Press Releases
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
December 08, 2025
Warren, Senators Press Federal Student Loan Servicers for Data on Customer Service and Performance
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in writing to the federal student loan servicers to ensure they are providing borrowers with the customer service they deserve in the wake of the Trump administration’s student loan policy whiplash. The senators sent letters to MOHELA, Nelnet, EdFinancial, Maximus, and CRI. Over the past year, … Continue Reading
December 05, 2025
Warren on Netflix-Warner Bros. Proposed Deal: “Anti-Monopoly Nightmare”
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that Netflix will buy Warner Bros. after a weeks-long bidding war, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “This deal looks like an anti-monopoly nightmare. A Netflix-Warner Bros. would create one massive media giant with control of close to half of the streaming market — threatening to force Americans into higher subscription prices and fewer choices over what and how they watch, while putting American … Continue Reading
December 04, 2025
ICYMI: Welch, Amo, Warren Lead Bicameral Bill to Update and Expand Social Security Survivor Benefits, Provide Financial Relief to Families
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Representative Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) introduced the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, bicameral legislation to increase the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) lump-sum death benefit, which covers costs associated with cremation or burials for surviving family members, to account for inflation. This legislation would increase survivors’ death … Continue Reading
December 04, 2025
Warren, Murray, Baldwin, Sanders, Schumer, Colleagues Slam McMahon’s Latest Illegal Efforts to Dismantle the Department of Education
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); and their colleagues in a letter … Continue Reading
December 04, 2025
Warren, Beyer, Lawmakers Warn Treasury Against Delivering Retroactive Tax Break to Billionaire Corporations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, led Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Representatives Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.), and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) in questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Assistant Secretary for Tax … Continue Reading
December 04, 2025
Warren Calls for Hegseth’s Resignation Following Pentagon IG Signal Report Findings
“How many more times does Secretary Hegseth have to put our military in danger before Republicans say enough is enough?” Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that a Pentagon watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked exposing sensitive information that could have endangered U.S. troops when he relayed information about a planned military strike in Yemen using Signal, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “The watchdog … Continue Reading
December 04, 2025
Warren, Min, Lawmakers Question Giant Corporations On Trump Ballroom Donations, Influence-Peddling with Trump Administration For Favors
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Dave Min (D-Calif.) led their colleagues in questioning seven giant corporations on their reported donations to President Trump’s White House ballroom and whether there were any quid-pro-quo arrangements connected to them. The corporations — Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Comcast, and Union Pacific Railroad — all have antitrust business pending in front of the Trump administration, raising concerns about … Continue Reading
December 03, 2025
Warren, Lawler, Lawmakers Renew Fight to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Angus King (I-Maine), along with U.S. Representatives Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), reintroduced the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act, a bill honoring women who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII with honorary veteran status. The bill would recognize former Cadet Nurses' service to the country … Continue Reading
December 03, 2025
Warren, MA Delegation Sound Alarm on Trump Cuts to Grants that Provide Funding for Massachusetts Anti-Poverty Programs
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led Massachusetts’ Congressional delegation in pressing Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising their concerns about the Trump Administration’s efforts to eliminate the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG), a critical source of funding for anti-poverty programs nationwide. The letter was signed by U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern … Continue Reading
December 02, 2025
Warren Publishes New Independent Analysis Revealing Republican “Bonus Depreciation” Tax Break as Giant Handout Boosting Wealthiest Corporations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, published new data from the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) — a nonpartisan Congressional committee dedicated to analyzing tax legislation — revealing Republicans’ recent “bonus depreciation” tax break as a giant handout to wealthy corporations. The new data came in response to a letter Sen. Warren sent in September seeking information about the Big, Beautiful Bill’s permanent extension of … Continue Reading
December 01, 2025
Bipartisan Warren, Cassidy Bill to Simplify Tax Error Notices Signed Into Law
Bipartisan Warren, Cassidy Bill to Simplify Tax Error Notices Signed Into Law Washington, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help (IRS MATH) Act, bipartisan legislation championed by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the Senate, was signed into law by the President. “It’s common sense that the IRS should tell Americans where they made mistakes on their taxes,” said Senator Warren. “I fought hard to fix the law and simplify the tax filing … Continue Reading
December 01, 2025
Warren Calls For Secretary McMahon to Resign in USA Today Op-Ed
“Linda McMahon has no business leading the Department of Education. She should resign.” Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in USA Today calling for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to resign following the recent news that President Trump and Secretary McMahon plan to further dismantle the Department of Education (ED). Senator Warren has led the fight to make the higher education system more affordable, cancel student loan debt, and hold student … Continue Reading
November 24, 2025
Warren Pushes for Expansion of Investigation into Trump’s Dismantling of Education Department
Washington, D.C. — In a new letter to the Department of Education’s (ED) Inspector General, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed for an expanded investigation into the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle ED and whether its recent decision to transfer many of ED’s responsibilities to four other agencies violates federal law. In April 2025, at Senator Warren’s request, the ED Inspector General (IG) opened an investigation into whether the Trump administration’s efforts to … Continue Reading