Press Releases

November 04, 2024

Warren, Schiff, Lawmakers Call for Probe of Albertsons and Other Giant Grocery Chains for False Advertising

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) led their colleagues in writing to Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, and Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack, urging them to investigate Albertsons and other major grocery chains for predatory practices that could have violated federal laws. In October 2024, California District Attorneys reached a nearly $4 million settlement with grocery chain … Continue Reading


October 31, 2024

Warren, MA Lawmakers Defend Restored Chandra Funding and Request Information on the Potential Scientific Damage Caused by Future Funding Cuts for the Sole U.S. X-Ray Telescope

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), and Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) wrote to the Chandra X-Ray Center (Chandra), funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with concerns over the telescope’s long-term funding plans.  NASA’s FY 2025 budget proposal slashed funding for the Chandra telescope project by tens of millions of dollars, … Continue Reading


October 31, 2024

Warren Drops New Report on How Biden-Harris Admin and Congressional Democrats Saved Over 1.2 Million Teamsters’ and Other Union Pensions

Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a report detailing how the Biden-Harris administration, along with Congressional Democrats, saved the pensions of over 1.2 million Teamsters and other union members.  In Massachusetts alone, 35,000 workers and retirees have benefited from the pension protections championed by Senator Warren and included in ARPA.  In 2017, it became clear that union multiemployer pension plans (MPPs) for over a million workers were at risk of … Continue Reading


October 31, 2024

Warren Presses Department of Justice on Failure to Hold TD Bank Executives Accountable, “Legal Gymnastics” That Allowed Bank to Escape “Death Penalty”

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, questioning them on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) “legal gymnastics” that allowed TD Bank to escape the bank death penalty — and DOJ’s failure thus far to hold any top executives accountable for egregious crimes. DOJ’s recent settlement with TD Bank over money laundering and other charges did not include any of the bank’s high-level executives, and … Continue Reading


October 29, 2024

Warren Urges FTC to Protect Cancer Patients, Closely Scrutinize Acquisitions of Oncology Practices for Anticompetitive Effects

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Chair Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the FTC to closely scrutinize two proposed deals in the oncology market and block them if they violate antitrust law. The deals include McKesson Corporation’s (McKesson’s) $2.49 billion proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Core Ventures and Cardinal Health’s (Cardinal’s) $1.1 billion proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Integrated Oncology, … Continue Reading


October 29, 2024

Warren, Brown, Whitehouse, Blumenthal Press Treasury, DHS to Eliminate Trade Loophole Enabling Illegal Drug Trade, Protect Americans from Opioid Epidemic

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Janet Yellen and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the agencies to use their statutory authority to fully eliminate a trade loophole facilitating the illegal drug trade and allowing billions of dollars’ worth of imports to enter the United States with … Continue Reading


October 28, 2024

Warren, Durbin, Whitehouse, Warnock Push DOJ, ED For Expanded Outreach on Discharging Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) commending the agencies on their progress in helping borrowers who are struggling financially to discharge their student loans in bankruptcy and asking them to continue expanding awareness of the Biden-Harris administration’s new policy. In November 2022, at the urging of … Continue Reading


October 24, 2024

Warren, Warnock, Wyden, Welch Press Private Equity Firm KKR On $2.1 Billion Housing Acquisition and Its Effects on Renters

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) wrote to private equity firm KKR regarding its recent $2.1 billion real estate acquisition of 5,200 apartment units across the country — KKR’s “largest-ever purchase of apartment buildings.” The lawmakers highlighted the dangers of private equity’s involvement in the housing market and pressed KKR on its plans to set rent prices, protect tenants’ safety, … Continue Reading


October 24, 2024

Warren, Markey, MA Lawmakers Urge DOJ, ATF To Crack Down on Interstate Gun Trafficking As Gun Violence Surges

  Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) requesting that ATF ramp up its work to mitigate the influx of illegal … Continue Reading


October 23, 2024

Warren, Gillibrand, Frost, Espaillat Lead Coalition of 70 Lawmakers in Pushing for DHS, USCIS to Clear Work Permit Backlog for Migrants By End of Year

Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), along with Representatives Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), led a bicameral letter signed by 70 lawmakers to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur Jaddou, urging the elimination of the lengthy application backlog for work permits (or “employment authorization documents,” EADs) before the … Continue Reading


October 22, 2024

Warren Celebrates 5 New Zero-Emission School Buses for Worcester Public Schools

Warren Celebrates 5 New Zero-Emission School Buses for Worcester Public Schools  Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) celebrated the announcement that the Worcester Public Schools will replace 5 school buses with zero-emission, clean school buses through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2023 Clean School Bus Rebate program.  The Clean School Bus Program has awarded funding to replace nearly 9,000 natural gas and diesel buses across the country. Funding for the Clean … Continue Reading


October 22, 2024

Warren, Blumenthal Urge HHS To Take Action To Protect Wheelchair Users From Private Equity Abuses

  Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) Secretary Xavier Becerra, urging HHS to continue taking aggressive action to protect patients from the detrimental effects of private equity’s (PE) involvement in health care. The senators raised concerns about PE’s expanding ownership of health care entities and specifically highlighted the link between PE ownership and … Continue Reading


October 22, 2024

Warren, Wyden, Blumenthal, Porter Call on DOJ to Prosecute Tax Prep Companies for Illegally Sharing Sensitive Personal and Financial Taxpayer Data

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.) wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging the investigation and prosecution of major tax preparation companies for illegally sharing protected and sensitive taxpayer information with Big Tech firms.  Last month, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released … Continue Reading


October 22, 2024

Warren, Casey, Wyden Slam McDonald’s for Squeezing Customers with Excessive Price Increases

  Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), wrote to President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonald’s, Chris Kempczinski, pushing for more information on McDonald’s pricing decisions as fast food prices continue to increase, outpacing inflation and squeezing customers.  “While McDonald’s is not the only fast food restaurant that has increased prices significantly in recent years, its dominant market position as the … Continue Reading


October 18, 2024

Warren, Welch, Schakowsky Push to Increase Funding for Medical Research, Require Law-Breaking Drug Companies to Reinvest in NIH and FDA

Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), along with Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) introduced the Medical Innovation Act of 2024 to increase funding for medical innovation by requiring large pharmaceutical companies that are accused of breaking the law and settle with the federal government to reinvest a small percentage of their profits into the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  In 2023, the NIH … Continue Reading


October 17, 2024

Warren's JROTC Reforms in Action: Defense Department Puts Key Protections in Place to Protect Students

Key reforms Sen. Warren secured in FY 2024 NDAA to protect JROTC students from sexual misconduct by instructors are now being implemented by DoD “I fought hard to get these provisions into the NDAA because it’s critical that we protect JROTC students from harm.” Boston, MA — In its response to a July letter led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed that it is implementing key reforms that … Continue Reading


October 17, 2024

Warren, Markey Renew Push to Tackle Air Traffic Noise and Pollution in Boston Communities

Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. In 2013, the FAA implemented more concentrated and efficient flight paths, which resulted in a surge of noise and pollution for communities near Boston Logan … Continue Reading


October 17, 2024

Warren, Bowman, 30+ Lawmakers Urge Biden to Continue Bold Executive Action to Lower Housing Costs

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) led a letter with over 30  lawmakers to President Joe Biden praising him for his actions to confront the housing crisis and proposing additional executive actions to lower the cost of housing. “Under your leadership, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken important steps to protect renters from predatory corporate landlords and to make home purchases and refinancing more affordable,” … Continue Reading


October 17, 2024

Warren Celebrates Milestone of Over One Million Public Service Workers Receiving Student Debt Cancellation

Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has canceled debt for more than 22,210 borrowers in Massachusetts Sen. Warren leads charge to deliver student debt relief for borrowers in Massachusetts and across the country Boston, MA — Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) celebrated new federal student debt relief, bringing the total number of Americans who have had their debt canceled under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program during the Biden-Harris Administration to a … Continue Reading


October 15, 2024

As Medicare Open Enrollment Period Begins, Warren Highlights More Than $170 Million in Prescription Drug Savings for Massachusetts Seniors

Boston, MA  - On the first day of the Medicare open enrollment period for Plan Year 2025, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new report, A Prescription for Savings, outlining six key reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that are helping Massachusetts seniors save on prescription drugs.  “The IRA will save Bay Staters enrolled in Medicare a total of over $170 million on prescription drug costs in 2025 alone,” according to the report. “The IRA has created more … Continue Reading

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