Press Releases
Senator Warren Raises Concerns about DOJ Settlement with Mylan for Medicaid Fraud
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch raising serious concerns about the recently announced Department of Justice (DOJ) settlement with Mylan Pharmaceuticals for charges related to its misclassification of EpiPen in order to avoid paying hundreds of millions of dollars in rebates owed to the Medicaid program. The Medicaid drug rebate program requires manufacturers to pay rebates on brand-name and generic drugs and is … Continue Reading
October 21, 2016
Senator Warren Applauds $1.5 Million DOL Apprenticeship Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Career Services
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauded the Department of Labor's (DOL) newly-announced grants to increase access to apprenticeships, including a $1.5 million grant to the Massachusetts Department of Career Services. The grant will be used to "expand Registered Apprenticeship opportunities for women, communities of color, and low income individuals in the state...by 25 percent over the next 42 months, including adding over 2,000 new … Continue Reading
October 21, 2016
Senator Warren Applauds $1.5 Million DOL Apprenticeship Grant to the Massachusetts Department of Career Services
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauded the Department of Labor's (DOL) newly-announced grants to increase access to apprenticeships, including a $1.5 million grant to the Massachusetts Department of Career Services. The grant will be used to "expand Registered Apprenticeship opportunities for women, communities of color, and low income individuals in the state...by 25 percent over the next 42 months, including adding over 2,000 new … Continue Reading
October 20, 2016
Senators Warren and Menendez Raise Questions about Retirement of Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf, Promotion of New CEO Tim Sloan
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) wrote to the Wells Fargo Board of Directors to raise concerns related to last week's announcement of the retirement of former Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf and the promotion of Tim Sloan as the company's new CEO. The moves were made in the wake of Wells Fargo's admission of fraudulent behavior involving the creation of more than two million fake consumer bank and credit card accounts and its … Continue Reading
October 19, 2016
Senator Warren Highlights DOT Steps to Promote Transparency and Competition in the Airline Industry, Urges Further Action to Protect Consumers
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) highlighted the Department of Transportation's (DOT) newly-announced steps to increase transparency and to promote competition in the airline industry, which include looking into whether airlines' practices of restricting fare and schedule information "is an unfair practice that makes it harder for travelers to find the most affordable and convenient flights that match their needs." "This announcement by the Department of … Continue Reading
October 18, 2016
After New Social Security Cost-of-Living Announcement, Sen. Warren and Rep. Duckworth Urge Congress to Pass the SAVE Benefits Act to Provide Emergency Payments to Seniors, Veterans, and Other Americans
Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Tammy Duckworth today renewed their call for Congress to pass the Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act, which would boost Social Security and other critical benefits for seniors, veterans, and Americans with disabilities. This follows today's announcement by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 0.3 percent for 2017, after a zero COLA in 2016. Warren sponsors the … Continue Reading
October 14, 2016
Sen. Warren Calls on President to Immediately Designate New SEC Chair to Replace Mary Jo White
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today asked President Obama to use his unilateral authority to immediately designate another commissioner to replace Mary Jo White as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), citing Chair White's refusal to develop a political spending disclosure rule and repeated actions to undermine the agency's mission of investor protection and the Administration's priorities. The President may designate a new SEC Chair at any time … Continue Reading
October 11, 2016
Statement from Senator Warren About Today's Ruling on CFPB by Federal Appeals Court
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren today released the following statement about the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in PHH Corp. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: "This split decision - which bizarrely relies on a mischaracterization of my original proposal for a new consumer agency - will likely be appealed and overturned. But even if it stands, the ruling makes a small, technical tweak to Dodd-Frank and does not question the … Continue Reading
October 04, 2016
Senators Warren and Grassley Comment on HHS Report on Medicare Savings from Inclusion of Medical Device Identifiers on Claim Forms
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today commented on the preliminary results of an ongoing review issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) concerning the costs to Medicare due to recalled or defective medical devices. The OIG reviewed medical records for beneficiaries who received certain types of recalled or failed devices and found costs of around $1.5 billion in … Continue Reading
September 30, 2016
Congressional Delegation Announces $1.9 Million in Funding for Fair Housing Initiatives in Mass.
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Richard Neal, Jim McGovern, Michael Capuano, Stephen Lynch, and Bill Keating announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded organizations in Massachusetts a total of $1,873,778 in funding through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to assist victims of housing discrimination. More information about this federal grant program is available at … Continue Reading
September 29, 2016
Merkley, Warren, Menendez Urge SEC Investigation of Wells Fargo for Misleading Investors and Violating Whistleblower Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) formally called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Wells Fargo and senior officials violated laws by misleading investors and firing whistleblowers while the bank oversaw the creation of millions of unauthorized, fraudulent accounts. "After regulators discovered this widespread problem, Wells Fargo conducted an analysis that revealed that … Continue Reading
September 29, 2016
In Light of Troubling New Data, Sen. Warren Demands Education Department Halt Collection of Former Corinthian Students' Debt and Discharge Their Loans
Text of the letter available here Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to U.S. Secretary of Education John King to halt collections on the loans of former Corinthian students and to discharge their debts. This request comes following new data uncovered relating to the Education Department's (ED) treatment of students who attended Corinthian Colleges, the large, for-profit educational outfit that filed for bankruptcy in 2015 amid findings from state and … Continue Reading
September 28, 2016
Senator Warren Raises Further Questions About Wells Fargo Executives' Compensation
Text of the letter available here Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren today wrote to the Lead Independent Director of Wells Fargo, Steven Sanger, raising further questions about the compensation for Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf and former head of Community Banking Carrie Tolstedt. The senator's letter comes after the announcement by the Wells Fargo Independent Directors of the Board that they will be opening an investigation "into the Company's retail banking sales … Continue Reading
September 28, 2016
Sen. Warren and Rep. Pascrell Renew Call for FBI Director Comey to Release Materials Related to Financial Crisis Referrals and Investigations
Text of the letter available here Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) today wrote to Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey to renew their request that the agency release materials related to the investigation of individuals and companies referred by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The letter comes following the FBI's release on Friday of additional … Continue Reading
September 28, 2016
Sen. Warren: GOP Threatens Gov't Shutdown By Demanding That Corporate Political Spending Remain Secret and by Withholding Emergency Funding for Flint
Any Member of Senate or House Who Refuses to Stand with Children of Flint "Lacks the Moral Courage to Serve in This Congress" Video of floor speech available here Washington, DC - In a floor speech on Tuesday evening, Senator Elizabeth Warren called out Republicans in Congress for refusing to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government unless language is included to block a federal rule requiring corporations to disclose political contributions. The senator further highlighted GOP … Continue Reading
September 27, 2016
Warren Commends Labor Department's Decision to Review Potential Labor Violations by Wells Fargo
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today commended the Department of Labor's (DOL) announcement that it will conduct a "top-to-bottom review of cases, complaints, or violations concerning Wells Fargo over the last several years" related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other labor laws. DOL's decision comes in response to a request for an investigation from Senators Warren, Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Bernard … Continue Reading
September 23, 2016
Senators Renew Questions About Aetna's Billion-Dollar Break-up Fee and Decision to Leave ACA Exchanges After DOJ Challenged Merger with Humana
Washington, DC - In a letter sent to Aetna's CEO today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) renewed their request for information about the company's decision to withdraw from the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care exchanges after the Department of Justice (DOJ) challenged Aetna's proposed merger with Humana. The senators previously requested the information in a letter sent to … Continue Reading
September 22, 2016
Senator Warren Applauds Education Department's Decision to Withdraw Recognition of For-Profit Accreditor ACICS
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren applauded the Education Department's (ED) announcement today that it will withdraw its recognition of higher education accreditor Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Senator Warren released a report this summer detailing ACICS's long track record of failing to hold schools accountable for wrongdoing, and urged the Department to take strong oversight action against this accreditor. "Accreditors are supposed to … Continue Reading
September 22, 2016
Senator Warren Celebrates Career of Immigration Specialist Emily Winterson
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered remarks on the Senate floor to mark the retirement of Emily Winterson, an Immigration Specialist for more than 32 years in the Boston Senate offices of Senators Edward Kennedy, Paul Kirk, Scott Brown, and Warren. The text of Senator Warren's remarks is below, and video is available here. Remarks by Senator Elizabeth WarrenSeptember 22, 2016 Today I rise to celebrate the retirement of Emily Winterson, an Immigration … Continue Reading
September 22, 2016
Sens. Warren and Lee Applaud Committee Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Help Graduate Students Build Retirement Savings
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) applauded the unanimous passage of the Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016 by the Senate Committee on Finance. This bipartisan bill would allow funds from a graduate student's fellowship or stipend to be deposited into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). Stipend or fellowship funding that is currently taxed as income by federal and state governments does not qualify as "compensation" for retirement … Continue Reading