Press Releases
ICYMI: At Hearing, Senator Warren Highlights Need for Stronger Crypto Regulation to Fight Ransomware Attacks and Protect National Security
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Daleep Singh, former Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, National Security Council, and former Deputy Director, National Economic Council, about the crypto-fueled rise of ransomware attacks and rogue state-affiliated ransomware gangs. Senator Warren highlighted the need for her and Senator Roger Marshall’s bipartisan … Continue Reading
February 28, 2023
Warren, Whitehouse Blast Chamber of Commerce for Opposing FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompete Agreements
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) calling out the organization for its opposition to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule that would ban employers’ use of noncompete agreements. The senators are calling on the Chamber to explain why it is undermining its stated values by opposing this business-, worker-, and consumer-friendly policy. “This rule would drastically … Continue Reading
February 27, 2023
New Report from Senator Warren: Millions of Americans at Risk of Financial Distress if Supreme Court Blocks Student Debt Cancellation
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report today: Hanging in the Balance: Millions at Risk if the Court Denies Student Debt Cancellation. In January, Senator Warren opened an investigation seeking information about how the efforts by Republican officials and special interests to block the President’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt would affect Americans. The new 21-page report is based on information from leading … Continue Reading
February 27, 2023
Senator Warren’s Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear CFPB Case
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s announcement that it will review the Fifth Circuit panel decision in Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd. v. CFPB: “Despite years of desperate attacks from Republicans and corporate lobbyists, the constitutionality of the CFPB and its funding structure have been upheld time and time again. If the Supreme Court follows more than a century of law … Continue Reading
February 23, 2023
Senators Warren, Sanders, Representatives Jayapal and Porter Urge USPTO to Scrutinize Merck’s Abuse of Patent Applications for Cancer Drug Keytruda
Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), urging the agency to give close scrutiny to any of Merck’s requests for new patents for Keytruda, a biological treatment used to treat cancer, citing new reports about Merck’s ongoing abuse of the patent system to protect its monopoly on the drug. … Continue Reading
February 21, 2023
Warren, Wyden Call Out McKinsey on its Role Directing Nonprofit Hospitals’ Exploitation of Vulnerable Patients
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to consulting giant McKinsey & Company questioning the company about its role in helping nonprofit hospitals like Providence Health take financial advantage of low-income patients. The senators’ letter comes as reporting revealed that McKinsey was paid $45 million to help Providence create a … Continue Reading
February 17, 2023
Senators Warren, Markey Urge Timely Approvals and Lower Electricity Costs from Mass DPU
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU)’s new Acting Chair Cecile M. Fraser, urging the department to conduct a timely review and approve pending municipal aggregation plans that over 30 communities are waiting for - in some cases, for more than two years.“These systemic delays in the approval process are extremely concerning and don’t align with the DPU’s stated … Continue Reading
February 16, 2023
Warren Calls on Top Five Egg Producers to Explain Recent Egg Price Hikes
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D.-Calif.) sent letters to top egg-producing companies calling on them to provide answers about the elevated price of eggs and the extent to which egg producers may be using fears about avian flu and supply shocks as a cover to pad their own profits. In the letters, the lawmakers note that in the midst of record-high egg prices, Cal-Maine, the largest egg producer in the US, announced a 65% … Continue Reading
February 16, 2023
Government Watchdog Report Reveals Conflicts of Interest and Flawed Oversight of Drug Research Approval Boards
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealing extensive privatization and consolidation of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), the panels that review drug studies and other research involving human subjects to ensure they are safe and ethical. The GAO report raised concerns about conflicts of interest and oversight gaps, both … Continue Reading
February 16, 2023
Senators Warren, Sanders, Wyden Demand Answers from Kroger on Widespread Wage Theft
Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) pushed for accountability in a letter to Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen after Kroger’s shift to a new payroll system left thousands of workers across the country short on their paychecks. The Senators’ letter follows four class-action lawsuits alleging that Kroger, the country’s second-largest grocery chain, engaged in widespread wage theft. In the letter, the … Continue Reading
February 15, 2023
At Hearing, Warren Defends Investments in Military Personnel from Republican Attacks
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Personnel, raised the importance of investing in the U.S. military’s greatest strength - its military personnel - when competing with China. Dr. Bonny Lin, who advised the Department of Defense on China in both the Obama and Trump administrations, said “it would definitely hurt us” in our competition with China if the United States defunded … Continue Reading
February 15, 2023
ICYMI: At Hearing, IRS Nominee Agrees with Senator Warren that Republican Plans Help Wealthy Tax Cheats
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Daniel Werfel, President Biden’s nominee to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about Republicans’ decades-long plan to rig our tax system and make it easier for billionaires and giant corporations to cheat their taxes, including by slashing IRS funding so it lacks the resources to take on wealthy tax cheats. Senator Warren also asked Mr. Werfel about the … Continue Reading
February 15, 2023
ICYMI: Warren Delivers Speech on Fight to Protect Our Economy and Democracy From Corporate Monopolies
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered a speech on the fight to protect our economy and democracy from corporate monopolies. In her keynote speech at the ‘Renewing the Democratic Republic’ conference hosted by the Open Market’s Institute, Senator Warren talked about how far we have come in the fight against corporate monopolies, the big problems we have yet to solve and outlined an agenda for what’s next to increase competition. The Senator’s … Continue Reading
February 15, 2023
ICYMI: Senator Warren, EPA Announce Funding for Superfund Sites Clean Up For Danvers, Ashland and Atttleboro, Massachusetts
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start the clean up of superfund sites in Danvers, Ashland and Attleboro, Massachusetts.“Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we are now on track to expedite the clean up of superfund sites in Danvers, Ashland, and Attleboro, Massachusetts. I've been fighting for these critical investments to get hazardous chemicals out of … Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
At Hearing, Warren Raises Concerns that Criminals, Terrorists, Rogue States Use Crypto to Launder Billions
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns that key parts of the crypto industry are not subject to the same anti-money laundering laws that cover banks, credit unions, stockbrokers, and even Western Union - allowing financial criminals like drug traffickers, rogue states like North Korea and Iran, and ransomware attackers use crypto to launder billions in illicit funds. Senator … Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Senator Warren and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Push US Patent Office for Transparency on Barriers Faced by Underrepresented Inventors
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) pushed for transparency in a letter to the U.S. Patent and Trade office (USPTO) that highlights lawmakers' concerns about the disproportionate challenges faced by underrepresented inventors seeking patent protections for their ideas. The letter urges the USPTO to answer for its lack of data around the challenges and barriers faced by women, people of color, and small … Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Senators Warren, Reed and Collins Urge HHS to Release Remaining Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Funds from FY 2023
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined a letter led by Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging the agency to swiftly release the remaining $1.5 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding that Congress delivered in fiscal year (FY) 2023. LIHEAP is a federally funded program that helps low-income households with their home energy bills by providing … Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Senator Warren Joins Senator Shaheen in Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Addressing PFAS Contamination
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined 34 other Senators in signing a letter led by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) to President Biden, urging the Biden administration to include funding to address PFAS contamination in the upcoming budget request. Specifically, the letter asks for funding dedicated to closing gaps in data and research, supporting ongoing testing and cleanup efforts, and supporting regulations to better protect the public and environment … Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Warren, Senators Urge Biden Administration to Take New Steps to Protect Reproductive Freedom
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) sent a letter to President Biden, urging his administration to take new steps to protect reproductive freedom amid divided control of Congress and increasing … Continue Reading
February 14, 2023
Senators Warren, Durbin and Lawmakers Call on the Seventh Circuit to Reject 3M’s Attempt to Use Bankruptcy to Evade Accountability to Military Veterans
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led a group of Senate and House Democratic colleagues in submitting an amicus brief in a bankruptcy case before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of 231,000 military veterans who are seeking restitution from 3M and its subsidiary, Aearo Technologies, for allegedly manufacturing defective earplugs. “3M’s attempt to force [a stay of litigation] through its free-form, atextual gloss on the … Continue Reading
