor Speech on Fight to Restore Abortion Rights
Video of Floor Speech Washington, D.C. - On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke on the floor of the United States Senate about the fight ahead to restore abortion rights and protect reproductive freedom. The full text of her remarks are available below. Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Senator Elizabeth WarrenJanuary 22, 2024 Today should have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Instead, too many people can’t get the medical … Continue Reading
January 19, 2024
Warren, Ernst, Tillis Press Pentagon to Protect Service Members from Blast Overpressure
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, asking him to provide updates on steps the Department of Defense (DoD) is taking to better understand and address the effects of blast exposure on service member … Continue Reading
January 18, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Warns of National Security Threats Posed by the Collection, Storage, and Selling of Americans’ Data by Big Tech
Washington, D.C. —Today, at a hearing of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Emily Kilcrease, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, on the national security risks posed by digital trade rules that allow tech companies to collect, sell, and store Americans’ data wherever is cheapest, including China. At the hearing, Senator Warren pressed Ms. … Continue Reading
January 11, 2024
At Hearing, Warren, DEA Official Confirm Crypto’s Role in Fueling Illegal Fentanyl Trade
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for action to address crypto’s role in facilitating the illicit fentanyl trade. Holes in anti-money laundering laws have given drug cartels and traffickers a backdoor to move their drug money around, helping to worsen the opioid crisis. In questioning, Fraternal Order of Police President Patrick Yoes explained that fentanyl criminals will continue using … Continue Reading
January 11, 2024
Warren, Markey, Neal Statement on Federal Government Probe of V-22 Osprey Safety Record
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey, along with Congressman Richard Neal (MA-01), released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed to probe the safety record of the V-22 Osprey program. Senator Warren called for the military to ground the V-22 until the military is confident that more lives would not be lost in December, which the military did. In December 2023, the Massachusetts lawmakers called on the … Continue Reading
January 10, 2024
Warren, Jayapal Raise Concerns about Commerce Department Tasking Wall Street Financiers with Allocating $39 Billion in CHIPS Semiconductor Funding
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, expressing concerns about the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) reliance on a small team of Wall Street financiers to help allocate $39 billion in CHIPS and Science Act taxpayer-funded manufacturing and R&D subsidies. The lawmakers are seeking answers about possible abuses of the revolving door between government and Wall … Continue Reading
January 08, 2024
Warren, Markey Announce Federal Funding for New Electric School Buses in Massachusetts
Massachusetts will be receiving several Clean School Bus Awards to serve the school districts of Boston, Fall River, New Bedford and Worcester. Boston, MA - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Massachusetts funding for 85 electric school buses under the Clean Bus Grant Program to help school districts replace polluting diesel school buses with electric or low-emission school … Continue Reading
January 03, 2024
Warren, Blumenthal, Sanders, Porter Probe Massive Tax Breaks Received by Intuit While Company Fights Free Tax Filing for Millions of Americans
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Intuit, requesting a full accounting of the expenses underlying the company’s massive federal research tax breaks. The lawmakers’ request follows Intuit’s recent disclosure that it received $94 million in federal research tax credits in 2022, while simultaneously spending millions lobbying against the … Continue Reading
December 21, 2023
Warren Secures Half-Million Federal Grant to Improve Street Safety in Central Massachusetts
Boston, MA — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) a $480,000 grant for their Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Regional Action Plan and the Worcester Main South Demonstration Project. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will assist CMRPC in developing a comprehensive safety action plan for the region and in piloting demonstration activities on … Continue Reading
December 21, 2023
Warren, Carson, Porter, Lawmakers Raise Concern over Accuracy, Due Process, Civil Rights Violations with Terrorism Watchlist
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Representatives André Carson (D-Ind.), Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, DHS Under Secretary for … Continue Reading
December 20, 2023
Warren, Durbin, Markey, Lawmakers Urge Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service to End Use of Private Jails, Comply with President Biden’s Executive Order
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) along with Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Director Ronald L. Davis, urging them to stop detaining individuals in private jails, and to comply with President Biden’s … Continue Reading
December 19, 2023
Warren, Durbin, Ossoff, Lawmakers Raise Concerns with Wellpath Over Inadequate Healthcare Services in Prisons and Jails Nationwide
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Wellpath — the nation’s largest private provider of prison healthcare — raising concern over reports of inadequate care at federal, state, and local prisons … Continue Reading
December 19, 2023
Warren Demands Answers from Crypto Firms on Abuse of the Revolving Door to Undermine Bipartisan Efforts to Rein in Crypto Terrorist Financing
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent letters to three crypto giants: the Blockchain Association, Coin Center, and Coinbase, asking each of these organizations about their use of the revolving door to undermine efforts to rein in crypto’s use in terrorist financing. The letters come as a troubling report found that crypto interests are abusing the revolving door and employing a “small … Continue Reading
December 18, 2023
ICYMI: Warren Calls for Big National Investment to Lower Housing Costs, Stronger Protections for Renters and Families
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks at the New England Council, where she highlighted her priorities to lower housing costs, including increasing supply and bolstering renter protections. Senator Warren also highlighted the dangers posed by institutional investors for families seeking to buy or rent single-family homes, and discussed actions that the Biden administration has taken to protect renters and homeowners, including the Renters Bill of … Continue Reading
December 18, 2023
Warren, 6 Senators to Bank Regulator: Don’t Block States’ Efforts to Defend Consumers from Harmful Bank Practices
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led 6 senators in a letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, calling on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to allow states to move forward with their efforts to protect consumers from harmful bank practices. The senators criticized the OCC for overstepping its preemption authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform … Continue Reading
