Press Releases

April 20, 2021

Warren, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Automatically Rehabilitate All Federally-Held Student Loans in Default

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) led a group of Senate colleagues in a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona urging the U.S. Department of Education to take swift action to automatically remove all federally-held student loan borrowers from default.Nearly 40 million federal student loan borrowers have been able to take advantage of a halt to payments, interest, and collections first passed under the Coronavirus … Continue Reading


April 20, 2021

In Bipartisan Letter, Senators Warren and Grassley Urge X12 Committee Finalize Its Unique Device Identifiers Recommendation for Medicare Claims Forms

Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Accredited Standards Committee (X12), the committee that sets industry standards for commonly used medical forms, urging them to finalize their recommendation that Medicare claims forms include the device identifier portion of a medical device's unique device identifier (UDI), which are serial numbers that are used to identify specific types of medical devices, including … Continue Reading


April 20, 2021

Warren at Hearing: Targeting Audits at Wealthiest Americans & Big Corporations Also Reduces Implicit Bias in Our Tax System

Washington, DC - In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the importance of addressing racial inequities in the U.S. tax code, how implicit bias impacts the disparate auditing of low-income taxpayers, and the importance of ensuring that the IRS has the resources it needs to go after the biggest tax cheats. Senator Warren made a case for her forthcoming bill to provide a mandatory funding stream for the IRS. A recent report … Continue Reading


April 19, 2021

Warren Delivers Remarks at J Street's Virtual National Conference

Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks at J Street's virtual national conference about the steps the U.S. should take to improve the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians and to make a negotiated two-state solution more likely.The full text of her remarks is available below.Remarks by Senator Elizabeth Warren April 19, 2021Thanks so much for that exceptionally warm and kind introduction, Jeremy. I appreciate it.Hello J Street! Thank you for … Continue Reading


April 16, 2021

Warren, Colleagues Urge Biden to Approve Vaccine Patent Waiver to Boost Production and End Pandemic

WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), sent a letter to President Biden urging him to publicly support a temporary patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines that would allow countries to manufacture treatments … Continue Reading


April 16, 2021

Senator Warren, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Service of Military Retirees

Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a bipartisan group of 7 senators today and introduced a resolution designating April 18, 2021 as Military Retiree Appreciation Day to commemorate the life-long service of military retirees. The resolution encourages Americans to honor the past and continued service of the approximately 2.1 million retired servicemembers across the United States.The week of April 18-24, … Continue Reading


April 16, 2021

Warren, Collins, King, Daines, Bustos Lead in Re-introducing Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Honor WWII Cadet Nurses

Bill Text Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today re-introduced the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act, a bill to honor women who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII with honorary veteran status. The bill would recognize former Cadet Nurses' service to our country and provide them with honorary veterans status, honorable discharges, a service medal, a … Continue Reading


April 15, 2021

At Hearing, Warren Highlights Need For the BUILD GREEN Act to Electrify Transportation

Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made the case for the need to tackle climate change by investing in our nation's clean energy infrastructure, including the replacement of buses powered by diesel with electric buses. If these public transit options were instead powered by clean and renewable electricity, then they would produce and emit far fewer pollutants that are … Continue Reading


April 15, 2021

Warren at Hearing: Lowering Medicare Eligibility Age to 55 Could Cover Tens of Millions of Americans, We Can't Waste This Opportunity to Expand Coverage and Lower Costs

Washington, DC - In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made the case for lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 55 while questioning Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, President Biden's nominee to serve as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Senator Warren believes in lowering the age to 55 would expand coverage for millions and has the potential to lower premiums for the Medicare program. In … Continue Reading


April 15, 2021

Warren, Casten, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill Requiring Public Companies to Disclose Climate-Related Risks

Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) today introduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021 which would reduce the chances of environmental and financial catastrophe by requiring public companies to disclose more information about their exposure to climate-related risks. By increasing market transparency, this bill will empower investors to appropriately assess climate-related risks and accelerate the market … Continue Reading


April 15, 2021

Warren, Smith, Colleagues Introduce "No First Use" Bill for Nuclear Weapons

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, reintroduced the No First Use Act to establish in law that the United States policy is to not use nuclear weapons as a means of warfare first. This legislation is also co-sponsored by Senators Feinstein (D-Calif.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Edward J. Markey … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

At Hearing, Warren Calls Out Giant Student Loan Servicer PHEAA for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Failures

Washington, D.C. - Today, during her first hearing as chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Policy, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned James Steeley, CEO of loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), about the company's failures to provide appropriate relief for borrowers eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program - which is supposed to forgive student debt for public … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

Warren, Castro, Padilla, Lieu: Citizenship for Essential Workers is Infrastructure

Washington, D.C. — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) led a bicameral letter to President Biden urging the inclusion of the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act in the President’s upcoming infrastructure package. This legislation provides a fair, secure, and accessible pathway to U.S. citizenship for over 5 million immigrant essential workers in health care, … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

Warren Questions CEO of Navient on Its Long Record of Profiting Off Broken Student Loan System

Washington, D.C. - Today, during her first hearing as chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Policy, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned John Remondi, CEO of one of the nation's largest student loan servicers, Navient, on the company's long history of abusive and misleading behavior towards borrowers and how the company has made millions of dollars by profiting off the broken student loan system. During the hearing, … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

At Hearing, IRS Commissioner Rettig Agrees with Warren On The Need For Mandatory Funding At The IRS

Washington, DC - In a Senate Finance Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles P. Rettig on decreased IRS enforcement of high-income taxpayers and big corporations, and whether mandatory funding for the IRS would improve the agency’s ability to enforce the law.Republicans have targeted the IRS with budget cuts, which has depleted the IRS’ ability to enforce tax laws and forces the IRS to play catch-up with … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

At Hearing, Warren Delivers Remarks on Student Debt Crisis

While chairing her first subcommittee hearing, Warren continued calls for President Biden to use his existing authority to cancel $50,000 in student debt.“This is the single most powerful executive action President Biden could take to close the racial wealth gap, jumpstart our economy, and expand opportunity for millions of Americans.” Washington, D.C. - Today, during her first hearing as chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Economic Policy, … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

Warren Statement on Announcement to Withdraw American Troops From Afghanistan

Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, made the following statement regarding President Biden's plans to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021:"I strongly support President Biden's commitment to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan. September 11, 2021 will mark nearly 20 years of our presence there and while our withdrawal comes years late, President Biden recognizes the … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

Warren and Smith Ask Regulators To Deny Special Regulatory Favors for Goldman Sachs After 1MDB Scandal

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) sent a letter to Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Hauser of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) at the Department of Labor (DOL) opposing regulatory favors under consideration that would allow Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) to evade the full consequences of its impending admission of criminal wrongdoing for its subsidiary's role in the Malaysian 1MDB global bribery … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

Warren, Keating, Markey Express Concerns About Proposed Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range at Joint Base Cape Cod

Washington, D.C. - After hearing from constituents and local elected officials, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Congressman William J. Keating sent a letter to the Army National Guard expressing concerns about a proposed Multi-Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Range at Camp Edwards and requesting that the Guard consider conducting a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the range. The Army National Guard has proposed an eight-lane machine gun range at … Continue Reading


April 13, 2021

Ahead of Hearing, Warren Releases New Education Dept. Data Showing Widespread Benefits of Student Debt Cancellation

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) shared new and previously unreleased data from the U.S. Department of Education on the extent to which millions of student loan borrowers would benefit from up to $50,000 in student debt cancellation. Senator Warren requested the federal data in an April 2, 2021 letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona."New Education Department data show that canceling $50,000 of student loans would erase the debt entirely for 84% of … Continue Reading

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