Press Releases
Warren, Marshall, Casten, 100+ Lawmakers Ask Biden Administration to Address Crypto-Financed Terrorism after Reports of Hamas Raising Millions in Crypto to Fund Operations
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) led 102 lawmakers in a bipartisan letter to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Brian Nelson, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), raising grave concerns about reports that in the months leading up to their brutal October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
Heeding Lawmakers’ Call, IRS Announces Direct File Pilot Program
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Representatives Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), and Don Beyer (D-Va.) released the following statement on the announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of its 2024 pilot of Direct File, a program that will allow Americans to file tax returns digitally and free of charge. “The IRS’s … Continue Reading
October 17, 2023
New Congressional Report Elevates Urgent Calls of Community Leaders to Replace Cape Cod Bridges
Report - Cape Cod Bridges Replacement: An Urgent Need Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Bill Keating (D-Mass.) released a new report: Cape Cod Bridges Replacement: An Urgent Need. The report - based on input from Cape Cod leaders on how the aging Bourne and Sagamore Bridges are impacting local communities, businesses, and residents - details how the current state of the Cape Cod bridges poses dire economic … Continue Reading
October 16, 2023
Senator Warren Reintroduces Youth Voting Rights Act to Empower Young People, Expand Access to Ballot Box
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2023, comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and expand youth access to voting, in the Senate. Representative Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) led the reintroduction of the bill in the House. The bill would ease many of the barriers young people face in voting, including high rates of provisional ballot rejections, lack of accessible polling places, and restrictive … Continue Reading
October 12, 2023
Warren, Reed, Murkowski, Lawmakers, Send Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Administration to Help Reduce Energy Costs For Working Families
Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), along with 25 other lawmakers, sent a letter to Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Shalanda Young and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, urging them to take additional steps to reduce energy costs for Americans through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The lawmakers are requesting the … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Warren, King, Senators Call on Treasury and IRS to to Align Crypto Industry Tax Reporting Rules with Other Financial Industries
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Brian Schatz (D-HawaiÊ»i), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chair of the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, urging their agencies to swiftly implement their recently proposed tax reporting … Continue Reading
October 11, 2023
Senator Warren Raises Concerns over CFTC’s Proposed Rule, Risks to Financial System
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), urging the Commission not to move forward with proposed rules that would weaken margin requirements and restrictions on using money market funds in uncleared swaps. The current proposal would roll back current protections that are in place to protect market participants. In 2010, the Senate passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, … Continue Reading
October 10, 2023
Warren, Welch Ask Treasury and World Bank for Answers on Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse in World Bank-Funded Schools
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank Group (World Bank) Alternate Executive Director for the United States, L. Felice Gorordo, expressing serious concerns about allegations of child sexual abuse in connection with a World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), project in Kenya. “It is our understanding that these serious allegations are currently … Continue Reading
October 06, 2023
Warren, Tillis Seek Answers from DoD Following Reports of Inadequate Housing within Military Program
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin raising concerns that Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) families had to pay out of pocket to modify their homes to meet their families’ needs and asking for additional information about DoD’s oversight of the program. Senators Warren and Tillis previously wrote to private military housing companies … Continue Reading
October 05, 2023
Senator Warren Condemns New Justice Department Policy that Rewards Corporate Lawbreaking, Urges DOJ Leadership to Reverse Course
Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately reverse its newly unveiled “safe harbor” policy that would provide a get-out-of-jail-free card for mergers involving corporate white-collar criminals—a betrayal of DOJ’s mission and a massive step backwards for the Biden administration’s fight against anticompetitive mergers. “I have—for the majority … Continue Reading
October 05, 2023
Senator Warren, Representatives García, Norcross, Beatty, Jayapal, Lead Colleagues to Urge Biden Administration to Support Aid for Crisis-Hit Countries
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), Donald Norcross (D-N.J.), Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) led 54 of their Senate and House colleagues in a letter urging the Biden administration to support a new major allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as way to quickly support developing countries recovering from debt, food, climate, and other crises as … Continue Reading
October 04, 2023
Warren, Jayapal Call on DOJ, FTC to Scrutinize UnitedHealth-Amedisys Merger
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging them to carefully scrutinize UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG’s) pending acquisition of Amedisys. The lawmakers also urged the agencies to scrutinize similar deals, reject behavioral or structural remedies, and oppose any health care acquisition that would threaten competition, … Continue Reading
October 03, 2023
Warren, Whitehouse, Van Hollen, Sanders Urge Treasury to Use Rulemaking Authority to Close Loopholes, Make Tax System Fairer
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel, urging them to proactively use the Treasury Department’s rulemaking authority to close tax loopholes that create inconsistency and unfairness in the tax system and threaten the … Continue Reading
October 03, 2023
Warren Statement on Supreme Court Arguments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Funding
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America. “The future of Social Security, Medicare, and every federal banking regulator is under grave threat if payday lenders and Wall Street banks get the Supreme Court to undermine the CFPB,” said Senator Warren. “Since 1863, national bank regulators like the CFPB … Continue Reading
October 02, 2023
In the Wake of Recent Floods in Massachusetts, Senator Warren Joins Representative Thompson in Reintroducing FEMA Equity Act to Address Disparities in Federal Disaster Responses
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), House Committee Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), and Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, re-introduced the Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act (or FEMA Equity Act) to address systemic inequities in the federal government’s response to disasters and how it distributes assistance. The legislation follows a growing body of evidence and … Continue Reading
October 02, 2023
Warren, Markey Urge Senate Leaders to Support Disaster Assistance For Massachusetts Farmers Following Extreme Weather Events in End-of-Year Appropriations Package
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray, and Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Susan Collins urging them to support disaster assistance to compensate Massachusetts farmers for crop losses from recent extreme weather events in any end-of-year appropriations package Congress … Continue Reading
September 29, 2023
ICYMI: At Hearing, Defense Policy Nominee Commits to Work More Closely with Civil Society to Respond to Civilian Harm
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve investigations into civilian harm by collaborating with civil society organizations on the ground. In response to questions from Senator Warren, Derek Chollet, nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, agreed that “working with civil society organizations is absolutely critical” and committed to ensuring DoD works with … Continue Reading
September 28, 2023
At Hearing, Senator Warren Slams Medicare and Social Security Public Trustee Nominee Over “Shocking and Deeply Unethical” Financial Conflicts of Interest
Washington, D.C. — At a Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing for Demetrios Kouzoukas, nominee for Public Trustee on the Board of Trustees for the Medicare and Social Security Programs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Mr. Kouzoukas about financial conflicts of interest arising from his position on the Board of Directors of Clover Health, a private health insurer that derives a significant portion of its revenue from Medicare Advantage. Despite these conflicts of … Continue Reading
September 28, 2023
At Nomination Hearing, Senator Warren Secures Unprecedented Ethics Commitments from IRS Chief Counsel Nominee
Washington, D.C. — At a Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured ethics commitments from Marjorie Rollinson, President Biden’s nominee for Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the Treasury. If confirmed, Ms. Rollinson committed to recusing herself from any matters related to former clients for her first four years at the agency. She also committed to not going to work for any company - … Continue Reading
September 28, 2023
ICYMI: Warren Delivers Keynote Speech on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ahead of Supreme Court Case
“The CFPB’s future is at stake in this court decision—along with the future of every other banking regulator. . . A bad decision by the Supreme Court could wreck the financial security of millions of families and turn our economy upside down.” “It’s not going to be an easy fight. The banks have a powerful lobby. But the CFPB is government that works for people all across this country—and that makes it worth fighting for. We beat back the big financial institutions last time, and, with all … Continue Reading