Press Releases
Warren, Cárdenas, Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Excessive Fees & Abusive Practices in the Electronic Monitoring and Private Probation Industries
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.), along with six senators, and 11 House members sent a letter to 10 private probation and electronic monitoring (EM) companies, expressing concern about the industries’ abusive business practices, including charging people under supervision excessive junk fees, often driving poor and vulnerable communities into cycles of debt or jail time. The lawmakers wrote to the following electronic … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Warren, Klobuchar, Senators Urge DOJ and FCC to Closely Scrutinize T-Mobile Acquisition of UScellular
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), together with U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), wrote to Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Jessica Rosenworcel, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging them to closely scrutinize T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Warren Leads Senate Response to End of Chevron Doctrine
Washington, D.C. - After a Supreme Court stacked with Trump-appointed justices overturned the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act (SCCA). The SCCA codifies the Chevron … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Senator Warren Statement on Passing of Jack Connors
Washington, D.C. - In response to the passing of Jack Connors, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren released the following statement: “Jack Connors dedicated his life to looking out for families in Boston who were too often left behind. He was always focused on what more we can do to help others. To honor his mother, he invested into women's health at a time when women’s health was long ignored. His legacy will echo for … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Blumenthal Call on Defense Department to Implement Reforms Protecting Students From Violence, Sexual Misconduct and Forced Enrollment in JROTC Programs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) urging full implementation of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Safety Act of 2023 prior to the 2024/2025 academic year, to protect JROTC students from misconduct … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
New Analysis by Independent Nursing Home Experts Shows Biden-Harris Administration's Nursing Home Staffing Rule Would Save 13,000 Lives Per Year
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new analysis, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, which finds that President Biden’s rule setting minimum staffing standards in nursing homes across the U.S. would save approximately 13,000 lives per year. This April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new rule to set minimum staffing requirements in Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, requiring every … Continue Reading
July 19, 2024
Warren, Markey, Neal: Decision to Resume V-22 Osprey Flights “Premature”
Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Richard Neal (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding deep concerns with the decision to resume flying the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (Osprey) aircraft. The Osprey has a troubling safety record, having killed 64 servicemembers and injured 93 since it was first introduced in 2007, including Massachusetts natives Captain Ross Reynolds and Staff Sergeant Jacob Galliher. Following … Continue Reading
July 17, 2024
Warren, Castro Urge Commerce to Strengthen New Rule on Assault Weapons Exports
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Commerce Department (Commerce) to strengthen its new rule on firearms license requirements - and prevent U.S. weapons exports from contributing to violence and brutal killings across the globe. “We applaud and appreciate the recent steps taken to amend the Department’s licensing policy for exports of firearms, which recognized the … Continue Reading
July 15, 2024
Warren, Raskin, Garcia, Members of Congress Urge DoD to Stop Subsidizing Sale of Military-Grade Weapons to Civilians
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) urging them to stop their practice of contracting with companies that sell military-grade ammunition to civilians, sometimes using DoD facilities and equipment to do so. This follows a February 2024 inquiry by members of Congress who requested information from DoD on this … Continue Reading
July 12, 2024
Warren, Markey, Keating, Healey Secure Billion Dollar Grant for Cape Cod Bridge Replacement
Two years ago, there were zero federal dollars for these bridges; now, the lawmakers have secured $1.7 billion to replace the Cape Cod Bridges. Washington, D.C. - Today, after more than five years of advocacy, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Keating (D-Mass.), and Governor Maura Healey announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Army Corps of Engineers a … Continue Reading
July 12, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Rails Against Private Equity in Health Care for Increasing Prices and Lowering Quality, Calls for Ownership Transparency
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Dr. Christopher Whaley, Associate Director of the Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research and Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University and Cora Opsahl, Health Fund Director for 32BJ Health Fund, on the need for ownership transparency in health care, particularly for entities owned by private equity firms, which … Continue Reading
July 11, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Highlights Christy Goldsmith Romero’s Decades of Experience As a Financial Regulator, Preventing Bank Crises, and Cleaning Up After Failed Banks
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted Christy Goldsmith Romero, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and nominee to Chair the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and her decades of experience as a financial regulator, crucial for preventing bank crises and cleaning up after failed banks. Commissioner Goldsmith Romero served for a decade as the Special … Continue Reading
July 10, 2024
Warren, Senators Blast JPMorgan Chase for Reversal of Climate Commitments
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon, criticizing his company’s about-face on nearly two decades of climate and environmental commitments and raising questions about whether JPM has been misleading investors and the public. Over nearly two decades, JPM made several “binding commitments” on climate and … Continue Reading
July 10, 2024
Warren, Jacobs, Lawmakers Raise Alarms about Military Housing Conditions, Failures to Hold Private Housing Companies Accountable
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, led Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), and Representative James Moylan (R-Guam) in calling out the Department of Defense (DoD) for failing to protect military families living in military housing operated by private companies under the … Continue Reading
July 10, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Calls for Long-Term, Permanent Investments in Child Care to Support Working Families
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance — the first hearing of the Committee on child care in 30 years — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Dr. Megan Pratt, assistant professor of practice at the Oregon State University College of Health, and Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, on investments in child care that would help families and the U.S. economy, including increasing the Child Care Entitlement to States … Continue Reading
July 09, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Slams Powell for Cozying-Up to Big Banks and Inaction on Executive Compensation Reform, Calls for Rulemaking that Protects Stability of the American Economy
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell for his inaction on executive compensation reform, allowing executives of the country’s largest banks to gamble with their bank’s finances and risk the stability of the American economy. In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which mandated new regulations or guidelines on incentive-based … Continue Reading
July 03, 2024
Warren Slams Powell for Cozy Relationship with Bank Executives, Weak Banking Rules
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) regarding his cozy relationships with bank executives and their influence on Fed policy. Dozens of private meetings and conversations between Powell and big bank executives appear to have stopped progress on crucial banking reforms like increasing bank capital requirements, reforming bank executive compensation structure, and strengthening reviews of potential bank … Continue Reading
July 03, 2024
Warren, Markey Urge Owners Of Steward’s Eight Massachusetts Hospitals to Offer Lease Concessions to Protect Hospitals’ Viability
April 2024 Response from MPT | April 2024 Response from MIP | May 2024 Response from MPT Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to Medical Properties Trust (MPT) and Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) ahead of the July 15, 2024 bid deadline for Steward Health Care’s (Steward’s) Massachusetts hospitals, urging them to offer lease concessions to ensure that new operators can be found to keep Steward’s eight Massachusetts hospitals open and … Continue Reading
July 03, 2024
Warren, King, Bennet, and Beyer to Treasury: Quickly Finalize Strong Rules for Corporate Minimum Tax on Billionaire Corporations
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine), Michael Bennett (D-Colo.), and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Treasury) to fully implement the 15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT) signed into law by President Biden in the Inflation Reduction Act two years ago. Despite having previously indicated that rules would be released in early 2024, Treasury has yet to finalize key rules that would address … Continue Reading
July 01, 2024
Warren Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Washington, D.C. - Following today’s Supreme Court decision in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued the following statement: “For every federal law passed in the last forty years, Congress understood that agency experts would execute the will of democratically elected representatives and that court challenges would occur during a short, defined time period. That was settled law until this week. Today’s decision, along with the … Continue Reading
