Press Releases
Senator Warren Statement on Steward Deals
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issues the following statement on the Healey administration’s preliminary deals to keep six Steward hospitals open under new operators: “Thousands of health care workers and patients are breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the Healey administration’s efforts to save the remaining Steward hospitals. Good riddance to disgraced CEO Ralph de la Torre who leaves behind a legacy of ruin, including two hospital closures. He must still be held … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Warren, Trone, Scanlon, Lawmakers, Call for Key Improvements to Quality of Health Care in Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers
Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives David Trone (D-Md.), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) led a letter to federal health agencies urging key investments to improve the quality of care in prisons, jails, and detention centers. The lawmakers lay out three important recommendations for HHS agencies to: improve critical health data gathering, increase technical support to help facilities manage urgent health challenges, including the outbreak of infectious … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Warren, Markey Push DHS to Tackle Abysmal Plymouth County Correctional Facility Conditions
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) urging them to resolve the persistent, horrific conditions at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility (PCCF) in Plymouth, Massachusetts if the DHS contract with the facility is renewed. During the Biden Administration, ICE terminated its agreements with two Massachusetts counties to detain immigrants on … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Warren, Senators Launch Investigation Into Reported Mishandling of Student Loan Transfers by MOHELA, Nelnet and Credit Reporting Agencies
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent letters to student loan servicers Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA) and NelNet and credit reporting agencies Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion regarding the botched transfer of student loans from MOHELA to NelNet, causing at least 1.4 million duplicate student loan records to appear on borrowers’ credit … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Warren Slams Elon Musk for “Glaring Conflict of Interest,” Misappropriation of Company Resources in Redirecting Critical AI Chips from Tesla to X, Urges Accountability from Tesla Board
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Tesla’s Board of Directors regarding her concerns over CEO Elon Musk’s continued conflicts of interest and misappropriation of company resources, and the Board’s failure to hold him accountable. The letter follows a June 2024 report that Mr. Musk redirected scarce artificial intelligence (AI)-related resources from the publicly-traded Tesla to one of his private companies, X Corp. Mr. Musk is the CEO of Tesla, a publicly traded … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Warren, Van Hollen Slam JPMorgan Chase for Threatening Customers with “Outrageous” New Checking Fees
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) wrote to JPMorgan Chase (JPM), criticizing the bank’s threat to begin charging over 80 million customers for checking accounts amid record profits, and demanded the bank scrap those plans. JPM’s threat came in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) rule to cap overdraft fees and prevent banks from charging excessive overdraft fees, which disproportionately impact low income … Continue Reading
August 09, 2024
Senators Warren, King, and Representative Doggett Urge Commerce, HHS to Strengthen and Finalize Guidance on “March-In” Rights to Protect Consumers From High Drug Prices
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine), and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department of Commerce (Commerce) Secretary Gina Raimondo reiterating their agencies’ clear legal authority to use “march-in” rights under the Bayh-Dole Act to lower drug prices for Americans. Following the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the Chevron doctrine, the … Continue Reading
August 08, 2024
Warren, Markey Push Apollo Global Management on Role in Steward Health Care’s Demise, Call on the Company to Provide Relief from Onerous Leases
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) requested information from private equity firm Apollo Global Management (Apollo) on the company’s role in Steward Health Care’s (Steward’s) bankruptcy, and urged Apollo to work in good faith to facilitate the sale of Steward’s Massachusetts hospitals. “Apollo has had a shadowy role in Steward’s leases for years,” said Sen. Warren, “Now it is time for Apollo to step into the light, and act quickly to negotiate … Continue Reading
August 08, 2024
Warren, Rounds Urge DoD and Interior to Extend Timeline for Receiving Evidence in Wounded Knee Medals of Honor Review Process
Washington, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) urged Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland to establish a process for reviewing Wounded Knee Medals of Honor that ensures sufficient time for stakeholders and experts to gather and submit relevant documentation on soldiers who slaughtered Native American noncombatants, including women and children at Wounded Knee Creek. The 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee … Continue Reading
August 08, 2024
Warren, Dean, Over 30 Lawmakers Urge Navient to Reform Flawed Process to Cancel Student Loans Pushed onto Borrowers Attending Fraudulent, For-Profit Colleges
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) led over 30 lawmakers in a letter urging student loan servicer Navient to reform its flawed process to cancel the private student loans of borrowers who attended fraudulent, for-profit colleges. The lawmakers argued that under the FTC Holder Rule and due to Navient’s misconduct, the company is liable for these predatory loans—and the school misconduct discharge application it has set up … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Casey Investigate Kroger’s Use of Digital Price Tags, Warn of Grocery Giant’s “Surge Pricing” Causing Price Gouging and Hurting Consumers
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) sent a letter to Rodney McMullen, chairman and CEO of The Kroger Co. (Kroger), raising concerns about Kroger’s use of Electronic Shelving Labels (ESLs) to surge grocery prices and exploit consumers. ESLs are digital price tags that allow companies to engage in dynamic pricing, changing the prices of goods based on temporary factors such as the time of day or the weather. By updating price tags with the … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Booker Renew Call for Strong Oversight of Lethal Injections
Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), calling for stricter federal oversight of lethal injection drugs. This letter follows a May 2024 congressional request for information about the FDA’s and DEA’s plans to ensure a secure supply chain for lethal injection drugs. The supply chains for lethal injection drugs … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Blumenthal Slam Private Equity Company for Consolidating Veterinary Care, Raising Costs for Pet Owners
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to JAB Holding Company (JAB), one of the private equity firms that has spent billions on buying up veterinary practices and then looting the profits while reducing quality of care, increasing prices for pet owners, and making working conditions even harder for veterinarians. “Given that more than two-thirds of U.S. households own a pet, corporate consolidation of veterinary care … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Castro, Sanders Urge DOJ, FCC to Scrutinize New Sports Streaming Service From Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), joined by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), wrote to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling on the agencies to closely scrutinize the proposed joint venture between FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney subsidiary ESPN that would create a new streaming service named Venu Sports (Venu). “This massive new sports streaming … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Kim, Raskin, Garcia Lead Introduction of Bill to Keep Military-Grade Weapons Out of Civilian Hands
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Representatives Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, introduced the Stop Militarizing … Continue Reading
August 06, 2024
Warren, Cortez Masto Lead Colleagues in Urging Federal Home Loan Banks Nationwide to Contribute More to Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), sent letters to each of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) urging them to contribute at least 20% of their net income to affordable housing and other critical community grant programs. The letters follow calls by both the Biden-Harris Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency for the FHLBanks to do more to meet their mission and support working families. Senators Tammy Baldwin … Continue Reading
July 31, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Slams Noncompete Agreements as Unfair, Un-American, and Anti-Competitive
| Watching Hearing (Banking Committee Website) Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, chairing a hearing of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), celebrated the Federal Trade Commission’s historic move to ban noncompete agreements that suppress wages, squash innovation, and keep trapped workers in dead-end jobs with no hope of moving up. Senator Warren questioned three witnesses on their personal experiences with noncompete clauses preventing them … Continue Reading
July 31, 2024
Warren, Hickenlooper, Whitehouse Urge Fed to Protect American Economy, Cut Interest Rates from 20-Year Highs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to the Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), Jerome Powell, urging a cut to interest rates at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, in light of economic data showing that inflation is decreasing and is very close to the Fed’s target. If the Fed fails to cut rates at this week’s meeting, the country will not see lower rates until at least … Continue Reading
July 29, 2024
Warren, Senators Call for Transparency, Accountability from Department of Education in Transition to New Servicing Platform
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, cautioning the Department of Education (ED) on Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) transition to the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) system. In an effort to modernize and improve student loan servicing, ED is … Continue Reading
July 29, 2024
Warren, Warnock, Cleaver Lead Reintroduction of Landmark Bill to Tackle U.S. Housing Crisis
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo), Ranking Member of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services, reintroduced the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act, landmark legislation to tackle the housing crisis, bring down costs for renters and buyers, and help working families … Continue Reading
