Press Releases
New War Room Investigation Reveals Trump Admin Dishonesty About Social Security Call Wait Times
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published a new Social Security War Room report revealing that Social Security Administration (SSA) officials, including Commissioner Frank Bisignano, appear to be making false claims about call wait times for the agency’s national helpline. Senator Warren sent a letter to Bisignano with her findings, pressing him on his apparent efforts to mislead the American public. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Frank Bisignano stated … Continue Reading
June 25, 2025
ICYMI: Warren Raises Concerns On Risks of Endless War Against Iran, Presses Commander Nominee for Answers on Military Preparations
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) expressed her concerns to Vice Admiral Charles B. Cooper II, nominee for Commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), regarding President Trump’s dragging the United States into a war with Iran without Congressional approval. On June 21, President Trump ordered strikes against three nuclear facilities in Iran, warning that there were "many targets left to strike" and … Continue Reading
June 25, 2025
ICYMI: Berkshire Eagle Highlights Warren, Massachusetts Constituent’s Renewed Fight to Prevent Trump, Republicans’ Proposed Cuts to Health Care
Washington, D.C. — In a new article on Senator Warren’s leadership in the fight to protect Medicaid, the Berkshire Eagle highlighted the story of Liam Barry, who wrote a letter in 2017 to President Donald Trump urging him not to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which helped his mother access life-saving care. Eight years later, Barry is reiterating his plea, as Congressional Republicans propose major cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act that would kick at least 16 million people off of … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
ICYMI: In Floor Speech, Warren Slams Trump’s War in Iran, Exposes 10 Ways Big Beautiful Bill Increases Costs
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) underscored the recklessness of President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran and highlighted ten ways Republicans’ ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ raise costs for American families. “We all agree that Iran should not and cannot have a nuclear weapon…But the only successful strategy for preventing Iran from developing a nuclear weapon is diplomacy, something Trump had been pursuing right up until Netanyahu … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
After Pressure From Social Security War Room, SSA Confirms Has Not Recategorized Employees as “Schedule F”
Washington, D.C. - In a response to a recent letter from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) Frank Bisignano confirmed that SSA has not yet reclassified any frontline SSA workers as Schedule F policy-making employees. The confirmation follows pressure from the lawmakers, who sounded the alarm on SSA’s plans to recategorize critical employees, stripping them of their civil service … Continue Reading
June 24, 2025
Warren Slams RFK Jr. For “Reckless” Decision to Fire Vaccine Experts, Presses on New Appointees’ Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Vaccine Views
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), on the eve of a key committee meeting, slammed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) for his “reckless” and “shortsighted” decision to fire all 17 independent members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replace them with eight members who appear to be hand-picked to advance RFK Jr.’s own anti-vaccine … Continue Reading
June 23, 2025
Warren, Doggett Lead Bipartisan Fight to Strengthen Health Care for Veterans and Eliminate Waste
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee’s Health Care Subcommittee, and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Guarantee Utilization of All Reimbursements for Delivery of (GUARD) Veterans’ Health Care Act, which would close a longstanding loophole that results in taxpayers paying twice for veterans’ health care while private … Continue Reading
June 23, 2025
Warren Releases New Data from Joint Committee on Taxation Revealing That “Pass Through Deduction” is a Giveaway to Millionaires
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, released new data from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), a nonpartisan Congressional committee dedicated to analyzing tax legislation, revealing that the majority of the benefit from the 199A tax deduction goes to millionaires. The 199A tax deduction was created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with Congressional Republicans claiming it would support small business owners by allowing … Continue Reading
June 20, 2025
Warren Demands Answers on Trump’s Potential Contract with Shadowy Humanitarian Group, Urges More Aid to Gaza Through Responsible Partners
Washington, D.C. — In a new letter to the Secretary of State and the United States Agency for International Aid (USAID), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised her concerns about the Department of State’s reported plan to give $500 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “Reports of deadly violence against starving Palestinians connected with the GHF’s aid network are deeply troubling, as are reports of the organization’s ties to the Israeli government, and the lack of … Continue Reading
June 20, 2025
ICYMI: Warren Gains Commitment from Hegseth to Follow Supreme Court Orders on Deploying Troops to American Cities
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on her concerns with President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles despite state and local officials’ objections. On June 7, President Trump announced he was deploying the National Guard and the Marines to Los Angeles (L.A.). As of April 2025, the Department of Defense reported there are about … Continue Reading
June 18, 2025
Warren, Duckworth Press RFK Jr. on “Dangerous War on Vaccines,” Reckless Decision to Slash HHS Vaccine Funding
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pressing him on his recent reckless decisions to slash funding for critical vaccine development. In May, the Trump Administration announced that it would cut off millions of dollars that the federal government had committed to the development of the critical bird flu vaccine, and HHS abruptly ended an over-$250 million … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Warren, Schumer, Wyden, Gallego Lead Democratic Caucus In Rejecting Republicans’ Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in urging Republican Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Ind.) to abandon their plan to cut taxes for billionaires and instead work together to help … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Warren to Hegseth: Gutting Military Weapons Testing Office Could Violate the Law, “Will Cost Service Members’ Lives and Waste Taxpayer Dollars”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, wrote to the Secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD), Pete Hegseth, criticizing his drastic cuts to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) Office, which provides oversight and testing of weapons to ensure they will be safe to operate and effective in combat. “For over 40 years this office has provided critical oversight over U.S. weapons … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Democrats Introduce No War Against Iran Act As Military Strikes Continue in the Middle East
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and colleagues in introducing the No War Against Iran Act, legislation to prohibit the use of federal funds for any use of military force in or against Iran absent specific Congressional authorization. Israel’s military strikes against Iran risk tanking diplomatic efforts that were already underway, further destabilizing the Middle East for its … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Warren, Schakowsky Hit 5 Big Pharma Companies for Lobbying to Extend Trump Tax Loopholes
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) wrote to Abbvie, Pfizer, Amgen, Merck, and Johnson & Johnson, calling them out for taking advantage of tax loopholes created by President Trump’s 2017 tax bill and lobbying for even more tax giveaways. Abbvie, Pfizer, Merck, and Johnson & Johnson paid $0 in federal taxes last year, despite earning billions of dollars. Amgen paid just … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Warren, King, Kaine, Whitehouse Highlight Trump Administration Hypocrisy on National Debt While It Guts IRS, Pushes Giant Tax Cuts for Billionaires
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Billy Long regarding the hypocrisy of their claims that they want to cut the deficit while simultaneously slashing the IRS workforce and cutting taxes for the ultra-wealthy. In June last year, Secretary Bessent said he was “alarmed by the size of [the … Continue Reading
June 17, 2025
Warren Seeks Clarity on Wealthy Beneficiaries of Republicans’ Proposed “Pass Through Deduction”
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) requesting a breakdown, by income level, of which taxpayers benefit from the 199A Qualified Business Income Deduction. Section 199A is a tax deduction that was created by President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It allows owners of certain businesses to deduct up to 20 percent of their business’ qualified income from their taxes. … Continue Reading
June 13, 2025
Warren, Paul, Grassley Renew Bipartisan Fight to Expand Access To Hearing Services Through Medicare
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act, legislation to ensure that seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare are able to access a full range of hearing and balance health care services provided by licensed audiologists. Currently, audiologists are classified as non-physician health care professionals that are trained in the … Continue Reading
June 13, 2025
At Hearing, Warren Questions Trump Treasury Secretary on Hypocrisy of Adding to National Debt to Pay for Tax Giveaways for Rich
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Republicans’ hypocrisy on raising the deficit with Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Senator Warren highlighted the hypocrisy of Secretary Bessent’s support for cutting crucial social programs to decrease the national debt, while also supporting adding trillions to the deficit to give billionaires and giant corporations tax … Continue Reading
June 12, 2025
In Senate Speech, Warren Condemns Assault of Senator Alex Padilla: “Trump is Making This Nation Look More and More Like a Fascist State”
Washington, D.C. — Following the violent assault on U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke out on the Senate Floor. “This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history,” said Senator Warren. During Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference, Senator Padilla identified himself, saying, “I am Senator Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary.” In response, he was shoved to the ground and eventually pinned down and handcuffed. Senator … Continue Reading