Press Releases
Ahead of Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death, Warren and Pressley Introduces Suite of Bills to Transform Criminal Legal System, Improve Police Accountability
Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act, a bill to hold federal law enforcement officers criminally liable for failing to provide medical assistance to people in custody experiencing medical distress. The bill is named after Andrew Kearse, a 36-year-old Black man who on May 11, 2017 died of a … Continue Reading
May 23, 2025
Ahead of Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death, Warren and Pressley Introduces Suite of Bills to Transform Criminal Legal System, Improve Police Accountability
Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act, a bill to hold federal law enforcement officers criminally liable for failing to provide medical assistance to people in custody experiencing medical distress. The bill is named after Andrew Kearse, a 36-year-old Black man who on May 11, 2017 died of a … Continue Reading
May 23, 2025
Warren Presses Social Security Head on Broken Staffing Promises
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Frank Bisignano, pressing him on his broken promises to keep Social Security staffing levels to adequately serve Americans. During Bisignano’s confirmation hearing, Sen. Warren secured a commitment from him to maintain sufficient staffing levels such that Americans’ Social Security services and benefits are not disrupted. New reporting indicates that — just two weeks into the … Continue Reading
May 23, 2025
As Trump Administration Plans to Drop Criminal Charges Against Boeing, Warren and Blumenthal Call for Accountability of Boeing Executives
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi, calling on the Department of Justice to hold Boeing and any responsible executives accountable for their role in the 2018 Lion Air and the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crashes, … Continue Reading
May 23, 2025
Warren Presses Defense Secretary Hegseth to Investigate How RFK’s Fluoride Crusade Could Hurt Servicemembers, Military Readiness
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), ranking member of the Personnel subcommittee for the Senate Armed Services Committee, pressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the harmful impact that Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy’s work to remove fluoride from drinking water would have on our military readiness. “As the Secretary of Defense, you are responsible for ensuring the readiness of American troops to maintain a capable and lethal … Continue Reading
May 22, 2025
Ahead of Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death, Warren and Pressley Introduces Suite of Bills to Transform Criminal Legal System, Improve Police Accountability
Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act, a bill to hold federal law enforcement officers criminally liable for failing to provide medical assistance to people in custody experiencing medical distress. The bill is named after Andrew Kearse, a 36-year-old Black man who on May 11, 2017 died of a … Continue Reading
May 22, 2025
Warren on Federal Judge Blocking Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle the Department of Education
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to the news that a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump's attempts to dismantle the Department of Education., U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Firing over 1,300 federal education workers was all part of Trump's illegal scheme to dismantle the Education Department. But Donald Trump is not a king, and his attempts to dismantle the Department of Education are illegal. This court ruling is a … Continue Reading
May 22, 2025
Warren, Welch Lead Senate Resolution Calling on Trump to End Two-Month Blockade on Food and Medicine in Gaza
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in leading 28 senators in introducing a resolution calling on the Trump Administration to use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to bring an end to the blockade of food and lifesaving humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza. In their resolution, the Senators express grave concern about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including the imminent starvation of tens of thousands of … Continue Reading
May 22, 2025
Warren, Merkley, Tokuda Renew Fight to Hold Soldiers Accountable for Wounded Knee Massacre
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii), reintroduced the Remove the Stain Act. The bill would revoke the Medal of Honor from the soldiers who perpetrated the Wounded Knee massacre on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on December 29, 1890. During the massacre, U.S. soldiers slaughtered hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children—most of them unarmed. Twenty U.S. soldiers were awarded the … Continue Reading
May 22, 2025
Warren, Markey Slam Trump’s Science Funding Cuts, Highlights Threats to Research and Innovation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), detailing their concerns with the ongoing chaos and upheaval at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its impact on the future of scientific research and innovation across the United States and the hundreds of thousands of students, postdocs, and faculty in Massachusetts who depend on … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Warren, 27 Senators Push for Full Funding to the Office of Federal Student Aid As Trump Admin Works To Dismantle Education Department
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 27 members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, urging them to provide “the highest possible amount of funding” to the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in fiscal year (FY) 2026. “Increasing funding for FSA … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
At Hearing, Air Force Secretary Expresses Support for Right-to-Repair, Preventing Price Gouging in Defense Contracting
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Air Force Secretary Troy E. Meink said he agrees with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and fully supports making right to repair a strategic priority for the Air Force. He also agreed on the need to update the branch’s policies to include right-to-repair in contracts service-wide and prevent defense contractors from price-gouging the military. As Senator Warren explained, the Air Force’s budget request last year … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
With the Law in Front of Him, Trump IRS Nominee Refuses to Say It’s Illegal for the President to Weaponize the IRS Against His Political Enemies
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned IRS Commissioner nominee Billy Long about the legality of President Trump’s threats to revoke Harvard’s non-profit status—and any other efforts by the President to use the IRS to target individual taxpayers. In early May, President Trump threatened to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status after the university refused to cave to his demands. Despite Senator Warren … Continue Reading
May 20, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Wyden Open Investigation Into Whether Paramount Is Engaging in Bribery With Trump for Approval of $8 Billion Megamerger
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Shari Redstone, Chair of Paramount Global (Paramount), with concerns regarding whether Paramount may be engaging in potentially illegal conduct involving the Trump Administration in exchange for approval of its megamerger with Skydance Media (Skydance). In October 2024, President Trump, in his capacity as a private citizen, sued Paramount subsidiary CBS over alleged “partisan … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
Warren Pushes Giant Meat Processor Pilgrim’s Pride, Largest Donor to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, on Potential Corruption
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Fabio Sandri, the CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride, and Wesley Batista Filho, the CEO of JBS USA (the parent company of Pilgrim’s Pride), pushing them on the reason Pilgrim’s Pride provided the single largest donation to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. The company’s $5 million donation amounts to more than the contributions from Apple’s CEO plus Amazon, Meta, and Google combined. “I am concerned Pilgrim’s Pride may have made its … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
In 14-Page Letter, Warren Demands IRS Nominee Explain Record of Corruption and Fraud, Support for Tax Policies that Hurt Working Families
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Billy Long, nominee for Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), with concerns over his record of supporting regressive tax policies, his acceptance of “campaign donations” from tax-dodging companies, his work promoting fraudulent tax credits, and more. Long will face senators, including Warren, at his hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on May 20, 2025. Long … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
Warren, Baldwin, Lawmakers Challenge Trump to Close Carried Interest Loophole
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) led colleagues in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, challenging him to eliminate the carried interest loophole. Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) joined in signing the letter. “During your first campaign, you claimed that the carried … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
Warren’s Advice to Worcester State Graduates: Embrace Change
“[W]e need people who can change plans. People who can fight for themselves and fight for others. Resilient people…people who take any situation - no matter how hard - and fight to make things better.” “I have high hopes for every one of you…You’ve earned your place here today. You’ve shown up, you’ve done the work, you’ve stuck it out, you’ve pushed yourself, and, best of all, you’ve graduated. That’s something to be proud of.” Boston, MA — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined … Continue Reading
May 19, 2025
In New Video, Sen. Warren, Constituent Reunite to Underscore How Republicans’ Massive Health Care Cuts Will Hurt Families
Liam Barry, constituent: “I can’t believe I’m reading this letter 8 years later, still fighting for my mom to have health care. Cutting Medicaid will affect millions of American families just like mine, Republican and Democrat alike.” Warren: “[T]his is a righteous fight. Back in 2017, we stopped them from ending health care for millions of people, we can do it again.” Watch on YouTube Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new video underscoring how … Continue Reading
May 16, 2025
Warren Statement on New SSA Phone Policy Walkback
Washington, D.C. - Following new reporting revealing that the Social Security Administration (SSA) changed its policy of holding benefit claims made over the phone for days to check for “fraud” — which was causing a "degradation of public service” — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “We sounded the alarm on Elon Musk and DOGE’s fake fraud claims — and now, the Social Security Administration is changing its policy that’s slowing down retirement claim … Continue Reading