Press Releases

October 20, 2022

Senator Warren Asks CFPB for Increased Transparency on Remittances Rule

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Rohit Chopra, to request that the Remittance Rule be strengthened in order to provide consumers with greater transparency around the costs of remittance payments. This letter was also signed by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.).In May of 2020, the CFPB issued a final rule … Continue Reading


October 18, 2022

ICYMI: Warren joins Schumer, Velázquez to Call on Biden Administration to Establish a Puerto Rico Recovery Task Force

Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) in a bicameral letter calling on the Biden Administration to establish a Recovery Task Force for Puerto Rico modeled after the successful Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force created by the Obama Administration in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The Puerto Rico Recovery Task Force’s goal would be to provide a roadmap for the … Continue Reading


October 17, 2022

Following Hurricane Fiona, Warren Joins Lawmakers to Urge the Biden Administration to Increase Staff and Review All Resources in Spanish as Puerto Rico Recovers

Washington D.C. - As Puerto Rico rebuilds and recovers from the devastating impact of Hurricane Fiona last month, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) in a bicameral effort urging President Biden to instruct federal agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development … Continue Reading


October 17, 2022

Warren, Booker Lead Lawmakers in Urging the CFTC to Pursue Stronger Oversight of Carbon Offsets Market

Text of LetterWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) led five colleagues in urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to take concrete steps to implement rules governing the voluntary carbon offsets market, also referred to as carbon credits.Facing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to reach worldwide net-zero emissions by 2050, companies, investors, and governments have turned to a strategy of purchasing carbon … Continue Reading


October 17, 2022

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Questions Key Officials on Monumental Failures of Leadership and Safety at the T

Warren: “We held this hearing, because it is crucial to understand what has gone wrong so that we can remedy it, and move forward to something not just a little better, but a whole lot better. The people of the Commonwealth deserve a reliable transit system that works for them and works for their families. And to achieve that vision, we need new leadership from top to bottom.”Video of Hearing Boston, MA - In case you missed it, on Friday, October 14, 2022, chairing a hearing of the … Continue Reading


October 14, 2022

At Hearing, Warren Examines Monumental Failures of Leadership and Safety at the T

Report By Federal Transit Administration Found Long List of Management and Safety Failures by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities“This is a dangerous situation that has been allowed to fester for far too long. We are here today at our field hearing to examine management of the MBTA and DPU and to press for change… We need the right leadership in place at the MBTA and DPU so that we can have a functioning T that riders throughout … Continue Reading


October 13, 2022

Warren: Wells Fargo’s Fraud and Scams on Zelle Are Higher Than Other Banks and Increasing Rapidly, Renews Call for Missing Data

Washington D.C. - Following the release of a report on fraud and scams on the money transfer platform, Zelle, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf based on new information indicating that Wells Fargo customers are reporting fraud and scams on Zelle at a rate that is nearly 2.5 times higher this year than that of 2019, and that the rate of reported fraud and scams this … Continue Reading


October 12, 2022

Warren Calls Out Abbott’s Coverup of Potentially Contaminated Infant Formula

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Abbott Laboratories, calling out the company for avoiding disclosure and accountability for infant formula potentially contaminated with Cronobacter. Investigations have revealed that Abbott used “scorched earth” legal tactics and non-disclosure agreements to get impacted families to stay silent and avoid accountability. Senator Warren is asking Abbott for information on all litigation and secret settlements … Continue Reading


October 12, 2022

Warren, Green, Lawmakers Open Investigation into Texas Energy Grid Operator’s Subsidies to Cryptominers

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Al Green (D-Texas), Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) sent a letter to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the operator of Texas’ electrical grid, seeking information about ERCOT’s subsidies for cryptominers, and about how cryptomining is … Continue Reading


October 12, 2022

Senators Warren, Hirono, Representative Frankel, Lawmakers Support VA’s New Abortion Rule

Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Representative Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), along with Democratic Women’s Caucus leadership, Pro-Choice Caucus leadership, led 62 Congressional Democrats in submitting a comment letter in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) interim final rule (IFR) allowing VA to provide abortion counseling and, in some cases, abortions, to pregnant veterans and VA beneficiaries, while urging the Department … Continue Reading


October 07, 2022

Following Senator Warren’s NDAA Amendment, DOD Independent Watchdog Initiates Audit on Pentagon’s Use of Controlled Unclassified Information

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), released a statement regarding the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General’s announcement that they will begin an audit to determine whether DoD improperly withheld information from the public. The review would specifically look at how DoD applies “controlled unclassified information” (CUI):“The federal government has a responsibility to be transparent to … Continue Reading


October 07, 2022

Senator Warren Seeks Answers from DoD and NDIA on Contractor Inflation Adjustments and Lobbying Practices

Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent two letters this week; one to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Bill LaPlante urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to insist on receiving certified cost data to justify any adjustments for inflation to current contracts and another to David Norquist, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), expressing concerns that their lobbying efforts to … Continue Reading


October 06, 2022

Massachusetts Delegation Announces $145 Million from U.S. Treasury to Deploy High-Speed Internet Across Commonwealth

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, today joined leaders from the White House and the Department of the Treasury in announcing that Massachusetts will receive $145 million in federal funding from the Capital … Continue Reading


October 06, 2022

Senator Warren and Representative Jayapal Press Secretary Raimondo for Answers on Big Tech Revolving Door at Commerce Department

Washington D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo underscoring the dangers of Big Tech’s digital trade agenda. This follows up on a letter the lawmakers sent to Secretary Raimondo in July requesting additional information about the revolving door between Commerce and Big Tech and its potential impact on global digital trade rules.For years the U.S. has negotiated trade deals in … Continue Reading


October 06, 2022

Warren Announces Senate Hearing in Boston Next Week on T Safety and Leadership Failures

Boston, MA - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Policy, announced that she will lead a hearing of the Subcommittee in Boston on Friday, October 14, 2022, entitled: “Economic Impacts of Inadequate Transit Maintenance and Oversight: Examining Management Failures at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.” U.S. Senator Edward … Continue Reading


October 05, 2022

Warren, Lawmakers to Commerce Dept: Prevent Stock Buybacks by Corporations That Receive CHIPS Act Funds

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Sean Casten (D-Ill.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Bill Foster (D-Ill.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Commerce Department to strengthen and enforce critical protections against the abuse of funds provided under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act for … Continue Reading


October 05, 2022

Warren, Lawmakers to Commerce Dept: Prevent Stock Buybacks by Corporations That Receive CHIPS Act Funds

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Sean Casten (D-Ill.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Bill Foster (D-Ill.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Commerce Department to strengthen and enforce critical protections against the abuse of funds provided under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act for … Continue Reading


October 05, 2022

Warren, Sanders, Markey, Blumenthal Blast Starbucks for Brazen, Illegal Union-Busting Campaign

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and chair of the board of directors, Mellody Hobson, blasting the company for its union-busting campaign, including its ongoing and illegal weaponization of benefits against unionizing workers. The senators are calling on Starbucks to stop its union-busting and recognize and bargain in good faith … Continue Reading


October 03, 2022

Warren Seeks Answers from Brookings about Funding Agreements from Foreign Governments Undermining the Think Tank’s Independence

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Brookings Institution, seeking answers about how Brooking ensures its funding agreements from foreign governments do not undermine the independence of its research and expressing concerns that the organization is not able to ensure its leaders are avoiding illegal or inappropriate lobbying. This letter follows up on Brookings’ responses to Senator Warren’s July 2022 letter, where she expressed concerns that … Continue Reading


October 03, 2022

New Report by Senator Warren: Zelle Facilitating Fraud, Based on Internal Data from Big Banks

Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (BHUA), released a new report revealing rampant fraud and theft on Zelle. This new report contains the findings of Senator Warren’s investigation of Zelle fraud data provided by banks. It finds that fraud is growing on the platform and that the banks are not refunding the vast majority of defrauded consumers, breaking their promises to their … Continue Reading

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