Press Releases
Senator Warren Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization:"Six radical Supreme Court Justices have overturned nearly 50 years of precedent, stripping away the constitutional right to an abortion. After decades of scheming, Republican politicians have finally forced their unpopular agenda on the rest of America. They have decided that the government - not … Continue Reading
June 24, 2022
Warren, Grassley, Pascrell, Doggett, Fitzpatrick Lead Bipartisan Call on National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to Support Inclusion of Device Identifier Information on Medicare Claims Forms
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) sent a letter to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), calling on the committee to support the inclusion of device identifier (DI) information on Medicare claims forms in its recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the next version of standard … Continue Reading
June 23, 2022
Warren, Maloney, Bonamici, Menendez Introduce Legislation to Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation by Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today introduced the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act to crack down on false advertising that crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) employ to dissuade patients from getting the reproductive care they need, including abortion care. This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue rules to prohibit … Continue Reading
June 23, 2022
Warren, Booker, Wyden Call on Mental Health Apps to Provide Answers on Data Privacy and Sharing Practices that May Put Patients’ Data at Risk of Exploitation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent letters to BetterHelp and Talkspace, two leading mental health apps, expressing deep concerns about the companies’ use of patients’ personal health data and requesting more information about their data sharing and privacy practices. Their letter follows reports that mental health apps are collecting, mining, and disseminating private client information to third parties, … Continue Reading
June 23, 2022
ICYMI: At Senate Indian Affairs Hearing, Senator Warren Calls for Passage of Her Legislation to Address the Disgraceful Legacy of Indian Boarding School Policies
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks calling for passage of her bill, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S. 2907), which seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, who testified at the hearing, announced the administration’s strong support for the legislation.Senator Warren’s legislation would … Continue Reading
June 22, 2022
At Hearing, Senator Warren Calls out Chair Powell for Fed’s Interest Rate Increases that Won’t Address Key Drivers of Inflation and Risk Driving Economy into Recession
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for the Fed’s announced interest rate increases, which are unable to address the primary current drivers of inflation and risk pushing the economy into a recession. In response to Senator Warren’s questions, Chair Powell confirmed that the Fed’s interest rate increases will not bring down gas and food prices, two … Continue Reading
June 22, 2022
Union Leaders to President Biden: Cancelling Student Debt is Critical to Help Millions of Working People
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) joined the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and union leaders for a roundtable discussion on the importance of student debt cancellation for American workers. During the roundtable, the lawmakers and union leaders discussed how cancelling student loan debt will help millions of … Continue Reading
June 22, 2022
As Americans Face Infant Formula Crisis, Warren, Booker, Porter, Sanders Raise Concerns with DOJ About Bid by Private Equity Firm to Take Over Enfamil Manufacturer
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, expressing skepticism regarding a bid from a private equity firm to acquire the Enfamil infant formula manufacturing arm of Reckitt Benckiser Group and how such a transaction, amid the nation’s ongoing infant formula … Continue Reading
June 21, 2022
Warren, Porter, Sherman Call on Inspector Generals of Treasury, IRS, FTC to Investigate Intuit’s Use of the Revolving Door to Protect Taxpayer Scams
Washington, D.C. — Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Richard K. Delmar, Acting Treasury Department Inspector General, J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and Andrew Katsaros, Acting Inspector General at the Federal Trade Commission, regarding troubling reports of Intuit's abuse of the revolving door and … Continue Reading
June 17, 2022
Warren, Grassley Statement on Formal Recommendation from the American National Standards Institute’s Accredited Standards Committee to Include Device Identifier Information on Medicare Claims Forms
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following bipartisan statement following new action by the American National Standards Institute’s Accredited Standards Committee (X12) to include the device identifier (DI) portion of a medical device’s unique device identifier (UDI) on Medicare claims forms: “Following years of our engagement, the formal recommendation from the American National Standards Institute’s Accredited Standards … Continue Reading
June 16, 2022
Warren, Markey, García Introduce Legislation to Boost Pay and Benefits for Airport Workers
Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Jesús G. “Chuy'' García (D-Ill.) introduced the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, legislation that would provide airport workers with the pay, benefits, and labor standards they deserve after serving on the frontlines of the nation’s aviation system and keeping airports safe through a global pandemic, climate disasters, and peak travel seasons. In the face of ongoing health risks, … Continue Reading
June 16, 2022
ICYMI: At Press Conference, Warren and Murray Call on President Biden to Issue Executive Order Defending Americans’ Right to Abortion
Video of Press Conference (Twitter)Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, led a press conference reiterating their call to President Biden to immediately issue an executive order to defend Americans’ reproductive rights, including their right to an abortion.“President Biden has called for whole-of-government responses for national priorities like … Continue Reading
June 16, 2022
FTC Chair Lina Khan, Responding to Sen. Warren’s Letter on Microsoft’s Proposed Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, “Redoubles” FTC’s Commitment to Scrutinize Mergers’ Impacts on Workers
Washington, D.C. - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan’s response to a March 2022 letter the Senator and her colleagues sent regarding the proposed Microsoft-Activision transaction and its possible anticompetitive effects on workers. The letter followed Microsoft’s announcement of its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a gaming company facing internal blowback after years of an unchecked … Continue Reading
June 16, 2022
ICYMI: Senators Warren, Whitehouse, Sanders, Markey, Klobuchar Introduce Bill to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act. Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, and other youth of color are vastly overrepresented in America’s juvenile justice system, and those youth are more likely to face more severe treatment. The senators’ new bill would expand access to … Continue Reading
June 15, 2022
Warren, Reps. Porter, Garcia Call on OCC to Scrutinize TD Bank’s Proposed Merger Following Reports of Unchecked Consumer Fraud and Abuse
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Jesús Chuy García (D-Ill.) sent a letter to the Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu about a recent Capitol Forum report revealing unchecked fraud and abuse at TD Bank, which is currently seeking approval for a merger with First Horizon. The lawmakers are urging Hsu to release the findings of a 2016-2017 investigation by the Office of the Comptroller of the … Continue Reading
June 15, 2022
Warren, Wyden, Murray, Whitehouse, Sanders Introduce Legislation to Ban Data Brokers from Selling Americans' Location and Health Data
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Health and Location Data Protection Act, legislation that bans data brokers from selling some of the most sensitive data available about everyday Americans: their health and location data. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee; Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Sheldon Whitehouse … Continue Reading
June 14, 2022
Warren Announces Key Priorities for FY 2023 NDAA
Washington, D.C. — As the Senate begins negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced key priorities for the Fiscal Year 2023 NDAA. Senator Warren is pushing for eight of her bills to help prevent civilian harm, electrify the military's vehicle fleet, prevent conflicts of interests and corruption at the Department of Defense, prohibit price gouging by … Continue Reading
June 13, 2022
Warren, Hirono, Garamendi Lead Colleagues in Legislation To Electrify Military Vehicle Fleet and Cut Emissions
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Angus King (I-Vt.) introduced the Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act, which would transition the nontactical fleet of the Department of Defense (DoD) to electric or other zero-emission vehicles. The legislation would require at … Continue Reading
June 10, 2022
Statement from Senator Warren and Senator Markey on “Mapping" Project
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement about the "Mapping" Project:“At this moment of rising anti-Semitism, racist attacks, and political violence, this ‘mapping’ of the Jewish community is dangerous and irresponsible. We strongly condemn anti-Semitism and will continue working for the safety of all vulnerable people at home and … Continue Reading
June 10, 2022
Senator Warren Requests Information From Secretaries Blinken, Austin on Allegations Regarding General Allen’s Illegal Lobbying for Qatar
Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III regarding disturbing reports from earlier this week indicating that former Marine Corps General John R. Allen, President of the Brookings Institute, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for “making false statements and withholding … Continue Reading