Press Releases
ICYMI: At Senate Hearing, Army Leader Confirms Poor Barrack Quality Affects Service Member Morale, Military Leaders Commit to Reducing Child Care Waitlists
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member of the Committee Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned military leaders on the impact of poor barrack conditions and inadequate child care on service member morale and readiness. Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer confirmed that a failure to address mold, pests, and poorly maintained barracks “does affect morale.” Senator Warren also asked the leaders about the use of … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
Warren Statement on Trump DOJ Ousting Top Antitrust Official
Washington, D.C. — Following the Trump administration’s ouster of the Department of Justice’s Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Gail Slater, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Americans’ top concern is affordability, but one of Trump’s few bipartisan-supported nominees — the top law enforcement official responsible for stopping illegal monopolies and protecting American consumers — was just ousted. “Why? It looks like corruption. A … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
Warren, Coons Introduce ICE Accountability Act, Establishing Strongest Federal Watchdog to Enforce Reforms and Stop ICE Violence
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced the ICE Accountability Act, a new bill that would create a new independent watchdog to enforce necessary reforms of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and rein in the agencies’ lawless actions. If established, the new independent watchdog would be the strongest of any federal oversight body. “After the Trump administration’s immigration agents … Continue Reading
February 12, 2026
Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Team Up to Lower Costs, Deliver Universal Child Care
Child Care for Every Community Act would ensure half of families nationwide pay no more than $10 a day for child care, all families would see child care costs capped Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are teaming up in the fight to deliver universal child care for American families. Following former Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) becoming the new Governor of New Jersey, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is the new House co-lead for … Continue Reading
February 11, 2026
At Hearing, Warren Calls for Accountability for Poor Barracks Conditions, Adds That We Need Higher Wages for Military Child Care Workers
“We owe (service members) everything…if we don’t address these issues, we put our military readiness, retention, and recruitment at risk.” Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered opening remarks calling for improving the quality of military barracks, better pay for child care workers so military families can have the child care support they need, and tracking the impact of Republicans’ health … Continue Reading
February 11, 2026
In Response to Warren, Pentagon Reveals New Barracks Privatization Efforts Lack Accountability Tools, Threaten Poor Living Conditions for Service Members
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, published new responses from the Department of Defense (DoD) revealing the Department has entered into another 50-year-lease with its privatization of military barracks at Fort Irwin, California, removing accountability measures and threatening to cause housing quality problems for service members. “The Department of Defense has a responsibility to make sure our service … Continue Reading
February 11, 2026
Senator Warren, Rep. Goodlander, Lawmakers Renew Push to Root Out Private Equity Abuse in Health Care Amid Genesis Nursing Home Bankruptcies
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with House co-lead Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), introduced the Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2026 to root out corporate greed and private equity abuse in the health care system. Following the bankruptcies of Steward Health Care and Genesis Health, two tragedies that put the lives of patients and seniors at … Continue Reading
February 10, 2026
Warren, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Break Up Big Medicine
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act to address rampant consolidation in the health care industry that drives up prices, squashes competition, and fuels corporate greed. “There’s no question that massive health care companies have created layers of complexity to jack up the price of everything from prescription drugs to a visit to the doctor. The only way to make health care more affordable is to break … Continue Reading
February 09, 2026
In Response to Warren and Democratic Senators, Trust for the National Mall Reveals New Details About Trump Ballroom Payments, Potential for Corruption and Secret Quid-Pro-Quo Deals
Washington, D.C. — In response to a January letter from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the Trust for the National Mall revealed new details about its role in fundraising efforts for President Trump’s new White House Ballroom. Billionaires and billionaire corporations with business in front of the Trump administration have funneled money to the new ballroom, raising questions about … Continue Reading
February 05, 2026
Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), led over 55 colleagues in pressing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on children’s exposure to ICE’s escalating violence in American communities, which threatens to leave them with lasting physical and psychological trauma. “ICE and CBP operations that treat children like collateral damage threaten their … Continue Reading
February 05, 2026
Warren, Kim Warn That Undisclosed Investments in SpaceX by Chinese Interests May Threaten National Security, Raise Questions about Compliance with National Security Law
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, asking him to clarify the Department of Defense’s (DoD) involvement with SpaceX and its knowledge of potential national security threats in the wake of reports that the company has significant … Continue Reading
February 04, 2026
As Congress Negotiates DHS Funding, Warren Slams DHS’s Lack of Accountability On Agents' Use Of Violent Force Against U.S. Citizens
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned witnesses in a spotlight forum held by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) on the violent tactics used by agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the lack of accountability following instances of misconduct. At the forum, Renée Good’s two brothers testified on her behalf. This spotlight forum follows months of violent and abusive tactics used by ICE agents, … Continue Reading
February 04, 2026
Warren, Wyden, Blumenthal Call on Federal Regulators to Investigate Meta, Google, NVIDIA “Reverse Acqui-hire” Deals
Washington, D.C. — In a new letter today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to enforce antitrust laws by investigating recent Big Tech … Continue Reading
February 04, 2026
Warren Sounds the Alarm on Google’s New AI Shopping Partnerships
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai with concerns over Google’s new retail shopping partnerships and plan to integrate its artificial intelligence (AI) model, Gemini, into its shopping services. “I am concerned that these partnerships and Google’s integration of Gemini into its shopping service could allow Google and its retail partners to exploit sensitive user data to violate consumer privacy and manipulate consumers into spending … Continue Reading
February 03, 2026
Warren Calls For Trump Administration To Act As New START Expires, Warns Of Nuclear Arms Race
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns about the imminent expiration of the last bilateral arms control agreement with Russia. New START, which limits the number of deployed nuclear warheads and has provided insight into the Russian arsenal, reducing guesswork for U.S. military planning, is set to expire this week. After the height of the Cold War, the U.S. worked to prevent a nuclear arms race through … Continue Reading
February 03, 2026
Warren, Wyden, Sanders Announce New Investigation into Equifax’s Plan to Profit from Trump’s So-Called Work Requirements in Medicaid, SNAP
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Committee; Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced a new investigation today into Equifax’s reported plan to profit off of so-called work requirements in Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), … Continue Reading
February 03, 2026
Warren, Lawmakers Push for Expedited Probe of ICE’s Violence After Watchdog Confirms Investigation
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), led colleagues in pressing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to expedite its investigation into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents' use of force. The Congressional push follows violent ICE operations in Minneapolis that resulted in the deaths of Renee … Continue Reading
February 02, 2026
Warren Statement on Federal Judge Upholding Temporary Protected Status for Haitians
Washington, D.C. — Following a federal court ruling blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from hundreds of thousands of Haitians across the country, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Today’s decision makes clear that the Trump administration cannot end TPS protections for Haitians tomorrow. TPS holders are here legally, and they have legal status because the U.S. government made a promise to protect … Continue Reading
February 02, 2026
Warren, Lawmakers Lead Over 50 Members of Congress in Opening New Investigation into Trump Ripping Legal Status Away from Haitian Workers
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with Representatives Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Deborah Ross (D-N.C.) led 52 members of Congress in writing to LeadingAge, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Nurses United, MASS Senior Care Association, and The Arc of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Nurses Association, SEIU 509, and the Association of Developmental … Continue Reading
February 02, 2026
Investigation Led By Warren’s Office Reveals How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill
Responses from: Citizens | College Ave | Navient | Nelnet | Sallie Mae | SoFi Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.); Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii); Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); Ed … Continue Reading