Press Releases
Warren, Markey Applaud Brian Murphy’s Nomination to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s nomination of Brian Murphy to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts: “Brian Murphy has fought throughout his career to protect and uphold fundamental constitutional rights of all Americans. It’s a testament to Murphy’s respect for our system of justice that he got his start as a public defender in … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Warren, Wyden, Pressley, Jayapal, Grijalva, Larson, Lawmakers Call on Biden Administration to Stop Withholding Social Security Payments to Pay Defaulted Student Loans
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and John Larson (D-Conn.), led their colleagues in calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to end the practice of offsetting Social Security benefits to … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Senators Warren, Markey Urge General Electric to Better Examine Use of Rail for Housatonic River Clean-Up
Washington D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) urged General Electric (GE) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Culp, Jr. to fix its proposed “On-Site and Off-Site Transportation and Disposal Plan” to better evaluate how rail transportation could be used in the clean-up of the Housatonic River, which was contaminated by toxic chemicals decades after GE manufacturing waste was dumped into the river. GE’s current proposal heavily relies on … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Warren, Markey, Keating, MA Delegation to Secretary Buttigieg: We Strongly Support Massachusetts’ Bid for Billion-Dollar Funding Award to Replace Cape Cod Bridges
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey, along with U.S. Representative Bill Keating (D-Mass.) the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, reaffirming their support for Massachusetts’ $1.072 billion Bridge Investment Program (BIP) grant application to replace the Cape Cod Bridges. “We write to reaffirm our strong support of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Jayapal, Boyle Reintroduce Ultra-Millionaire Tax on Fortunes Over $50 million
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), reintroduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, popular, comprehensive legislation that would bring in at least $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years by requiring that the top 0.05 percent of American households chip in 2 cents for every dollar of wealth over $50 million. The newly introduced version of the bill includes stronger rules on trusts , … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Lankford, Colleagues Call for Senate Leadership to Act Immediately to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to call for immediate action on reforming pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in an effort to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. “Immediate action is needed to address these harmful practices by PBMs,” the senators wrote, “Americans deserve and expect protection from inflated prescription drug costs, forced … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Markey, Pressley, Haiti Caucus and Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend TPS and Halt Deportations Amid Escalating Violence in Haiti
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), along with 19 Senate colleagues and over 45 House colleagues in urging the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of State to immediately redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. TPS would allow Haitian nationals … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Rubio, Lawmakers Request Updates from DoD About Implementation of Measures to Address Risks to the Military Pharmaceutical Supply Chain; Release DoD Report
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin requesting an update on the Department’s efforts to address risks to the military pharmaceutical supply chain. Section 860 of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) National Defense … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Whitehouse to Federal Reserve Chair Powell: High Interest Rates Are Blocking Clean Energy Progress, Increasing Energy Costs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, expressing concerns about the damaging impact of the Fed’s extreme 2022 and 2023 interest rate hikes, which have halted deployment of clean energy technologies and have undermined the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate and consumer benefits. The senators are calling on the Fed to cut interest rates to allow for continued progress on clean energy … Continue Reading
March 18, 2024
Warren, Rounds Call on Pentagon to Address Excessive Defense Industry Consolidation that Jeopardizes National Security
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III., urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to reform its approach to addressing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the defense industry to protect taxpayer funds and national security. The lawmakers’ letter comes after an October 2023 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report required by the … Continue Reading
March 18, 2024
Warren Invites MOHELA CEO to Testify Before Congress About Student Loan Servicing
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Economic Policy, sent a letter to the CEO of the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA), Scott Giles, inviting him to testify before Congress to explain MOHELA’s handling of student loan borrowers’ experience with return to repayment and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The invitation follows … Continue Reading
March 14, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Calls on Biden Administration to Strengthen and Quickly Finalize ‘March-In Rights’ Framework to Boost Competition and Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Washington, D.C. — Today, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Biden administration’s proposal to boost competition and lower prices on drugs that American taxpayers helped pay to develop. Under existing law, the federal government may “march-in” on inventions - including prescription drugs - created using taxpayer dollars when those products are not available to … Continue Reading
March 14, 2024
Senator Warren, Rep. Garamendi Demand Answers from U.S. Air Force on Mismanagement of Sentinel and Minuteman III ICBM Programs
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.) a member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter seeking answers from Air Force officials about the mismanagement of the Sentinel program, a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program consisting of new long-range missiles and replacement or enhancement of silos, launch command centers, and command and control facilities for … Continue Reading
March 13, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Slams Republican Hypocrisy in Pushing for Corporate Handouts While Fighting to Gut Child Tax Credit Expansion
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Anna Fendley, Director of Regulatory and State Policy for the United Steelworkers, about the effectiveness of enacting billions in retroactive tax cuts to giant corporations for investments made years ago. Senator Warren highlighted that if Republicans get their way, just two giant tech companies - Microsoft and Meta - would receive $13 billion in retroactive tax breaks … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Unveils New Bill Addressing Housing Crisis for Rural Tribal Communities
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee focused on addressing the housing crisis, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled new legislation to guarantee federal funds for rural tribal communities facing severe housing shortages and significant barriers to finding housing and making much-needed repairs - the Tribal Rural Housing Access Act. The legislation would direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to set aside 5% of certain Rural Housing … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Warren, Senators Applaud IRS for Cracking Down on Tax Dodging by Executives Using Corporate Jets for Personal Travel, Urge IRS and Treasury to Follow Up with Rulemaking
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), applauding the recent announcement that the IRS is increasing audits of corporate jet usage and urging both the IRS and Treasury to build on that action by using their rulemaking authority to close a loophole that allows … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Warren Secures Ethics Commitments from Douglas Schmidt, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation for the Department of Defense
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that she secured strong ethics commitments from Douglas Schmidt, who was confirmed this month to be the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) for the Department of Defense. Newly appointed Director Schmidt has committed to: Extend his recusal period from his former law firms and clients from two years to four years, as well as establishing a screening process and agreeing not to seek a … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Warren Announces New Legislation Guaranteeing Housing Funds for Rural Tribal Communities
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced new legislation to expand housing access for rural tribal communities: the Tribal Rural Housing Access Act. The legislation would direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to set aside 5% of certain Rural Housing Service (RHS) funds for Tribal Nations, tribally designated housing entities, tribal members, and tribal-owned entities, including Native community development financial institutions. A majority of … Continue Reading
March 12, 2024
Warren Celebrates Launch of New IRS Direct File Pilot
For years, Senator Warren has led the fight for an easy and free option for Americans to file taxes directly with the IRS. Boston, MA — Today, in response to the official launch of the IRS Direct File pilot program in 12 states, including Massachusetts, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “This is the start of American taxpayers having a truly free and easy option to file their taxes directly with the IRS, saving people time and money. For … Continue Reading
March 11, 2024
Warren, MA Delegation Announce $335 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Allston’s I-90 Project
Boston, MA — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Massachusetts congressional delegation has secured $335 million in federal funding for Allston’s I-90 project. This project will: Transform the Allston neighborhood of Boston by rebuilding a deficient section of Interstate 90 to open up new land for development, increase access to multimodal transit, and reconnect the neighborhood with open space along the Charles River … Continue Reading