Press Releases
Warren, Casar Warn DOJ, FCC of Potential Competition, Cost Issues Involving AT&T and SpaceX Deals With EchoStar
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) wrote to Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division head Abigail Slater and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, raising concerns about AT&T’s and SpaceX’s plans to acquire wireless spectrum licenses from telecommunications company EchoStar. The lawmakers urged the respective agencies to closely scrutinize the proposed deals and block them if they violate antitrust laws or … Continue Reading
December 17, 2025
Warren, Blumenthal Demand Bondi Recuse from Warner Bros. Deal Review Amid Apparent Conflicts of Interest, Trump DOJ Cloud of Corruption
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to recuse herself from the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s review of any Warner Bros. merger due to potential conflicts of interest related to her former employer, lobbying firm Ballard Partners. A DOJ spokesperson has indicated that Bondi will lead the Trump administration’s review of the merger, alongside DOJ Antitrust head Gail Slater. Prior to her … Continue Reading
December 17, 2025
Warren Secures Wins on Service Member Safety, Transparency at Defense Department in FY 2026 Defense Policy Bill
Executive Summary of Final FY26 NDAA (Website) Washington, D.C. — Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, announced she secured key wins, including on troop health and safety, transparency from Secretary Hegseth on major cuts at the Pentagon, boosting competition among defense contractors, improved housing conditions for American … Continue Reading
December 17, 2025
Warren, Luján, Smith Press Trump Trade Representative to Reveal Whether Giant Corporations Influenced Trade Priorities
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) wrote to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer urging him to publish a complete written report outlining the administration’s objectives for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) renegotiations. “The Trump Administration should not be hiding its goals and agenda for this renegotiation behind closed doors…Congress and the public should have the opportunity to review the … Continue Reading
December 17, 2025
Warren, Deluzio Pressure Bessent to Limit Stock Buybacks By Defense Contractors
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) pressured Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to follow through on his public statements by pushing defense companies to limit stock buybacks and increase research and development spending. Earlier this fall, Secretary Bessent spoke at CNBC’s “Invest in America Forum” about his plans for American industrial policy amid China’s dominance over the production of technology and minerals, … Continue Reading
December 17, 2025
Warren, Sanders to Labor Secretary: New Unemployment Benefits Pilot Program May Lead to Delayed, Disrupted Benefits
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote to Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL), Lori Chavez-DeRemer, with concerns about the Trump administration’s new pilot program to begin intaking state unemployment claims at the federal level. Recent reporting reveals that DOL plans to launch a new platform called “unemployment.gov” that would give the Trump administration a “more active role in processing unemployment claims.” This platform … Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
Warren, Garamendi Press Energy Secretary on Mismanagement and Taxpayer Waste in Plutonium Pit Production Program
Washington, D.C. — In a new letter, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.), both members of their respective Armed Services Committees and of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, are urging Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright to review the scope of and the need for the nuclear weapon plutonium pit production program, and pause the program’s Savannah River site until the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has … Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
ICYMI: Warren Highlights Impact of Education Department’s Dismantling on Students, Calls on Congress to Act
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), in a forum held by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) titled “Dismantling Education: What the Trump Administration’s Illegal Attacks on Federal Programs Mean for Students, Families, and Educators,” highlighted the impacts of Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED) on students and pushed for Congress to act. “The Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Education Department are an … Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
Warren, Blumenthal Raise National Security Concerns Related to Potential Middle Eastern Funding of Warner Bros. Sale; Push Bessent to Conduct Foreign Investment Committee Review
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) pressed Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary and Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), following reports that, if Warner Bros. is sold to Paramount-Skydance, the deal could be funded by foreign government investors, raising potential national security risks. The lawmakers pressed … Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
Senator Warren, Lawmakers Open Investigation into Big Tech Data Centers’ Role in Driving Up Families’ Utility Costs
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) opened an investigation into the extent to which big tech data centers are driving up consumers’ electricity costs. The senators sent letters to Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, CoreWeave, Digital Realty, and Equinix. “We write in light of alarming reports that tech companies are passing on the costs of building and operating their data centers to ordinary Americans … Continue Reading
December 16, 2025
Senator Warren, Lawmakers Push FCC, DOJ to Closely Scrutinize Nexstar's Acquisition of Tegna, Which Would Create Broadcast Media Giant Reaching 80% of US TV Households
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), along with Representatives Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), and Summer Lee (D-Pa.), wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr and Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging them to closely scrutinize Nexstar Media … Continue Reading
December 15, 2025
ICYMI: Warren, Murray, Wyden, Gillibrand Lead Democrats in New Bill to Halt Medicare’s New AI Approvals Process
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee; and their colleagues in introducing the Seniors Deserve SMARTER (Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery) Care Act, legislation that would prohibit the Centers for Medicare … Continue Reading
December 11, 2025
Warren Grills Senior Pentagon Attorney’s Involvement in National Guard Deployment, Dismissing Military Lawyers' Concerns
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Mr. Charles L. Young III, Principal Deputy General Counsel and pending nominee to be Army General Counsel, on the deployment of the National Guard and reports that senior Judge Advocate General (JAG) officers have been sidelined after raising legal concerns about military operations. Senator Warren also offered her condolences to the family of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and … Continue Reading
December 10, 2025
New Report from Senator Warren’s Office Reveals Trump Administration Siphoned At Least $2 Billion from Military Budget for Immigration Enforcement
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.) released a new report detailing the Trump administration’s diversion of funds and resources from the Department of Defense (DoD) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement, and its impact on readiness and morale. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz … Continue Reading
December 10, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Sanders, Gillibrand Press Social Security Head on Plan to Slash Field Office Visits
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, wrote to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano, pressing him on reports that the agency has a new goal of slashing field office visits by … Continue Reading
December 09, 2025
Warren, Blumenthal, Goodlander File Amicus Brief Pushing for Independent Examiner in Genesis Nursing Home Bankruptcy Case
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Representative Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) filed an amicus brief raising concerns about Genesis Healthcare Inc.’s (Genesis) potential attempt to exploit the bankruptcy system at the expense of victims, workers, and other businesses, and urging the judge to appoint an independent examiner. “We support the court’s appointment of an examiner to review the … Continue Reading
December 09, 2025
Warren, Raskin Lead Call for Investigation of Defense Contractors’ Ties to Trump Administration Officials
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) led a new probe calling on the Inspectors General (IG) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) to investigate whether defense and immigration contractors are receiving lucrative contracts because of their ties to high-level Trump administration officials, including Tom Homan, the “Border Czar.” Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Andy … Continue Reading
December 08, 2025
Warren, Sheehy Blast Removal of Right to Repair from NDAA
Washington, D.C. — In response to the release of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA) not including bipartisan language from Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tim Sheehy’s (R-Montana) bill to give the military the right to repair their own equipment, Senators Warren and Sheehy released the following statement: “For decades, the Pentagon has relied on a broken acquisition system that is routinely defended by career bureaucrats and corporate interests. … Continue Reading
December 08, 2025
Warren, Schatz, Senators Launch Investigation into Trump Administration’s Plans for Gaza Aid
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in launching an investigation into the role of the U.S. military in distributing humanitarian assistance to Gaza following the October ceasefire. On October 17th, … Continue Reading
December 08, 2025
Warren on Paramount-Skydance Hostile Bid: “Five-Alarm Antitrust Fire”
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Paramount-Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros., U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “A Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger would be a five-alarm antitrust fire and exactly what our anti-monopoly laws are written to prevent. Paramount Skydance’s new hostile bid is backed by a who's who of Trump buddies, from Jared Kushner’s private equity firm to the Ellison family to money flowing from … Continue Reading