Press Releases
Warren Statement on Ongoing Developments on Martha’s Vineyard
Boston, MA — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement with an update on her work today regarding the developments on Martha’s Vineyard:“Exploiting vulnerable people for political stunts is repulsive and cruel. Massachusetts is fully capable of handling asylum seekers, and today I discussed potential options for federal resources with Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. I am in regular communication with State Senator Julian Cyr, … Continue Reading
September 15, 2022
At Hearing, Warren Calls on SEC to Stand Up to Fossil Fuel Lobbying and Finalize Strong Climate Disclosure Rule
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called out giant fossil fuel companies and their trade association, the American Petroleum Institute, for lobbying to weaken the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate risk disclosure rule, which would require companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuel industry groups are lobbying to drop Scope 3 disclosures … Continue Reading
September 14, 2022
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Stops Republican Attempt to Block Student Loan Cancellation for Working People
Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) objected to the Republican Party’s shameful attempt to keep working Americans buried under mountains of student debt. Senator Warren celebrates President Biden’s decision to cancel up to $20,000 of federal student debt for as many as 43 million Americans with incomes under $125,000 as a historic step to deliver life-changing relief to working families and help rebuild the middle class.Watch Senator Warren’s … Continue Reading
September 13, 2022
At Hearing, Senator Warren Scrutinizes Student Loan Servicers Following Reports of ‘Outrageous’ Tactics
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked Ms. Rachel Gittleman, Financial Services Outreach Manager, Consumer Federation of America, about Navient’s long track record of using misleading tactics to work in their own financial interests rather than in the interest of student borrowers.“While families breathe a sigh of relief, corporations that made billions off a broken student loan … Continue Reading
September 12, 2022
ICYMI: Alongside President Joe Biden, Senator Warren Celebrates Federal Funding Awarded to Boston Logan Airport
Boston, MA -- Today, during an event with President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks celebrating the $62 million dollar Airport Terminal Program awarded to Boston Logan Airport for their Terminal E modernization improvements and terminal roadways. The funding is a result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.Full remarks below as prepared for delivery. September 12, 2022 U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: I’m here today with President Biden and our federal, … Continue Reading
September 12, 2022
Senator Warren and Representative Pressley Seek To Ensure that Student Loan Servicers are Providing Borrowers With Accurate and Timely Information about Student Loan Cancellation
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the nine federal student loan servicers to inquire about the steps they are taking to ensure that borrowers are receiving accurate and timely information about President Biden’s cancellation of up to $20,000 of student loan debt, and other upcoming changes to the student loan system. They also sent a separate letter to Navient Corporation (Navient) in response to … Continue Reading
September 09, 2022
Warren, Menendez, Brown, Feinstein, Sanders, and Booker Press Meta for Details on its Efforts to Combat Cryptocurrency Scams
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), members of the Senate Banking Committee, Sherrod Brown, Chair of the Senate Banking Committee, and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, requesting information about the company’s efforts to combat cryptocurrency scams and hold bad actors accountable for cryptocurrency fraud on its platforms. “Data from the Federal Trade … Continue Reading
September 09, 2022
Warren Joins Merkley, Smith in Sounding Alarm on Unlawful Charges for PrEP Patients
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in a letter to AHIP, the trade association representing health insurance companies, expressing concern about unlawfully charging individuals for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication and related care. The Senators' letter … Continue Reading
September 08, 2022
New Op-Ed: Elizabeth Warren: We’re making huge federal investments in science research — and must do more
“For decades, Massachusetts has been a national leader in transforming federal dollars into cutting-edge research.”“Early in my academic career, I received an NSF grant for my bankruptcy research. I learned first-hand the importance of such funding for developing a new area of inquiry and accelerating research. Now, when I read about the plans of other researchers, I am awed by their vision and the hope for the future that their work represents. That’s why, ever since I’ve been in the … Continue Reading
September 08, 2022
ICYMI: Warren, Hirono, Murray, Duckworth Applaud Landmark Abortion Access Measure for Veterans Amid Republican Attacks
Following SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, roughly half of women veterans in the U.S. live in states that have or are likely to ban abortionIn July, Warren and Hirono led colleagues to call on VA to begin offering abortion servicesVideo of Press Conference (Twitter)Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) condemned Republican attacks on the Biden administration’s … Continue Reading
September 08, 2022
Senator Warren and Representative Sherman Reintroduce the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, Call for Passage of the PRO Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, legislation that would support the right to unionize by prohibiting states from banning union security agreements through “right-to-work” laws. Twenty-seven states have enacted “right-to-work” laws that prevent unions from collecting dues from non-union members who are covered under a union-negotiated contract. These … Continue Reading
September 07, 2022
Warren, Sanders, Lee Lead Bipartisan Call for DoD and State Department to Investigate Possible U.S. Complicity in Civilian Harm In Yemen
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent letters to the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of State (State), calling on the Departments to thoroughly investigate how U.S. military support to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen may have led to civilian harm and analyze to the effectiveness of civilian harm reduction efforts by the Saudi … Continue Reading
September 02, 2022
Heeding Call From Warren, Hirono, Colleagues, VA to Begin Providing Abortion Care
Senators led push for VA to offer abortion services after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. WadeWashington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) announcement that it will begin offering abortion services in certain circumstances. In July, Senators Warren and Hirono led 23 of their colleagues to call on VA to immediately begin offering abortion services after the far-right Supreme Court’s … Continue Reading
September 02, 2022
Senator Warren and Representative Dean Urge Bank CEOs to Adopt New Code for Gun and Ammunition Retailers
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) sent letters to the CEOs of MasterCard, American Express, and Visa urging them to support the creation of a new merchant category code for gun and ammunition retailers and to request information about their reported opposition to Amalgamated Bank’s application for such a code. “Mass shooters have repeatedly financed deadly massacres using credit cards, and Bank CEOs need to step up to save … Continue Reading
September 01, 2022
Senator Warren Urges the Department of Justice to Release New Student Loan Bankruptcy Guidance
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging DOJ to issue and implement updated student debt bankruptcy guidance without delay following the Biden-Harris administration’s historic decision to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for up to 43 million borrowers and overhaul the student loan system.In March of this year, Senator Warren joined a similar letter led by Senators Durbin (D-Ill), Murray (D-Wash.), and … Continue Reading
August 31, 2022
Senators Warren and Markey Demand Stronger Leadership and Increased Investments in MBTA in response to FTA Findings
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to the Federal Transit Administration report on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA): “The Federal Transit Administration’s report underscores what we already know: the MBTA’s current crises are the unprecedented consequences of systemic negligence, underinvestment, and mismanagement of Greater Boston’s public transit system. It is … Continue Reading
August 25, 2022
Senators Warren, Markey and Massachusetts Delegation Announce Over $2 Million in Funding for Massachusetts Fire Departments
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA.) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Bill Keating (D-MA-09), Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04) today announced that Massachusetts towns will receive over $2 million in FY2021 funding from FEMA as a part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants.“Firefighters in the Commonwealth and across the country put their lives on the line every day in order … Continue Reading
August 24, 2022
Joint Statement from Senator Warren and Leader Schumer on President Biden’s Student Loan Debt Cancellation Announcement
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) released the following joint statement today after President Biden announced his plan to cancel student loan debt. The announcement comes after nearly two years of Senators Warren and Schumer and others calling for broad student loan debt cancellation.“With the flick of a pen, President Biden has taken a giant step forward in addressing the student debt crisis by cancelling … Continue Reading
August 24, 2022
Senator Warren Statement on President Biden Cancelling Student Debt
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement after President Biden cancelled student loan debt:“Today is a day of joy and relief because President Biden has canceled a big chunk of student debt for as many as 43 million Americans. The President has taken a powerful step to help rebuild the middle class. Americans making less than $125,000 a year will receive up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness, transforming the lives of … Continue Reading
August 22, 2022
Warren Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Members of Congress to File Amicus Brief Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act in Haaland v. Brackeen
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Chairman Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Vice Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.), co-chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus, along with a bipartisan, bicameral group of 82 additional members of Congress, in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court defending the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act … Continue Reading
