Press Releases
After FTC Warns About Misuse of Confidential Data, Senators Warren, Wyden, Lawmakers Demand Answers from Tax Prep Companies on Abuses of Taxpayer Privacy
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent letters to five tax preparation companies—H&R Block, TaxAct, TaxSlayer, Ramsey Solutions, and Intuit—that recently received notices of penalty offenses from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the misuse of … Continue Reading
October 26, 2023
At Hearing, Senator Warren Highlights Need for National Paid Leave Program
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families, on the overwhelming economic benefits of paid leave programs for workers, businesses, and families, including the success of the state-level program in Massachusetts. Senator Warren also called for a national paid leave program to help increase labor force participation and ease the burden of women … Continue Reading
October 25, 2023
In Response to Lawmakers’ Request Air Force Provides Updates on Progress of MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s West Lab Project
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), today released a letter from the Air Force, sharing construction completion timelines, cost estimates, and confirming the Department of the Air Force’s commitment to continue working in partnership “to meet these critical requirements in a timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.” “Massachusetts has … Continue Reading
October 25, 2023
Warren Chairs Banking Subcommittee Field Hearing in Lowell, Highlights Impacts of Federal Infrastructure Funding for Massachusetts
Warren and Markey Joined By Massachusetts Governor Healey, Local Union and Education Leaders, and Officials from Federal Departments of Energy and Transportation Video of Hearing Boston, MA - In case you missed it, on Friday, October 20, 2023, chairing a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, held at UMass Lowell, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted how historic federal infrastructure funding she has fought for has … Continue Reading
October 25, 2023
Senators Warren, Durbin, Lawmakers Call on Corizon Health, Inc. to Answer for Abuse of Bankruptcy System, Evasion of Liability after Years of Corporate Wrongdoing
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to Corizon Health, Inc.-affiliated companies Tehum Care Services, Inc. and YesCare Corporation (together, “Corizon”), condemning Corizon’s use of the Texas Two-Step … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
Warren, Murphy, Lawmakers Call for Humanitarian Aid to Address Emergency Needs in Gaza
Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, led 32 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Biden administration to lead the international community in contributing to the United Nations’ emergency appeal of $294 million to address the immediate humanitarian needs in the West Bank and Gaza. “As a result of … Continue Reading
October 19, 2023
At Hearing, Senator Warren Highlights Costs of a New Nuclear Arms Race, Need for Crypto Crackdown to Stop Nuclear Proliferation
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Madelyn Creedon, Chair of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, about the report’s failure to include cost estimates and recommendations for cuts to pay for new nuclear weapons programs. Senator Warren also spoke to the threat posed by cryptocurrency, noting that half of North Korea’s missile program is paid for through crypto … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
At Hearing, Warren Slams Giant Medicare Advantage Insurers for Using Taxpayer Dollars to Trick Patients and Deny Care
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called out giant Medicare Advantage (MA) insurers for using deceptive marketing tactics to lure seniors into the wrong plans and drown out competition from smaller insurers that may offer better coverage. Senator Warren called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to act within the fullest extent of its authority to crack down on MA insurers that game the system to … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Warren, Markey, and Shaheen Urge Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to do Everything Possible to Assist U.S. Citizens Fleeing Gaza Strip
Boston, MA - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan urging them to do everything possible to provide assistance to U.S. citizens fleeing the Gaza Strip, including constituents from New England. In the letter, the Senators expressed concern about Americans who remain in Israel and Gaza, including a family from Medway, Massachusetts … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Senator Warren Questions Microsoft over “Deeply Disturbing” Reports Company Owes IRS $28.9 Billion Due to Egregious Tax Evasion Scheme
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, raising concern over reports that the company may owe nearly $29 billion in taxes. Last week, Microsoft’s SEC filings disclosed that “the IRS is seeking an additional tax payment of $28.9 billion plus penalties and interest” to make up for the company’s failure to fully pay its taxes from 2004 to 2013. “These are deeply disturbing disclosures, identifying what appears to be an egregious … Continue Reading
October 18, 2023
Warren, Marshall, Casten, 100+ Lawmakers Ask Biden Administration to Address Crypto-Financed Terrorism after Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund Operations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) led 102 lawmakers in a bipartisan letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), raising grave concerns about reports that in the months leading up to their brutal October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
Heeding Lawmakers’ Call, IRS Announces Direct File Pilot Program
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Representatives Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), and Don Beyer (D-Va.) released the following statement on the announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of its 2024 pilot of Direct File, a program that will allow Americans to file tax returns digitally and free of charge. “The IRS’s … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
New Congressional Report Elevates Urgent Calls of Community Leaders to Replace Cape Cod Bridges
Report - Cape Cod Bridges Replacement: An Urgent Need Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Bill Keating (D-Mass.) released a new report: Cape Cod Bridges Replacement: An Urgent Need. The report - based on input from Cape Cod leaders on how the aging Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are impacting local communities, businesses, and residents - details how the current state of the Cape Cod bridges poses dire economic … Continue Reading
October 16, 2023
Senator Warren Reintroduces Youth Voting Rights Act to Empower Young People, Expand Access to Ballot Box
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2023, comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and expand youth access to voting, in the Senate. Representative Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) led the reintroduction of the bill in the House. The bill would ease many of the barriers young people face in voting, including high rates of provisional ballot rejections, lack of accessible polling places, and restrictive … Continue Reading
October 12, 2023
Warren, Reed, Murkowski, Lawmakers, Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Help Reduce Energy Costs For Working Families
Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), along with 25 other lawmakers, sent a letter to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, urging them to take additional steps to reduce energy costs for Americans through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The lawmakers are requesting the … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Warren, King, Senators Call on Treasury and IRS to to Align Crypto Industry Tax Reporting Rules with Other Financial Industries
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-HawaiÊ»i), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chair of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, urging their agencies to swiftly implement their recently proposed tax reporting … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Senator Warren Raises Concerns over CFTC’s Proposed Rule, Risks to Financial System
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), urging the Commission not to move forward with proposed rules that would weaken margin requirements and restrictions on using money market funds in uncleared swaps. The current proposal would roll back current protections that are in place to protect market participants. In 2010, the Senate passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, … Continue Reading
October 10, 2023
Warren, Welch Ask Treasury and World Bank for Answers on Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in World Bank-Funded Schools
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank Group (World Bank) Alternate Executive Director for the United States, L. Felice Gorordo, expressing serious concerns about allegations of child sexual abuse in connection with a World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), project in Kenya. “It is our understanding that these serious allegations are currently … Continue Reading
October 06, 2023
Warren, Tillis Seek Answers from DoD Following Reports of Inadequate Housing within Military Program
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin raising concerns that Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) families had to pay out of pocket to modify their homes to meet their families’ needs and asking for additional information about DoD’s oversight of the program. Senators Warren and Tillis previously wrote to private military housing companies … Continue Reading
October 05, 2023
Senator Warren Condemns New Justice Department Policy that Rewards Corporate Lawbreaking, Urges DOJ Leadership to Reverse Course
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately reverse its newly unveiled “safe harbor” policy that would provide a get-out-of-jail-free card for mergers involving corporate white-collar criminals—a betrayal of DOJ’s mission and a massive step backwards for the Biden administration’s fight against anticompetitive mergers. “I have—for the majority … Continue Reading