Press Releases
After Pressure From Warren, HHS Secretary Nominee RFK Jr. Will Amend Flawed Ethics Agreement
Washington, D.C. - During Wednesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about his apparent conflicts of interest. Following pressure from Senate Democrats, RFK Jr., today in written responses to Senator Warren, agreed to amend his flawed ethics agreement (see Warren QFRs at the end of Part 2 and start of Part 3). In response to this new … Continue Reading
January 30, 2025
At Hearing, Army Secretary Nominee Agrees with Warren’s Right to Repair Cost-Cutting Recommendations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, questioned Mr. Dan Driscoll, nominee for Secretary of the Army, about his views on enhancing the Army’s right to repair its own equipment and his commitments to address the revolving door between the Pentagon and contractors. Earlier this month, Senator Warren wrote to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recommending $2 trillion in proposals to save … Continue Reading
January 30, 2025
Warren Warns Hegseth Against Going After Former Joint Chiefs Chairman General Milley, Demands Reinstatement of Pentagon Watchdog
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Service Subcommittee on Personnel, wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth with concerns following the removal of the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG), Robert Storch. Senator Warren urged Secretary Hegseth to request President Trump rescind the decision to remove the IG and called out his abuse of power. Mr. Storch was one of over a dozen IG’s that were reportedly fired by … Continue Reading
January 29, 2025
At Hearing, Warren Slams RFK Jr. for Dangerous Conflicts of Interest, Profiting From Anti-Vaccine Conspiracies
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned Mr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), about his dangerous conflicts of interest and record of profiting from anti-vaccine conspiracies. Mr. Kennedy has made nearly $2.5 million in referral fees from the law … Continue Reading
January 29, 2025
Warren Statement on Hegseth Directing DoD IG to Go After Gen. Milley
Washington, D.C. - Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly directed the new DoD Inspector General to investigate and potentially strip General Mark Milley of a star in retirement due to his refusal to blindly defer to President Donald Trump in his first term. In written responses to Senator Warren during his confirmation process, Hegseth committed to “protecting the DoD IG’s independence.” Senator Warren released the following statement: “Pete Hegseth pledged to the … Continue Reading
January 29, 2025
Warren Statement on Hegseth Directing DoD IG to Go After Gen. Milley
Washington, D.C. - Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly directed the new DoD Inspector General to investigate and potentially strip General Mark Milley of a star in retirement due to his refusal to blindly defer to President Donald Trump in his first term. In written responses to Senator Warren during his confirmation process, Hegseth committed to “protecting the DoD IG’s independence.” Senator Warren released the following statement: “Pete Hegseth pledged to the … Continue Reading
January 28, 2025
Warren Probes Lutnick for Ties to Crypto Firm with Long Record of Financing Terrorists, Illicit Activity
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Commerce, ahead of his Wednesday confirmation hearing, probing his serious financial conflicts and personal and professional ties to the scandal-ridden cryptocurrency Tether. “In particular, your deep involvement with and support for Tether, a known facilitator of criminal activity that has been described as ‘outlaws’ favorite … Continue Reading
January 28, 2025
At Hearing, Defense Contractor Agrees with Warren: Legal Loopholes Should Not Lead to Price-Gouging the Military
Warren: “The Pentagon is spending $440 billion this year on contracts. It’s important for us to get better procedures in place to get some eyes on what they’re doing.” Defense contractor agrees legal loopholes should not lead to price-gouging the military Video of Hearing Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Palantir Technologies, … Continue Reading
January 28, 2025
Warren Slams Defense Nominee for Improperly Withholding Aid to Ukraine, Violating U.S. Constitution, Disregarding Congressional Authority
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to Mr. Michael Duffey, nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (USD(A&S)) of the Department of Defense (DoD), ahead of his confirmation hearing, with serious concerns about his record, which include violating the law, disregarding Congressional authority, and his involvement in Project 2025. Mr. Duffey also played a direct role in Trump’s … Continue Reading
January 28, 2025
Warren Writes Fox News Digital Op-ed Challenging Elon Musk to Cut $2 Trillion in Waste By Taking On Billionaires and Giant Corporations
“Here’s something President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and I agree on: the federal government throws away trillions of dollars on wasteful spending.” “Instead of cutting help for people who rely on Medicare, Social Security and the VA, let’s focus on the billionaires and billionaire corporations who are feasting off the American taxpayer.” Warren Op-Ed in Fox News Digital Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, … Continue Reading
January 27, 2025
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Opposes Treasury Nominee for Backing Trump Billionaire Agenda
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, delivered remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate opposing the nomination of Mr. Scott Bessent for Secretary of the Treasury. Mr. Bessent’s views - including support for policies that compromise the stability of our financial system and support for tax policies that help billionaires instead of working families - have raised deep concerns for Senator … Continue Reading
January 27, 2025
Warren, McGovern, Lawmakers Blast Trump’s Inaction on High Egg Prices
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) led 19 of their colleagues, writing to President Donald Trump, pushing him to take meaningful steps to lower the prices of eggs and other groceries—a problem he largely ignored during his entire first week in office. During his campaign for president, Mr. Trump repeatedly promised he would lower food prices “immediately” if elected. Trump even told the press, “I won on groceries.” But during … Continue Reading
January 24, 2025
Warren on Hegseth Confirmation Vote
Washington, D.C. - Following the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement: "Pete Hegseth’s confirmation will make our nation less safe. Republican Senators approved an unqualified nominee with a long history of alleged substance abuse, sexual harassment, and assault. His confirmation is a slap in the face to the quarter of a million active duty women in our … Continue Reading
January 23, 2025
Warren Sends Musk a DOGE Plan to Make Government More Efficient
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent Elon Musk, Chair of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a letter detailing over 30 proposals that would cut at least $2 trillion of wasteful government spending over the next decade. In November 2024, President Trump tapped Musk to head DOGE to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies” to “[make] life better for all Americans.” Musk has … Continue Reading
January 22, 2025
Warren, Kaine, Kelly, Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats Joint Statement on New Hegseth Report
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the sworn affidavit containing abuse allegations against Pete Hegseth, nominee for U.S. Secretary of Defense: “In a sworn statement under the penalty of perjury, a new … Continue Reading
January 21, 2025
Senators Warren, Wyden, and Sanders Urge President Trump to Reject Big Pharma’s Push to End Medicare Price Negotiations, Protect Medicare Enrollees
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and member of the Senate Committee on Finance, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, wrote to President Trump urging him to reject pharmaceutical companies’ push to stop Medicare drug price negotiations. Earlier … Continue Reading
January 20, 2025
Warren Statement on Trump Day One Actions
Washington, D.C. - Following President Donald Trump signing Day One executive orders, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Donald Trump ran on the promise that he would make life more affordable for hardworking Americans, but he spent day one of his presidency doing next to nothing to lower costs. Instead, he spent his time on an agenda of revenge, division, and cruelty with a side helping of cozying up to billionaires. If Day One is a sign of what a … Continue Reading
January 20, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Whitehouse Push Scott Bessent to Commit to Addressing His Questionable Tax Returns Prior to Committee Vote on His Confirmation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent, pushing him to take additional steps to address reports of questionable deductions and claims on his tax returns. Senate Finance Committee staff reviews of Bessent’s tax returns in advance of his nomination hearing revealed that he used … Continue Reading
January 18, 2025
Warren Presses RFK Jr. for Answers on His “Dangerous Views” Ahead of His Senate Nomination Hearing to Lead HHS
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary-Nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a 34-page letter detailing her concerns with his nomination. She asked RFK Jr. to answer 175 questions ahead of his committee nomination hearing before the Finance Committee. “Given your dangerous views on vaccine safety and public health, including your baseless opposition to vaccines, and your inconsistent … Continue Reading
January 17, 2025
Ahead of Confirmation Vote, Warren Calls On Hegseth to Address Conflicts of Interest, Commit to Public Integrity Standards
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Mr. Pete Hegseth, nominee for Secretary of the Department of Defense, regarding his ethics conflicts ahead of the Senate’s consideration of his nomination. Mr. Hegseth’s household’s ownership of stock in several defense contractors and his unwillingness to commit to post-employment restrictions he previously advocated for at his confirmation hearing are particularly troubling for the role of Secretary of Defense. During the … Continue Reading