Press Releases
At SASC Hearing, United States Northern Command Commits to Helping Improve Vaccine Distribution to Communities of Color Hit Hardest by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, DC - During today's Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) hearing, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned General Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command, about efforts to administer vaccinations to communities of color and Native communities through the Command's work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In response to Senator Warren, General Glen D. VanHerck made a commitment to help communities of color hit the hardest by … Continue Reading
March 12, 2021
Warren, Tillis Question DoD and HUD on Accessible Military Housing for Families With Disabilities and Release Information on Concerns With Private Military Housing Providers
In December 2020, Senators Warren and Tillis questioned the five largest private military housing providers about their reported failure to provide adequate housing to families with disabilities. "The responses from these companies reveal a series of concerns on accessible housing and accommodations for military families and the companies' interpretation of federal laws pertaining to disabled servicemembers."Letter to DoD | Letter to HUDWashington, D.C. - United States Senators … Continue Reading
March 12, 2021
Sen. Warren and Rep. Lee Reintroduce Legislation to Invest in COVID-19 Resources for Medically Underserved Communities
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) reintroduced the COVID Community Care Act—legislation that provides emergency funding for community organizations in medically underserved communities that suffer from health disparities to take action as part of the larger public health effort to contain COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color and Native communities. Black and Latinx … Continue Reading
March 11, 2021
Warren, Jackson Lee, and 127 Members of Congress Unveil Resolution Recognizing the Forthcoming Centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) unveiled a resolution to mark the forthcoming 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. The resolution is a reminder that the fight to end racist violence against Black people in the United States -- often state-sanctioned and at the hands of the police -- continues. The resolution honors the lives and legacies of the estimated 300 Black individuals who were killed during … Continue Reading
March 10, 2021
Warren Highlights Key Wins for Massachusetts Families in the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlights key legislative victories for Massachusetts in the American Rescue Plan. The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that will provide approximately $8.1 billion in direct aid for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, help deliver vaccines, safely reopen schools, and provide critical relief to Massachusetts families and small businesses. "Democrats passed a historic relief package that will make a … Continue Reading
March 10, 2021
Warren, Markey Release Statement on Town of Chatham and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agreement on Nantucket Sound Shellfish Fisheries
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following joint statement after the Chatham Select Board approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday between the Town of Chatham and the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The agreement will continue the Town’s management of the shellfish fisheries in the submerged lands and waters in Nantucket Sound at the western boundary of the Refuge.“We are pleased that the … Continue Reading
March 10, 2021
Warren, Wyden, Blumenthal, Markey, Murphy Introduce Legislation to Address Long-Term Student Needs Related to COVID-19
Bill Text | Bill One-Pager | Section by SectionWashington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today introduced the Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act to create a $100 billion application-based grant program over the next ten years to help accelerate academic progress and address students' social, emotional, mental, behavioral, and physical health needs … Continue Reading
March 09, 2021
Warren, Castro, Booker, Colleagues Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Require COVID-19 Data Collection in Immigration Detention Facilities
The COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act would fill information gaps by providing critical data about COVID-19 in immigration detention facilities.Bill Text | Bill One-PagerWashington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety, reintroduced the bicameral COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Data … Continue Reading
March 09, 2021
At Banking Hearing, Senator Warren Urges SEC To Provide Transparency About Citadel and Robinhood's Market Tactics and Protect Individual Investors and Working Families
Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) emphasized the importance of transparency in the wake of the market volatility surrounding GameStop's share prices and the need for the SEC to investigate potential conflicts of interest that may harm retail investors. In response to Senator Warren's questioning, Professor Gina-Gail Fletcher, Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law, agreed … Continue Reading
March 09, 2021
Warren Shares Responses to Oversight Letters on GameStop and Robinhood Controversy
Washington, DC - Ahead of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released responses to her oversight letters raising questions about market volatility and its consequences for individual investors in the wake of the GameStop and Robinhood controversy. Senator Warren also released the following statement: "I've received responses from the Security Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority … Continue Reading
March 08, 2021
Warren, Hassan, Chu, DeGette, and Lee Call for Restoring Full Family Planning Funding by Rescinding Former Administration’s Title X Policies
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Representative Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), and Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) led more than 150 of their colleagues in urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rescind the former administration’s Title X Family Planning Program (Title X) policies that severely curtailed access to vital family planning and sexual health services.As directed by … Continue Reading
March 06, 2021
Warren, Menendez Bill to Make Student Loan Relief Tax-Free Passes as Part of COVID Relief Package, Clearing a Hurdle for Broad Loan Forgiveness
Millions of borrowers will no longer face surprise tax bill if part or all of their loan is forgivenWASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) applauded passage of their Student Loan Tax Relief Act as part of the American Rescue Plan. The provision makes any student loan forgiveness tax-free, ensuring borrowers whose debt is fully or partially forgiven are not saddled with thousands of dollars in surprise taxes. The average student borrower who … Continue Reading
March 06, 2021
Warren, Smith Successfully Secure $40B For Child Care & Early Learning in Senate COVID-19 Relief Package
With $40B in Latest Package and Earlier Relief, Senators Make Good on Push to Secure $50B to Shore Up Nation's Child Care System; Help Providers & FamiliesWASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) successfully secured more than $40 billion for child care and early learning resources in the Senate-passed COVID-19 relief package.With the funding from the package passed today, $10 billion from the December-passed relief bill, and the … Continue Reading
March 05, 2021
Senator Warren Statement on the Resignation of Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer Major General Mark Brown
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the resignation of Federal Student Aid (FSA) Chief Operating Officer Major General Mark Brown: "Whether it was incompetence, malice, or a mix of both, the Department of Education's student loan bank under Betsy DeVos was a disaster and oversaw the illegal garnishment of the wages of thousands of struggling borrowers during the pandemic. The resignation of FSA Chief Operating Officer … Continue Reading
March 04, 2021
Senator Warren Reintroduces Senate Companion Bill to Ensure Our Nation's Public Housing is Healthy and Safe
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced today that she will reintroduce the Senate companion to the Public Housing Emergency Response Act. First introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), the bill would create a one-time, $70 billion appropriation into the Public Housing Capital Fund to address the estimated $70 billion backlog of maintenance and repairs in public housing. This would allow tenants to live … Continue Reading
March 04, 2021
At Banking Hearing, Experts Confirm to Senator Warren that Cancelling Up to $50,000 in Student Debt Would Help Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap and Stimulate the Economy
Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and expert witnesses on debt and racial equity countered arguments that student loan cancellation would primarily benefit wealthy elites and reinforced the case that student loan cancellation is the single most effective executive action available to get our economy going and narrow the racial wealth gap. Countering claims that loan cancellation would primarily benefit wealthier … Continue Reading
March 04, 2021
Warren, Markey, McGovern Release Statement on the Contract Negotiations between St. Vincent Hospital and the Massachusetts Nurses Association
Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Congressman James P. McGovern released the following joint statement on the contract negotiations between St. Vincent Hospital (St. Vincent's), their parent company Tenet Healthcare, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents the professional nurses at the hospital."Nurses work hard to take care of all of us when it matters the most, and St. Vincent's should do the same for them by … Continue Reading
March 03, 2021
Warren, Booker, Markey, Urge EPA and NIH to Provide Robust Funding for Environmental Health Disparities Research
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Jane Nishida and National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins expressing concerns with a reduction of funding and available awards for the Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities (EHD) Research program grants during the Trump administration. In the letter, the … Continue Reading
March 02, 2021
Warren To Chair Subcommittees on Banking and Finance
Washington, DC - United States Senator Warren (D-Mass.) has been named chairwoman of two U.S. Senate subcommittees, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy and the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth. She released the following statement:"I've always used all of my tools in the Senate to fight for change while holding those in power accountable --- and I'm so glad to have two more critical tools. … Continue Reading
March 02, 2021
At Banking Hearing, CFPB Director Nominee Rohit Chopra Agrees to Use CFPB to Protect Consumers from Financial Discrimination and Housing Instability
Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Nominee Rohit Chopra, currently Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission, about CFPB's role enforcing fair lending laws and protecting consumers in a housing crisis.In response to Senator Warren, Commissioner Chopra agreed to use tools available at the CFPB to ensure financial institutions comply … Continue Reading
