Press Releases
Warren, 6 Senators to Bank Regulator: Don’t Block States’ Efforts to Defend Consumers from Harmful Bank Practices
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led 6 senators in a letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, calling on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to allow states to move forward with their efforts to protect consumers from harmful bank practices. The senators criticized the OCC for overstepping its preemption authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Warren, Markey, Keating Announce $372 Million Federal Grant for Cape Cod Bridges
Boston, MA - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representative Bill Keating (MA-09), today announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Army Corps a $372 million grant to start replacing the Cape Cod Bridges under its Mega (National Infrastructure Project Assistance) grant program. “We are pleased that the Department of Transportation has awarded Massachusetts $372 … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Warren, Baldwin, and 40 Democratic Senators Introduce Resolution Affirming Support for FDA’s Scientific Judgment That Medication Abortion Is Safe and Effective
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) led 40 other lawmakers in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have been increasingly under attack, with more than a dozen states banning or restricting access to abortion care, and anti-abortion extremists attempting to ban medication abortion nationwide. … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Warren, Blumenthal, Markey, Van Hollen Seek Answers from Student Loan Servicers After “Painful” Transition for Borrowers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent follow-up letters to student loan servicers - MOHELA, EdFinancial, Nelnet, and Maximus - raising concerns about borrowers’ problems with return to repayment, requesting information about the borrower experience, and pushing back on the servicers’ claim that budget shortfalls limit their ability provide quality customer service to millions of … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Warren, Jayapal Blast Big Pharma's Sham Patent Claims, Urge Companies to End Abusive Patent Practices that Cost Patients Billions
Washington, D.C. — In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) warnings about drug manufacturers’ patent abuse, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent letters to the CEOs of 8 pharmaceutical companies urging them to voluntarily remove sham patent claims improperly included in the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s “Orange Book” and end their unlawful practices that delay competition and drive up costs for patients and taxpayers. The letter … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Senator Warren Pushes Meta for Answers on Platform's Suppression of Palestine-related Content
Washington, D.C. — Today. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, regarding disturbing reports that Meta is suppressing or mistranslating Palestinian and Palestine-related content following Hamas’s deadly October 7 attacks. “Amidst the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, a humanitarian catastrophe including the deaths of thousands of civilians in Gaza, and the killing of dozens of journalists, it is more important than ever that social … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
ICYMI: In Newsweek Op-ed, Senator Warren Praises President Biden’s Action to Lower Drug Costs, Urges Americans to Fight Back Against Big Pharma's Unreasonable Drug Prices
Op-Ed in Newsweek Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published a new op-ed in Newsweek commending President Biden for his announcement that price can be considered in the government’s decision to march-in on a drug, effectively lowering drug costs, and calling on the American public to fight back against an industry that has been taking advantage of them for decades. Read the full op-ed here and below: Newsweek: Elizabeth Warren: America—It's Time to Tell … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Warren Announces Legislative Priorities Included in 2024 National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Personnel, announced key priorities secured in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). "After months of negotiations, oversight and legislation, I secured numerous improvements in the defense policy bill to better care for servicemembers, protect civilians during war, and crack down on price-gouging by defense … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Senator Warren, Representative Johnson, Over 90 Lawmakers Ask CFPB to Protect Consumers, Rein in Financial Industry’s Use of Forced Arbitration
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and U.S. Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) led 91 lawmakers in a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), asking it to protect consumers by conducting a rulemaking on forced arbitration for financial products and services. “Since the CFPB’s founding 12 years ago, the Bureau has worked tirelessly to protect American consumers, by holding repeat … Continue Reading
December 13, 2023
Warren, Klobuchar, Scanlon, Lawmakers Urge President Biden to Continue Supporting Efforts to Rein in Big Tech, Reject Lobbying
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), sent a letter to President Biden, urging him to … Continue Reading
December 12, 2023
Warren, Hirono, Sanders, Booker and Lawmakers Urge FTC to Block Kroger-Albertsons Merger and Reject Flawed Structural Remedies
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) along with Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Reps. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to express their opposition to the proposed merger of major grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons. The lawmakers explain that despite the companies’ recent proposal to divest 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers (C&S), … Continue Reading
December 12, 2023
Warren, Schumer, Markey Urge FAA to Require Epinephrine Auto-Injectors in Airlines’ In-Flight Emergency Medical Kits
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator, Michael Whitaker, raising concern about the omission of epinephrine auto-injectors from current standing FAA regulation for in-flight emergency kits, and asking the agency to amend the regulation to require that these kits include epinephrine auto-injectors. Current FAA regulation requires … Continue Reading
December 11, 2023
Warren Expands Coalition of Banking Committee Support for Bill Cracking Down on Crypto’s Use in Money Laundering, Drug Trafficking, Sanctions Evasion
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced an expanded coalition of Senate support for the bipartisan Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, which would mitigate the illicit finance risks that crypto poses by closing loopholes and bringing the digital asset ecosystem into greater compliance with the anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AMF/CFT) frameworks that govern much of the financial system. The senators announced that … Continue Reading
December 11, 2023
Warren, Pressley, Schumer, Sanders Urge Dept. of Education to Use Full Authority, Expand Student Debt Cancellation by Strengthening Proposed Rules for Relief
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, urging him to leverage his existing and full authority under the Higher Education Act to provide expanded student debt relief to working and middle-class borrowers. The letter comes in … Continue Reading
December 08, 2023
Warren, Cortez Masto, Cassidy, Blackburn Call for Better Medicare Advantage Data Collection and Reporting
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, raising concerns about shortfalls in CMS’s data collection and reporting practices for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The senators are urging CMS to close data gaps to strengthen oversight of MA plans and improve care for Medicare … Continue Reading
December 07, 2023
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Calls on Congress to Pass an Assault Weapons Ban to Protect Communities and Save Lives
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling on Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban to address the crisis of gun violence that continues to kill innocent people, tear apart families, and upend communities. The full text of her remarks are available below. Remarks as Delivered by Senator Elizabeth WarrenDecember 6, 2023 We are seeing one of the deadliest years of gun violence in recent history. There have been more than … Continue Reading
December 07, 2023
ICYMI: Warren, Pressley Op-Ed: Massachusetts Can Improve Equity in Higher Ed by Passing CHERISH Act
Op-Ed on MassLive Boston, MA - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) published an op-ed on MassLive about the crisis America is facing with the cost of college and how this crisis is impacting communities across Massachusetts. They highlighted what they are doing at the federal level to fix the way that higher education is funded and made the case for the CHERISH Act, a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature, as a creative blueprint for what … Continue Reading
December 07, 2023
Senator Warren, Representative Dean Push Credit Card Companies for Answers on Implementation of MCC Code for Gun and Ammunition Retailers
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) led their colleagues in a letter to American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover, requesting they explain why their companies have paused the implementation of a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) for gun and ammunition retailers that could help flag suspicious firearm purchases and prevent gun violence, gun trafficking, and domestic terrorism. “We request that you resume this work … Continue Reading
December 07, 2023
Warren Statement on President Biden’s Announcement on Use of March-in Rights to Lower Drug Prices
Washington, D.C. — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s announcement that the Biden-Harris administration is issuing guidance to federal agencies that would allow the government to seize patents of certain expensive drugs developed with taxpayer support in an effort to create more competition and lower prices: “President Biden is taking a critical and much-needed step to lower costs and rein in the abuses of the … Continue Reading
December 07, 2023
ICYMI: Warren Leads Senate Hearing to Improve Military Recruitment
“The United States has the strongest and most capable military in the world because of the people who volunteer to serve in its ranks. To maintain that advantage, we must continue to attract the best and brightest America has to offer… make no mistake, there is strong bipartisan concern that the military services continue to struggle to meet their recruiting goals.” Washington, D.C. - Chairing a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel, U.S. Senator Elizabeth … Continue Reading