Press Releases
Warren Presses Trump for Answers on Elon Musk’s Glaring Conflicts of Interest
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to President-Elect Trump with concerns about Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest as he serves as a top advisor for the incoming president. In the weeks since the election, Mr. Musk has been named the co-chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, and has frequently been by Trump’s side, joining his phone calls with Ukraine’s president, “[met] secretly" with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. “But … Continue Reading
December 16, 2024
Warren, Murkowski Call for Study to Support Tribal Child Welfare
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study into child abuse and neglect in indigenous communities to help inform Congress’ work to support Tribal child welfare programs. Historically, American Indian (AI) and Alaskan Native (AN) communities have been subjected to trauma by the United States government. In the 19th and 20th centuries, hundreds of thousands of children were … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Warren, Huffman Renew Push to Invest in Clean Energy
Bill would make historic investment to help fight the climate crisis, spark green innovation, and boost demand for American-made clean energy products Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the BUY GREEN Act, legislation to establish $1.5 trillion in federal procurement commitments for our clean energy future. The funds would be used to purchase American-made clean, renewable, and emission-free … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Celebrates Casey’s Record of Fighting for Families, Calls on Congress to Build on that Legacy and Reject Trillions in Tax Giveaways to Billionaires
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee On Aging, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for 2025 legislation to include investments like an expanded Child Tax Credit, affordable home care for sick relatives, paid leave, and affordable child care, so working families have an opportunity to get ahead. Meanwhile, the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which have been largely sucked up by billionaires and large corporations, are up for renewal in 2025. Ms. Ai-Jen Poo, President of the … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
ICYMI: Warren at Hearing: Trump Would Have a "Strong Partner at the CFPB" to Enact His Proposed 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates
Trump’s interest rate cap could be enforced by the CFPB to save Americans billions of dollars in interest payments Video of Committee Hearing Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has worked to bring down credit card prices and can help fulfill President-elect Trump’s promise to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. According to the … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Warren, Escobar Reintroduce Legislation to Strengthen Military Readiness, Adapt to Climate Change
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Department of Defense (DOD) Climate Resilience and Readiness Act to address the Pentagon’s contributions to climate change and to mitigate climate change’s impact on our military readiness. The Department of Defense has long recognized that climate change threatens the … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Warren, Jacobs, Lawmakers Reintroduce Legislation Addressing Unsafe Conditions in Privatized Military Housing
Private housing companies that serve military families often evade responsibility when they fail to provide adequate housing Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act, legislation that would comprehensively reform our … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Ahead of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 NDAA Vote, Warren Presses Pentagon on Strategy to Prevent Price Gouging, Overpayments to Health Care Companies
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter raising continued concerns about the Department of Defense’s (DoD) failure to prevent price gouging and overpayments in the military’s TRICARE health program. DoD’s response to Senator Warren’s July 2023 letter revealed a list of nearly 250 bad actors who have overcharged our military by nearly $46 million, which the Senator released today. In her new letter, Senator Warren requested further information about the … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Warren, Gluesenkamp Perez Take on Military Contractors Overcharging U.S. Military, Restricting Servicemembers from Repairing Equipment
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) introduced the Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act to increase military readiness and cut costs by allowing servicemembers to repair their own equipment. Our military pays Pentagon contractors hundreds of billions of dollars annually to purchase weapons systems and other equipment. However, the equipment is often subject to … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Congressional Investigation Reveals Navient May Be Improperly Denying Borrowers Relief from Predatory Student Loans
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA) led 24 lawmakers in sending a bicameral letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, revealing the results of their investigation into Navient regarding its cancellation process for the predatory, for-profit student loans in its portfolio and urging the agencies to hold the student loan servicer accountable for any … Continue Reading
December 11, 2024
Warren Op-Ed: If Trump Really Wants to Help Working People He Won’t Kill This Federal Agency
“The election made clear that working people want the government to unrig the economy. The CFPB is doing that work — and that’s exactly why these billionaire CEOs don’t want the agency around.” Op-Ed in the Boston Globe Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in the Boston Globe highlighting how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has protected working Americans from abusive banks and other businesses. Read the full op-ed here and … Continue Reading
December 11, 2024
Warren Renews Fight for Economic Growth That Benefits Workers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Accountable Capitalism Act to strengthen employee power and ensure America’s largest corporations pursue growth in a way that helps workers and consumers as well as shareholders. The legislation would help reverse harmful trends from the last 40 years that have encouraged large corporations to focus on short-term gains for a small group CEOs and shareholders over broader stakeholder interests and the long-term health … Continue Reading
December 11, 2024
Warren, Hawley, Harshbarger, Auchincloss Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Drug Costs, Rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), introduced the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act. The bipartisan, bicameral bill will prohibit joint ownership of PBMs and pharmacies, a gross conflict of interest that enables these companies to enrich themselves at the expense of patients and independent pharmacies. Over the past decade, pharmacy benefit managers … Continue Reading
December 10, 2024
Warren Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to a federal judge blocking the $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “If you shop at Kroger or Albertsons, the FTC just stopped your grocery prices from surging higher. Kroger has been jacking up your grocery bill already, and it would’ve been even worse if it merged with Albertsons in the biggest supermarket merger in U.S. history. FTC Chair Lina Khan is showing what it … Continue Reading
December 10, 2024
Warren, Lawmakers Blast Dr. Oz for Proposal to End Traditional Medicare, Call Out Glaring Conflicts of Interest
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) sent a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), raising stark concerns about his advocacy to eliminate Traditional Medicare and his deep financial ties to the private health insurers that would benefit from that move. In June 2022, ahead of his … Continue Reading
December 10, 2024
Warren, Sanders, Wyden, Whitehouse Renew Push to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Data From Greedy Brokers
Legislation would ban brokers from selling Americans’ location and health data, rein in giant data brokers, and set some long overdue limits on the industry Millions of Americans' data is collected and sold by data brokers for massive profits Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) reintroduced the Health and Location Data Protection Act, legislation banning data brokers … Continue Reading
December 09, 2024
Warren Slams Inhaler Manufacturer GSK for its Billion Dollar Drug Price-Gouging Scheme, Harming Millions of Children
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) a follow-up letter on its decision to discontinue Flovent HFA, the go-to inhaler for children, and replace it with an authorized generic version of the drug. This comes after new research from John Hopkins University revealed that GSK’s pricing scheme was costing patients, taxpayers, and state Medicaid programs. In March 2024, Senator Warren sent GSK a letter raising concerns about its decision to … Continue Reading
December 09, 2024
Warren, Castro, Casar Urge Military to Improve Access to Medical Debt Relief for Civilian Patients
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Greg Casar (D-Texas) wrote to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) urging it to strengthen the proposed Military Health System Modified Payment and Waiver Program (MHS MPWP) rule to limit costs for non-beneficiary civilians - people not covered by a military health care plan - who cannot afford to pay the high costs of treatment at a military hospital. The MHS MPWP establishes a … Continue Reading
December 05, 2024
Warren, Warner, Shaheen Renew Push to Hold Equifax, Other Credit Reporting Companies Accountable for Data Breaches
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mark Warner (D-Conn.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), along with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), reintroduced the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act, to hold credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data. The 2017 Equifax hack revealed that Credit Reporting Companies (CRCs) collect enormous amounts of sensitive data—including Social Security numbers, birth dates, credit card … Continue Reading
December 05, 2024
Warren, Lawmakers Seek to Protect Victims from Billionaires Exploiting the Bankruptcy System
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act to explicitly prohibit the use of non-consensual, non-debtor releases in bankruptcy. This legislation would protect consumers, workers, and families from companies and individuals attempting to exploit the bankruptcy system to evade accountability to victims. The bankruptcy system is designed to give debtors, or individuals … Continue Reading