Press Releases
Senators Warren and Markey Commend Early Release of Home Heating Funding for Massachusetts Residents but Express Concern Over Reduction in Funding from Previous Years
Washington, DC - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) released early $114 million of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to Massachusetts. This funding, which includes $171,424 for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, represents a decrease in funding for the second straight year under the Trump administration. “This early release of LIHEAP funding is critical for … Continue Reading
November 04, 2019
Senator Warren Joins Senate Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and 35 of their colleagues in a new push to pass funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the senators called for the immediate passage of Senator Jones’ bipartisan FUTURE Act legislation, … Continue Reading
November 01, 2019
Warren Demands Answers About Ongoing Misuse of Solitary Confinement at ICE Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) requesting information regarding CRCL's oversight of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities and ICE's reported misuse of solitary confinement at those facilities. The senator's letter cites new reports indicating that ICE's misuse of solitary confinement continued at least … Continue Reading
October 30, 2019
Commerce Department Watchdog Report Requested by Senator Warren Reveals Significant Problems with Trump Administration Steel and Aluminum Tariff Exemption Process
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) released the following statement regarding a new Department of Commerce Inspector General (IG) memo alerting Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to troubling findings in its audit of the agency's steel and aluminum tariff exclusion program and urging the agency to take immediate action to remedy the "lack of transparency" and the "appearance that Department officials may not be impartial.""This report confirms the Trump … Continue Reading
October 30, 2019
Mass. Lawmakers Announce Over $6 Million in Community Planning and Development Grants to Massachusetts
Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a total of $6,278,690 in Community Planning and Development grants to cities across Massachusetts, including $3,112,217 to the City of Somerville.The competitive grant funding was awarded through HUD's … Continue Reading
October 30, 2019
Senators Warren, Murray, and Smith Raise Further Questions About the FDA's Oversight of Digital Health Devices
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), member of the U.S. Senate HELP Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting additional information from the agency regarding its Software Precertification (Pre-Cert) Pilot Program.The FDA established the … Continue Reading
October 29, 2019
Senator Warren Statement for MASSCAP Fuel Assistance Kickoff Event
Saugus, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement for the Massachusetts Association for Community Action's (MASSCAP) fuel assistance kickoff event in Saugus, Massachusetts."MASSCAP, Community Action Agencies, and regional nonprofits are a lifeline for Massachusetts families. Your work to provide fuel and weatherization assistance helps families stay warm, safe, and healthy in the coldest months of the year.It's up to every leader in … Continue Reading
October 28, 2019
Senator Warren Issues Statement Celebrating "Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day"
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement marking October 28, 2019 as Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day:"Whether they're responding to the gas explosions that devastated the Merrimack Valley last year or the tornadoes that tore across the Cape this summer, first responders in Massachusetts and across the country go above and beyond to save lives, keep us safe, and help our communities rebuild -- often risking their … Continue Reading
October 25, 2019
Senator Warren's Statement on Weymouth Compressor Station Licensing
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the following statement in response to the news that the Chapter 91 license issued to Algonquin Gas Transmission LLC for the proposed compressor station in Weymouth will remain in place."I'm deeply disappointed Enbridge and Algonquin Gas are one step closer to building a natural gas compressor station in North Weymouth," said Senator Warren. "This decision comes amid strong opposition from the community and despite the public … Continue Reading
October 24, 2019
Senator Warren Statement on Final NTSB Report on Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions
Lawrence, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement on the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) final report on its investigation into the Merrimack Valley gas disaster on September 13, 2018. The NTSB will hold a public briefing tomorrow with the Merrimack Valley community to discuss the results of its investigation."The NTSB's final report on last year's gas explosions in the Merrimack Valley confirmed what we already knew -- the … Continue Reading
October 24, 2019
Warren, Murray, and Wyden Demand Update from Trump Administration on the Recovery of $341,000 in Taxpayer Funds Spent on Lavish Travel by Former-HHS Secretary Tom Price
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding to know when the Trump administration will recoup hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars wasted on charter jet … Continue Reading
October 24, 2019
Warren, Pressley, Sanders, and Colleagues Seek Strong, Long-Term Funding for Community Health Programs
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led 85 of their Congressional colleagues in sending a letter to Senate and House Leadership urging them to provide a five-year extension of the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF), the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. The lawmakers' letter comes as funding for … Continue Reading
October 23, 2019
Warren Calls on DoD and State to Respond to Reports that American Military Weapons Have Been Transferred to Suspected Terrorists and Separatist Militias in Yemen
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter this week to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterating her request for information regarding the reported transfer of American weapons and other military hardware from U.S. allies to suspected terrorists, armed militias, and other unauthorized third-party, non-state actors in Yemen.In February 2019, after CNN first … Continue Reading
October 22, 2019
Senator Warren Questions Secretary Mnuchin About Volatility in Overnight Lending Market
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who also serves as Chair of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), requesting information about recent turmoil in the overnight market for repurchase agreements (repo market) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (New York Fed)'s response to this volatility. The FSOC is responsible for identifying and responding to emerging risks to the … Continue Reading
October 21, 2019
Warren, Pocan, and Doggett Examine Role of Private Equity in Rise of Surprise Medical Billing
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) sent letters to five private equity firms -- KKR, Blackstone Group, American Securities, Enhanced Equity Funds, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe -- that have investments in physician staffing and emergency transport companies. The letters highlight the role these companies play in patients receiving exorbitant surprise bills for out-of-network … Continue Reading
October 18, 2019
Warren, Schumer, Murray, and Kaine Lead Senate Democrats and Demand Sec. DeVos Take Immediate Action to Fix the Education Department’s Gross Mismanagement of Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), led Senate Democrats in a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos demanding that the Department of Education take immediate action to rectify serious flaws in their management of the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program … Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Senators Warren and Baldwin Call for Swift Action to Protect Transgender Migrants
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Matthew Albence, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan, citing reports that detail abuse and neglect of transgender migrants and asylum seekers and urging the Trump Administration to reverse policies … Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Senator Warren and Representative DeLauro Announce Reintroduction of the Schedules That Work Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chair of the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee, announced plans to reintroduce the Schedules That Work Act, legislation to help ensure that low-wage employees have more certainty about their work schedules and income. "More than half of hourly workers, … Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Senators Warren and Cassidy Request Information from FDA on Upcoming Medical Device Servicing Guidance
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Norman Sharpless, M.D., requesting information about the FDA's upcoming guidance clarifying the distinction between remanufacturers and servicers. Once FDA-approved medical devices enter the market, equipment manufacturers and third-party entities often perform maintenance on them to ensure that they continue to operate safely … Continue Reading
October 17, 2019
Senators Warren, Blumenthal to Education Department: Don't Renew Navient's Contract
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Major General Mark Brown, Chief Operating Officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, urging them not to renew the Office of Federal Student Aid's contract with the student loan servicer Navient Corporation when it expires later this year. The Education … Continue Reading
