Press Releases
Warren, King, Lawmakers Slam Treasury for Creating Loopholes In Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) led Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) in writing to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, slamming him on the Trump administration’s attempts to create new loopholes in the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) for the largest and wealthiest corporations. Prior to CAMT’s enactment, corporations worth billions … Continue Reading
September 08, 2025
Ahead of Hearing, Warren Presses IRS Chief Counsel Nominee on Conflicts of Interests, 50+ Year Career Rotating Through Revolving Door
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Donald Korb, nominee for Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ahead of Korb’s confirmation hearing, pressing him on his stark conflicts of interest and urging him to make ethics commitments to mitigate these conflicts. “I have been raising the alarm for years about this insidious revolving door at the Department of the Treasury and the IRS, which threatens the … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
Social Security War Room: Senate Democrats Protect Social Security in the States Over August Recess
While Trump’s Social Security Administration continues its chaos, Democrats rally to protect services and benefits Washington, D.C. - Throughout the August state work period, Senate Democrats — coordinated in their Social Security War Room effort — rallied to protect Americans’ Social Security by speaking out and holding events across their states, highlighting the harmful impact of the Trump administration’s ongoing chaos. At the same time, Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
FACT CHECK: Social Security War Room Debunks Trump Admin’s Latest Social Security Lies and Misleading Statements
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leading member of Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room, released a new report debunking the Trump administration’s recent lies and misleading statements about Social Security — the latest of the War Room’s actions to set the record straight and ensure Americans know the truth about Trump’s attacks on Social Security. After months of chaos at Trump’s Social Security Administration — which has included massive workforce cuts, customer … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leading member of Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room, published a new comprehensive investigative report revealing that Donald Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) has removed over 45 critical metrics from the agency’s website, breaking promises to prioritize "transparency" and making it harder for Americans to access Social Security benefits and services. Senator Warren today sent the new report directly to SSA Commissioner … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
As Trump Administration Illegally Slashes Worker Protections, Warren, Sherman Fight to Ban Laws that Threaten Workers’ Right to Unionize for Better Wages and Working Conditions
Washington, D.C. - Following the Trump administration’s unprecedented attacks on workers’ rights, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, legislation that would support the right to unionize by invalidating “right-to-work” laws meant to weaken unions’ ability to organize workers. Since January, the second Trump administration has illegally stripped federal workers of their right to unionize, … Continue Reading
September 04, 2025
Warren on DOJ Suing City of Boston
Washington, D.C. - Following news that the Department of Justice sued the City of Boston, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Boston doesn’t back down to bullies. Boston is one of the safest major cities in America thanks to Mayor Wu’s leadership and the trust between residents and public safety officials. Donald Trump’s latest authoritarian power grab is unconstitutional — and it won’t make people safer nor make life better as he fails to lower costs … Continue Reading
September 04, 2025
Warren Grills RFK Jr. for Ripping Away Access to COVID-19 Vaccine, Firing CDC Director to Ram Through Dangerous Changes to Vaccines
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on his moves to limit the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, despite promising that he would not take away vaccines from anyone who wanted one. She also asked Secretary Kennedy about his decision to fire the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after she reportedly refused to sign off on his … Continue Reading
September 04, 2025
ICYMI: As Cost of Living Rises, Warren Highlights Harmful Effect of Unpredictable “On Call” Work for Older Workers
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Aging, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted how “just-in-time” scheduling practices—which leave workers with last-minute shift assignments and inflexible schedules—have a particularly negative effect on older workers in part-time jobs. As prices increase and wages decline, retirement has grown further out of reach, forcing more older Americans to stay in the workforce. In fact, older workers are the fastest-growing … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
Warren, Van Hollen, Welch Demand State Department End $30 Million Contract With Shady Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Investigate Organization’s Role in Gaza Famine
Washington, D.C. — Following the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification’s (IPC) declaration of famine in Gaza, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to the Department of State (State) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) demanding clarity on its decision to award $30 million to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “Starving civilians should not be shot at while desperately trying to reach food supplies,” … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
Warren, Duckworth, Durbin, Houlahan, Goodlander, Ramirez Lead Investigation into Trump Administration’s Betrayal of Immigrant Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), and Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.), led 55 members of Congress in opening a new investigation into the Trump administration’s arrest, detention, and deportation of non-citizen service members, veterans, and military families. The lawmakers wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department … Continue Reading
September 03, 2025
After Warren Secured Commitment From SSA Head, Social Security Inspector General Moves Forward with “Expedited” Data Audit
Washington, D.C. - After U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured a commitment from Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano to fully cooperate with an independent Inspector General (IG) audit of Social Security service data and metrics, the Acting SSA IG, in a letter to Sen. Warren, confirmed the formal launch of the investigation. The IG audit is the first watchdog investigation into the SSA’s misleading public data. “SSA OIG['s] expectation is we will be … Continue Reading
September 02, 2025
Warren on Court Ruling to Address Google’s Illegal Search Monopoly
Washington, D.C. — Following a new D.C. District Court ruling in the landmark antitrust case involving Google, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement:“The court previously ruled that Google’s search business is an illegal monopoly, but now the judge’s remedies fail to hold Google accountable for breaking the law. Instead of restoring competition and ending Google’s dominance, this ruling is a slap on the wrist for unlawful behavior that warranted the breakup … Continue Reading
August 29, 2025
Warren on Trump’s Illegal Pocket Recissions Play
Washington, D.C. - Following news that Donald Trump plans to use the illegal “pocket recissions” tactic to claw back roughly $5 billion in congressionally-approved funding for foreign aid programs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “After slashing health care for millions of Americans to finance tax handouts for billionaires, Donald Trump and Republicans are now trying to illegally rip away bipartisan funding approved by Congress. Today, the wannabe … Continue Reading
August 28, 2025
Warren Hosts Press Conference and Roundtable with MA Mayors on Landmark Bipartisan Housing Legislation
“[This bill] is a statement that the federal government is committed to being a good partner to the towns that are trying to build more housing.” Video of Press Conference Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sat down for a roundtable discussion on the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act with mayors from across Massachusetts. Following the … Continue Reading
August 28, 2025
Warren, Nadler, Dozens of Senate, House Lawmakers Open New Investigation Into Trump Administration’s Retreat from Enforcement of Corruption Laws
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) opened a new investigation into the Trump administration’s gutting of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) teams that investigate public corruption. “By shuttering the public corruption work of both the FBI and DOJ, you and President Trump are giving the green light to would-be lawbreakers. This is just part of the Trump Administration’s creation … Continue Reading
August 28, 2025
Warren Publishes New Joint Tax Committee Analysis: Big, Beautiful Bill to Deliver $67 Billion in Retroactive Tax Breaks to Companies Next Year
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, published a new analysis from the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) revealing that President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” will deliver $67 billion in retroactive tax breaks to corporations in 2026. The JCT analysis comes in response to a June 2025 request from Senator Warren for information on Republicans’ legislation to effectively expand the size of tax breaks that corporations … Continue Reading
August 26, 2025
Warren, Senators Demand Answers on ED’s Dismantling of Student Aid Customer Service
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in sending a follow-up letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon condemning the Department of Education (ED) for deliberately hiding the “Submit a Complaint” button on the Office of Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) website, firing employees responsible for providing customer service to borrowers and families, and … Continue Reading
August 22, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Durbin, Senate Democrats Slam Social Security Administration for Disabling Lawfully-Obtained Social Security Numbers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and six Senate Democrats in demanding answers over reports that the Trump administration is deeming thousands of Social Security Numbers (SSN) fraudulent in its continued effort to push immigrants out of the country. Prior administrations used the Social Security Administration (SSA) database to assist … Continue Reading
August 22, 2025
Warren Releases New Data: More Massachusetts Residents At Risk of Losing Health Care, Food Assistance Under Republican Cuts
Bill threatens Medicaid coverage for nearly 350,000 Massachusetts residents and food assistance for 104,000 people Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released new data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), estimating that Republicans’ “Big, Beautiful Bill” threatens Medicaid coverage for nearly 350,000 Massachusetts residents, cuts food assistance for 104,000 residents, raises health care premium costs, and increases energy costs by nearly $300 a year … Continue Reading