Press Releases
Warren, Hirono Press Defense Secretary Hegseth on Cost and Military Readiness Impact of Deploying Troops to Southern Border, Guantanamo Bay
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) wrote to Secretary of Defense (DoD) Pete Hegseth regarding the military’s recent deployment of active-duty forces to the southern border and Guantanamo, and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) new involvement in immigration detention and deportation. On his first day in office, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to “seal the borders” and “to … Continue Reading
February 14, 2025
As Tax Season Ramps Up, Warren, Cassidy Renew Effort to Simplify IRS Error Notices for Taxpayers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) reintroduced the Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help (IRS MATH) Act, a bill to improve math error notices — an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authority used to quickly adjust taxpayers’ returns. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) recently reintroduced the bill in the House, and the bill passed unanimously out of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee during … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
Warren, Raskin, Merkley, Schiff, Lawmakers Call on Elon Musk to Publicly Release Financial Disclosures After White House Claims Musk Will Self Police Conflicts of Interest
Washington, D.C. - Following reports that Elon Musk will be taking advantage of loopholes in federal ethics laws to avoid publicly disclosing his financial conflicts of interest, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), as well as Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) in writing to Musk demanding he publicly release his full … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
At Hearing, Military Leaders Confirm to Warren that DoD is Writing a Blank Check to Deploy Troops for Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the SASC Subcommittee on Personnel, questioned General Gregory M. Guillot of the U.S. Air Force, Commander of the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Admiral Alvin Holsey of the U.S. Navy, Commander of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), about the cost, readiness, morale, and national … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
Warren, Bonamici Renew Fight Against Misinformation in Pregnancy Care
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) reintroduced the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act, to crack down on attempts by crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to deceive and misinform women seeking reproductive health care. Senators Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Catherine Cortez Masto, … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
Warren, Duckworth Press Trump Health Nominee Dr. Oz on Dangerous Anti-Abortion Views
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Trump’s nominee for the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on his hostile anti-abortion record as his nomination process begins. As CMS Administrator, Dr. Oz would be in charge of Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage, exercising broad authority over reproductive health care access. “Given the role CMS plays in … Continue Reading
February 13, 2025
Warren Statement on Senate Republicans Confirming RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary
Washington, D.C. - Following Senate Republicans voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Putting Kennedy in charge of the nation’s public health is a huge mistake. When dangerous diseases resurface and people can’t access lifesaving vaccines, all Americans will suffer. And thanks to his serious, unresolved conflicts of interest, RFK Jr.’s family could continue getting … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
ICYMI: Delaying RFK Jr. Confirmation Vote on Senate Floor, Warren Highlights Kennedy’s Egregious Conflicts of Interest, “Long History of Promoting Anti-Science Conspiracy Theories”
Washington, D.C. - On the floor of the United States Senate, Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Democrats in delaying a final vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Senator Warren warned that American families and children would pay the price for Mr. Kennedy’s “conspiracy-driven health care decisions,” while his serious ethics conflicts remain unresolved. Senator Warren called on her … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
Warren, Markey Slam Trump Administration for Causing “Chaos and Upheaval” at Massachusetts Research Institutions, Demand Answers from NIH and NSF
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) with concerns about the ongoing Trump Administration funding cuts at Massachusetts research institutions. The NIH and NSF are the largest public funders of research in the United States — fueling the development of lifesaving treatments for diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, tools for the early … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
Warren Statement on House GOP Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to House Republicans unveiling their FY 2025 budget resolution proposal, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Republicans are pulling a fast one on working people by reaching into their pockets to pay for billionaire handouts. Make no mistake: this GOP plan will raise the cost that American families pay for groceries, health care, and getting an education - all to fund tax cuts for the … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
Warren, Padilla Demand Trump Reverse Illegal Attempt to Fire Independent FEC Chair
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, joined 9 Democratic Senators in demanding President Trump rescind his unprecedented and illegal attempt to fire of Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair Ellen Weintraub. The Senators also urged Trump to pursue … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Warns Confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard to Head National Security Agencies is a “Dangerous Mistake”
Washington, D.C. - On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, rang the alarm on the dangers of confirming Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Senator Warren called out Ms. Gabbard’s lack of qualification to be DNI and pointed to credible reports that Ms. Gabbard may put U.S. national security at risk, given her rhetoric supportive of U.S. adversaries. Transcript: Floor … Continue Reading
February 11, 2025
Warren Statement on Right to Repair Victory in Massachusetts
Washington, D.C. - Today, a federal judge in Massachusetts delivered a win for consumers by dismissing the automobile industry’s challenge of Massachusetts’s right-to-repair law. Massachusetts has been a leader in automobile right-to-repair for more than a decade. In 2020, Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure by a three-to-one vote to prevent automakers from using new technologies to monopolize repairs. In response, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following … Continue Reading
February 11, 2025
Warren, Kim Question Trump ED Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon’s Lack of Experience, Extreme Views in Advance of Nomination Hearing
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, sent Linda McMahon, Secretary-Designate for the U.S. Department of Education, a 12-page letter with 65 questions on McMahon policy views in advance of her nomination hearing this week. “[Y]ou have a minimal track record on education issues and strikingly little experience pertaining to education policy,” wrote the senators. “This lack of a … Continue Reading
February 10, 2025
At CFPB Headquarters, Warren Sounds Alarm on Elon Musk’s Attack against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
“Donald Trump ran his campaign on lowering costs for working families…now he and his co-president, Elon Musk, have tried to shut down the agency that has delivered $21 billion to hardworking families.” “Congress built [the CFPB], and no one other than Congress — not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, no one - can fire the financial cops.” Video of Remarks Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Warren on Senate GOP Budget Resolution Proposal
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to Senate Republicans unveiling their FY 2025 budget resolution proposal, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “The federal budget reflects our nation’s values, and Senate Republicans are showing us with their proposal that working people don’t matter to them. If Republicans really wanted to cut costs for families, then they wouldn’t slash the funds we use to educate and feed our kids, cut access to health care … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Warren, Schumer, Senators Launch Probe Into DOGE’s Interference with Department of Education, Access to Federal Student Loan Data
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 16 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Education, Denise Carter, launching a probe into recent reports that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has infiltrated the Department of Education (ED) and that “DOGE staffers have gained access to federal student loan data, which includes personal information for millions of … Continue Reading
February 06, 2025
At Hearing, Trump Trade Nominee Agrees with Warren on Need for Transparency for Tariff Exemptions
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Mr. Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative, on his vision for Trump’s trade policy. While there are open questions of how tariff exemptions will work under the Trump presidency, Mr. Greer agreed with Senator Warren that large corporations have outsized influence on trade deals and that U.S. trade policy needs to ensure “American businesses and … Continue Reading
February 06, 2025
Ahead of Confirmation Vote, Warren, Kaine Call on RFK Jr. to Forfeit Stake in Anti-Vaccine Lawsuits
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Pensions, and Labor, wrote to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), about his continued conflicts of interest. The senators called out Mr. Kennedy’s plan to enter office with a serious ethics conflict by keeping a financial interest in anti-vaccine lawsuits within his … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Underscores Danger of Budget Director Nominee Russ Vought
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) took to the Senate floor as part of a 30-hour hold by Senate Democrats to delay the confirmation of Mr. Russell Vought, nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Senator Warren called out the serious consequences of Mr. Vought’s leadership, including the impacts of a government shutdown last week, on Massachusetts communities and families. Senator Warren also underscored the dangers of hundreds of executive orders … Continue Reading