Press Releases

May 09, 2023

Senators Warren, Brown, Lawmakers Seek Answers from Credit Card Issuers on Exorbitant Late Fees

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), sent a letter to ten of the largest credit card issuers – PNC, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, Citigroup, Discover, Bank of America, American Express, Wells Fargo, US Bancorp, and USAA … Continue Reading


May 04, 2023

Warren, Markey Moulton Demand Answers Following Explosion at Newburyport Pharmaceutical Chemical Plant

Boston, MA — Following a chemical explosion this morning at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Newburyport, Massachusetts that killed one worker and left four workers injured, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Seqens North America, the facility’s owner, demanding answers about the explosion and the facility’s history of serious and repeated safety violations. The … Continue Reading


May 04, 2023

At Hearing, Warren and Senior Intelligence Officials Confirm Crypto’s Threats to National Security

  Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned senior intelligence officials about crypto’s threats to national security as the method of choice for countries to evade sanctions and fund weapons programs, support spying, and promote cyber attacks.  In response to Senator Warren’s questions, Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, confirmed that … Continue Reading


May 04, 2023

At Hearing, Senator Warren Highlights Importance of Strong Clawback Legislation

Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the importance of passing strong legislation to provide the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) with the necessary authority to claw back executive pay whenever banks collapse, regardless of the specific process the FDIC uses to pick up the pieces. Following the recent collapse of First Republic Bank – the second-largest … Continue Reading


May 04, 2023

Senator Warren Seeks Answers from Former First Republic CEO Following Bank’s Collapse

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to First Republic Bank’s former CEO Michael J. Roffler, inquiring about his and First Republican executives’ mismanagement of the bank, their lobbying for weaker rules, and their compensation and stock sales. On May 1, after the bank failed, First Republic Bank was taken over by the FDIC and ultimately acquired by JP Morgan Chase. In the months before the Senate passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

Warren, Durbin, Senators Warn the Departments of Education, Defense, and Veterans Affairs About University of Phoenix’s Predatory Practices

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Il.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough warning the agency leaders about the predatory for-profit college University of Phoenix’s (Phoenix) latest tactics to recruit students … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

Senators Warren, Cassidy, Lawmakers Reintroduce College Transparency Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions’ Committee, Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and 12 others reintroduced the College Transparency Act to ensure that students and their families have the best information possible as they consider higher education opportunities.  This legislation would … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

Llamado de la Senadora Warren y el Representante Doggett para la Eliminación del sistema de Solución de Controversias Inversionista-Estado (ISDS por sus siglas en inglés), Acción en favor del gobierno de Honduras

   Washington, D.C. – La Senadora Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) y el Representante Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) lideraron a más de 30 de sus colegas para enviar una carta a la Representante de Comercio de EE.UU. Katherine Tai y al Secretario de Estado Tony Blinken, instándoles a intervenir en nombre del gobierno y el pueblo de Honduras, en un caso presentado en su contra por la empresa estadounidense Honduras Próspera, bajo el sistema de Solución de Controversias … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

Warren, Kennedy Invite Federal Reserve Inspector General to Testify Before Banking Subcommittee on Recent Bank Failures and Reforms to Strengthen Fed Accountability

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, and John Kennedy (R-La.), Ranking Member of the Economic Policy Subcommittee, sent a letter to Mark Bialek, the Inspector General of the Federal Reserve (Fed), inviting him to testify at their hearing next week on the Fed’s role overseeing Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) before its failure and to consider legislative reforms that strengthen … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Calls on FEMA to Fix Inequities in Disaster Management Programs

Washington, D.C.  – At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the need for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fix inequities and injustices in disaster management programs.  Senator Warren called attention to the fact that due to historical discrimination, people of color are more likely to live in homes and communities that are less resilient to natural disasters such as floods. … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Slams Medicare Advantage Plans for Error-Laden Provider Directories and Distorted Networks, Calls for Stronger Oversight

Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), highlighted the prevalence of ghost networks in Medicare Advantage plans and called for stronger oversight of the program. In response to questions from Senator Warren, Mary Giliberti, Chief Public Policy Officer at Mental Health America, pointed out the alarming number of inaccuracies in Medicare Advantage plan provider directories, the effects of these errors on network adequacy, … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

Senator Warren, Representative Doggett Call for Elimination of Investor-State Dispute Settlement System, Action on Behalf of Honduran Government

| Response from State Department | Response from the US Trade Representative Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) led more than 30 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of State Tony Blinken, urging them to intervene on behalf of the government and people of Honduras in a case brought against it by U.S. company Honduras Próspera under the Investor-State Dispute … Continue Reading


May 03, 2023

Senator Warren, Representatives Pressley and Lee Reintroduce the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023, legislation that would declare racism a public health crisis, create a National Center for Anti-Racism, and establish a Law Enforcement Violence Prevention Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill would help expand research and investment into the public health impacts of … Continue Reading


May 02, 2023

At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Warns of “Negative Impacts” of Nominations Holds on Military Families, Retention

Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, questioned General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, on the risks to national security and readiness posed by Senate Republican holds on nearly 200 high level military officer nominees. General Brown and Secretary Kendall also spoke to the … Continue Reading


May 02, 2023

Warren, Boyle, Jayapal, Lawmakers to Fed Chair Powell: Pause Rate Hikes or Risk Recession, Destroying Jobs, Crushing Small Businesses

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Katie Porter (D-Calif.), and Greg Casar (D-Tex.) sent … Continue Reading


May 02, 2023

ICMYI: On International Workers’ Day, Senators Warren, Rosen, Representative Williams Reintroduced Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Representative Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) reintroduced the Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act, legislation to require large, public corporations to publicly report all settlements and judgments related to incidents of discrimination, harassment, and sexual abuse each year. The bill would help enforce workplace protections against discrimination and harassment for people of marginalized backgrounds. … Continue Reading


May 02, 2023

New Investigative Report from Senator Warren Reveals Big Tech’s Insider Influence on Digital Trade Rules

Washington, D.C. – Ahead of the next round of negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new 22-page investigative report: Big Tech’s Big Con: Rigging Digital Trade Rules to Block Antitrust Regulation. The investigation, based on a review of previously undisclosed emails, reveals that Big Tech is using its revolving door hires to gain backdoor access to key United States Trade Representative (USTR) and Commerce … Continue Reading


May 01, 2023

ICYMI: Warren, Padilla, Castro Reintroduce Bill to Create a Pathway to Citizenship for Essential Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif) and U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) reintroduced the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act, a bill that would create an expedited pathway to citizenship for the over 5 million undocumented essential workers who kept Americans healthy, fed, and safe during the pandemic. The legislation would provide undocumented essential workers with a fast, accessible, and secure path to … Continue Reading


April 28, 2023

Senator Warren’s Statement on the Federal Reserve’s Report on Silicon Valley Bank Failure

Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Federal Reserve’s report detailing the events leading to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: “This report is an unflinching assessment of SVB’s implosion, demanding the Fed immediately adopt stricter bank oversight and Congress swiftly strengthen bank regulations to prevent another crisis. The investigation clearly identifies how the 2018 legislation that … Continue Reading


April 27, 2023

ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Blasts Credit Reporting Agency CEOs, Highlights Need for Accurate Data in Credit Reporting

Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned the CEOs of Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian on the unreliability of medical debt data and its consequences for Americans’ creditworthiness. Senator Warren also pressed  the agencies on their willingness to exclude medical debt data from future consumers’ reports, citing research showing that medical collections are less predictive of … Continue Reading

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