Press Releases
Warren, Markey Slam Trump’s Science Funding Cuts, Highlights Threats to Research and Innovation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), detailing their concerns with the ongoing chaos and upheaval at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its impact on the future of scientific research and innovation across the United States and the hundreds of thousands of students, postdocs, and faculty in Massachusetts who depend on … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Warren, 27 Senators Push for Full Funding to the Office of Federal Student Aid As Trump Admin Works To Dismantle Education Department
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 27 members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, urging them to provide “the highest possible amount of funding” to the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in fiscal year (FY) 2026. “Increasing funding for FSA … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Expresses Support for Right-to-Repair, Preventing Price Gouging in Defense Contracting
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink said he agrees with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and fully supports making right to repair a strategic priority for the Air Force. He also agreed on the need to update the branch’s policies to include right-to-repair in contracts service-wide and prevent defense contractors from price-gouging the military. As Senator Warren explained, the Air Force’s budget request last year … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It’s Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned IRS Commissioner nominee Billy Long about the legality of President Trump’s threats to revoke Harvard’s non-profit status—and any other efforts by the President to use the IRS to target individual taxpayers. In early May, President Trump threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the university refused to cave to his demands. Despite Senator Warren … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Shari Redstone, Chair of Paramount Global (Paramount), with concerns regarding whether Paramount may be engaging in potentially illegal conduct involving the Trump Administration in exchange for approval of its megamerger with Skydance Media (Skydance). In October 2024, President Trump, in his capacity as a private citizen, sued Paramount subsidiary CBS over alleged “partisan … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
Warren Pushes Giant Meat Processor Pilgrim’s Pride, Largest Donor to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, on Potential Corruption
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Fabio Sandri, the CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride, and Wesley Batista Filho, the CEO of JBS USA (the parent company of Pilgrim’s Pride), pushing them on the reason Pilgrim’s Pride provided the single largest donation to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. The company’s $5 million donation amounts to more than the contributions from Apple’s CEO plus Amazon, Meta, and Google combined. “I am concerned Pilgrim’s Pride may have made its … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
In 14-Page Letter, Warren Demands IRS Nominee Explain Record of Corruption and Fraud, Support for Tax Policies that Hurt Working Families
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Billy Long, nominee for Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with concerns over his record of supporting regressive tax policies, his acceptance of “campaign donations” from tax-dodging companies, his work promoting fraudulent tax credits, and more. Long will face senators, including Warren, at his hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on May 20, 2025. Long … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
Warren, Baldwin, Lawmakers Challenge Trump to Close Carried Interest Loophole
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, challenging him to eliminate the carried interest loophole. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) joined in signing the letter. “During your first campaign, you claimed that the carried … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
Warren’s Advice to Worcester State Graduates: Embrace Change
“[W]e need people who can change plans. People who can fight for themselves and fight for others. Resilient people…people who take any situation - no matter how hard - and fight to make things better.” “I have high hopes for every one of you…You’ve earned your place here today. You’ve shown up, you’ve done the work, you’ve stuck it out, you’ve pushed yourself, and, best of all, you’ve graduated. That’s something to be proud of.” Boston, MA — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
In New Video, Sen. Warren, Constituent Reunite to Underscore How Republicans’ Massive Health Care Cuts Will Hurt Families
Liam Barry, constituent: “I can’t believe I’m reading this letter 8 years later, still fighting for my mom to have health care. Cutting Medicaid will affect millions of American families just like mine, Republican and Democrat alike.” Warren: “[T]his is a righteous fight. Back in 2017, we stopped them from ending health care for millions of people, we can do it again.” Watch on YouTube Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new video underscoring how … Continue Reading
May 16, 2025
Warren Statement on New SSA Phone Policy Walkback
Washington, D.C. - Following new reporting revealing that the Social Security Administration (SSA) changed its policy of holding benefit claims made over the phone for days to check for “fraud” — which was causing a "degradation of public service” — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “We sounded the alarm on Elon Musk and DOGE’s fake fraud claims — and now, the Social Security Administration is changing its policy that’s slowing down retirement claim … Continue Reading
May 16, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Gillibrand Press Social Security Head on Plans to Strip Employees of Civil Service Protections, Pave Way for Mass Firings
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member on the Senate Aging Committee, pressed new Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Frank Bisignano on reported plans to recategorize thousands of workers as Schedule F “policy-making” employees. The move, which is set to impact … Continue Reading
May 16, 2025
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Stresses Importance of Right-to-Repair, Highlights How Restrictions Limit International Cooperation
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) uplifted how right-to-repair can help the U.S. military and allied forces promote innovation and reduce costs. As Senator Warren explained, the Department of Defense (DoD) spends billions of dollars buying equipment, but contractors impose repair restrictions preventing servicemembers from fixing their weapons, even in the middle of dangerous missions, and often at the expense of … Continue Reading
May 15, 2025
In Speech to National Urban League, Warren Calls Out Republican Plans to Shortchange American Families to Pay for Billionaire Tax Cuts
“If they win, the billionaires don’t just become wealthier—the rest of us lose out big time in investments we never make. Investments to fix our roads and bridges. Investments to make child care affordable so parents can get to work.” Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks at the National Urban League’s 2025 Empowerment Summit, laying out the stakes of the tax fight in front of Congress. Senator Warren called out Republicans’ plans to give … Continue Reading
May 15, 2025
New Social Security Data Reveals Musk, DOGE Lied in Claims of Social Security Fraud
Washington, D.C. — According to new reporting by NextGov, after the Social Security Administration (SSA) installed new anti-fraud checks for claims made over the phone, the agency has only found two cases of potential fraud, out of over 110,000 new cases. As a result, SSA is now considering walking back the new anti-fraud rules. The new anti-fraud checks have reportedly slowed retirement claim processing by 25% and, according to an internal memo obtained by NextGov, led to a “degradation of … Continue Reading
May 15, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Whitehouse Press Seven Companies on Questionable Donations To IRS Nominee Billy Long’s Defunct Campaigns
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), also a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to seven companies, detailing their concerns with unusually timed contributions made to the defunct 2022 Senate campaign committee of Billy Long shortly after he was nominated to serve as the next Commissioner of the Internal Revenue … Continue Reading
May 15, 2025
Warren, Schmitt Renew Bipartisan Fight for More Competition in Pentagon’s AI and Cloud Contracting
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act to ensure that the Department of Defense (DoD)’s contracting for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing tools prioritizes resiliency and competition. The bill reins in Big Tech monopolies and prevents them from cutting out competitors in the AI and cloud computing markets. Representatives Sara Jacobs … Continue Reading
May 14, 2025
At Senate Spotlight Forum, Warren, Senators Rip McMahon’s Cuts to Education Department and Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), led a Senate forum entitled “Stealing the American Dream: How Trump and Republicans Are Raising Education Costs for Families,” highlighting the consequences of Secretary Linda McMahon’s reckless dismantling of the Department of Education (ED) and President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” for working- and middle-class students and borrowers. In her … Continue Reading
May 14, 2025
Warren, Gallego, Whitehouse, Booker, DeLauro, Colleagues Demand FTC Stop Corporations from Using Trump’s Tariffs as an Excuse to Price Gouge Americans
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), along with 31 of their Senate and House colleagues, in demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate which large companies are using the Trump Administration’s tariff policies - and the confusion surrounding them - as an excuse to raise prices in excess of actual cost increases, and to … Continue Reading
May 14, 2025
At Spotlight Forum, Warren Slams Trump, McMahon’s Attacks on Public Education, Invites Americans to Share Stories for Meeting with McMahon
Warren: “At a time when college costs are already too high—when the American Dream is out of reach for too many—President Trump and Congressional Republicans are making it harder for working-class families to get ahead.” Forum Livestream Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), delivered opening remarks at a spotlight forum entitled “Stealing the American Dream: How Trump and Republicans … Continue Reading