Press Releases
Warren Warns of Anti-Competitive Behavior by Massive Insurance Companies in Medicare Advantage That Raise Health Care Costs and Allow Insurers to Evade Key Regulatory Protections
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), responding to the agency’s request for information (RFI) on Medicare Advantage (MA) data and raising concerns that CMS does not collect adequate data to determine when vertically-integrated insurance companies in MA may be using anti-competitive tactics to raise health care costs and pocket extra profits. In particular, … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
Warren, Cassidy in Bipartisan Letter, Highlight Role of Crypto in Fentanyl Trafficking
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) wrote to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seeking an update on the Biden Administration’s actions to crack down on drug traffickers’ exploitation of crypto to grow their business and launder money. Cryptocurrency has played an increasingly important role in the global fentanyl trade over the last decade, facilitating the … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
Warren Applauds Permanent Expansion of Successful IRS Direct File Program by the Biden Admin
The announcement from the Treasury Department and IRS commits to long-term expansion of the free and easy Direct File program. Link to IRS Direct File Expansion Announcement (Website) Boston, Massachusetts - Following today’s announcement by the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of an expansion of the Direct File tax program, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Filing your taxes should be easy and free, and now with … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
ICYMI: In Washington Post Op-Ed, Experts Call for Use of “March-In Rights” to Lower Drug Costs As Biden Administration Weighs Final Guidance
“(The Bayh-Dole Act) is clear: When our tax dollars go toward researching and developing a drug, and the manufacturer offers that drug at a sky-high price, the government has a right to step in.” Op-Ed in Washington Post Washington, D.C. — As the Biden administration considers finalizing draft guidance on the use of “march-in rights,” two experts - Peter S. Arno, senior fellow and director of health policy research at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
Warren, Ernst, Khanna, Stefanik Lead Bipartisan Coalition of 24 Lawmakers Requesting GAO Report on DoD Efforts to Protect Service Members from Weapon Blasts
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, as well as United States Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), both members of the House Armed Services Committee, led a group of bipartisan lawmakers in a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
Warren, State Leaders Celebrate $67 Million Federal Grant to Improve MBTA Green Line Accessibility
Boston, MA — Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), together with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Governor Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, and other state and local leaders, celebrated a $67 million grant awarded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to improve accessibility for passengers on the Green Line. The funding comes from the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) under President Biden’s Bipartisan … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
New Analysis by Warren, Doggett Reveals Broad Public Support for Commerce Department’s Proposed Guidance on March-In Rights to Lower Drug Costs
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, and Under Secretary Laurie Locascio, highlighting the lawmakers’ new review of public comments on the agency’s Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights and urging them to strengthen and finalize the guidance. The proposal would help boost competition and reduce prices for … Continue Reading
May 30, 2024
New Analysis by Warren, Doggett Reveals Broad Public Support for Commerce Department’s Proposed Guidance on March-In Rights to Lower Drug Costs
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, and Under Secretary Laurie Locascio, highlighting the lawmakers’ new review of public comments on the agency’s Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights and urging them to strengthen and finalize the guidance. The proposal would help boost competition and reduce prices for … Continue Reading
May 29, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Warns of Threats to Reproductive Freedom by Trump and Right-Wing Extremists, Implications for the Health, Safety, and Security of Women Nationwide
Warren: “I am furious that millions of women have lost fundamental rights. I am furious that their freedom to make their own decisions has been taken away by a small number of extremists. I am alarmed by what the radical Supreme Court and congressional Republicans are prepared to do to unravel (these rights further) under a future Trump presidency.” Hearing Video Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, … Continue Reading
May 29, 2024
Warren, Grassley, Braun, Fetterman Send Bipartisan Letter to DoD Seeking Information on Efforts to Address Contractor “Sweeping” and Other Price Gouging Practices
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, led a letter with Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) demanding the Department of Defense (DoD) provide answers about military contractors’ price gouging tactics that cost the Pentagon billions of dollars every year in overpayments. The lawmakers sought information on the practice of … Continue Reading
May 24, 2024
Warren, Levin, Schiff, Lawmakers Call for Increased Accountability on Climate Change and Rising Home Insurance Rates
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), alongside House Representatives Mike Levin (D-Calif.) and Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), sent a letter to the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) urging them to ensure comprehensive and transparent data collection to understand and address the impact of climate change on property insurance premiums. The letter urges FIO to use its subpoena power to compel states to participate in … Continue Reading
May 24, 2024
Warren Urges HHS and CMS to Support MA Hospitals Affected by Steward Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urging them to support communities and health care providers affected by the crisis caused by Steward Health Care’s (Steward’s) financial mismanagement. Steward is the largest privately-owned hospital operator in the country, and filed for bankruptcy on May 6, 2024, after years of financial … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
Warren Urges Department of Defense to Fully Use Authority to Treat Victims of Acts of Terror at Military Treatment Facilities
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services (SASC) Subcommittee on Personnel, sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Lester Martinez-Lopez requesting information on how the Department of Defense (DoD) is using its authority to treat civilians and veterans who are victims of acts of terror at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs). Previously, veterans and civilians who had been severely wounded or … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
Warren Demands DoD Address Allegations of Child Abuse, Implement Transparent Policies that Protect Children and Keep Parents Informed
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) demanding answers for how DoD plans to address recent allegations of child abuse in DoD Child Development Centers (CDCs). In April, a report from Military.com shared the stories of nearly a dozen military families whose children were abused in CDCs and faced issues getting any information from the day care system about the incidents. DoD’s child care program generally is recognized for its high … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
Warren, Markey, Durbin Urge Additional Funding to Support New Arrivals, Supplement Local Efforts
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chair Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ranking Member Katie Britt (R-Ala.) requesting at least $500 million for a new Destination Reception Fund (DRF) to support new arrivals, complementing the existing Shelter and Services Program (SSP) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The new … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
ICYMI: Chairing Economic Policy Subcommittee, Warren Calls Out Giant Corporations for Hiking Up Food Prices While Raking in Record Profits, Urges Action to Promote Competition and Bring Down Costs
A small group of mega-corporations has taken over each level of the food chain—from the seeds farmers buy to grow our food to the manufacturers that process and package that food to the grocery stores that families visit each week. Because of that concentration, there’s no chance for competition - and every chance for price gouging. Senator Warren’s Price Gouging Prevention Act would authorize the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce a federal ban against grossly … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
Warren, Markey, Durbin Urge Additional Funding to Support New Arrivals, Supplement Local Efforts
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chair Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Ranking Member Katie Britt (R-Ala.) requesting at least $500 million for a new Destination Reception Fund (DRF) to support new arrivals, complementing the existing Shelter and Services Program (SSP) administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The new … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
Warren, King, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Provide Support for Borrowers During Public Service Program Transition
Washington, D.C.—Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) led a group of their colleagues in a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, urging the Department of Education (ED) to provide guidance and communication to borrowers as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program transfers from the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) — the program’s former exclusive servicer — to the Department of Education. During this transition, processing for all … Continue Reading
May 23, 2024
Warren and Whitehouse Urge Bankruptcy Watchdog to Alert Borrowers to New Guidance Simplifying Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, sent a letter to Tara Twomey, Director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees, urging the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) to close the information gap and educate borrowers, attorneys, and courts about … Continue Reading
May 22, 2024
Warren, Booker, Senators Call On Federal Agencies to Regulate Lethal Injection Drugs
| Letter Text to FDA and DEA Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) led several of their colleagues in urging federal agencies to take immediate action to regulate drugs used in lethal injections. Lethal injection is the most common method of execution, but departments of corrections are turning to increasingly questionable suppliers and unregulated drugs that are contributing to botched, painful executions. In a letter addressed to the U.S. Attorney … Continue Reading