Press Releases
Education Department Inspector General Opens Investigation into DOGE’s Access to Sensitive Institutional and Student Loan Borrower Data, Following Push By Warren, Senators
| Text of IG Response Washington, D.C. - Following a push by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and nine other senators, the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) agreed to open an investigation into DOGE’s infiltration of ED’s internal systems, including the scope of its access to sensitive student loan borrower information and its impact on borrowers’ rights and privacy. “Given the sensitive nature of the data [ED] holds, it is crucial that the Department … Continue Reading
September 18, 2025
Warren, Green Reignite the Fight to Remove Racist, Derogatory Names from Public Lands and Landmarks
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Al Green (D-Texas) reintroduced the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to remove racist and bigoted names from national landmarks. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) joined in cosponsoring the bill. Across the United States, many … Continue Reading
September 18, 2025
Warren Presses DoD Inspector General Nominee On Commitment To Transparency and Independence Following Trump's Purge Of Inspectors General
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Mr. Platte B. Moring III, nominee to be Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Defense (DoD), on his commitment to transparency and independence. Mr. Morning would be the Pentagon's “top cop” for holding defense contractors and DoD officials accountable. The senator has repeatedly raised her concerns about defense contractors overcharging the DoD. In 2024, the DoD IG’s … Continue Reading
September 18, 2025
Ahead of Government Funding Deadline, Warren Calls on Republicans to Reverse Health Care Cuts, Strike a Deal with Democrats
Washington, D.C. — In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for Congress to reverse Republicans’ cuts to health care as part of any government funding deal. Congressional Republicans have until the end of the month to strike a deal to continue funding the government. “[I]f the Republicans want to shut down government so that they can keep increasing costs and cutting health care, then they need to explain that — and not just to us, they need to … Continue Reading
September 17, 2025
Warren, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Whitehouse Slam Top Trump Tax Official for Helping Tax Dodgers, Seek Commitments to Address Conflicts of Interest
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in a letter to Kenneth Kies, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department and Acting IRS Chief Counsel, regarding concerns over his past work lobbying to help secure massive tax cuts for large corporations. The senators requested several ethics commitments from Kies to address … Continue Reading
September 17, 2025
Warren, Stansbury, Members of Congress Launch Investigation into Trump Crypto & AI Czar’s Ethics Conflicts
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) today led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), and Representatives Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), in launching an investigation into new ethics concerns involving White House Special Advisor for AI and Crypto David Sacks — namely whether Sacks has exceeded the 130-day term limit for serving … Continue Reading
September 16, 2025
Warren, Hirono Lead Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats in Demanding Answers on Reassignment of Military Lawyers to Immigration Courts
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) in leading every Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee to demand answers from the Department of Defense (DOD) on the recent authorization by Secretary Pete Hegseth to assign up to 600 military lawyers to serve as temporary immigration judges within the Department of Justice (DOJ). The letter is also cosigned by Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), … Continue Reading
September 16, 2025
Warren, Slotkin, Grassley, Ernst Unveil Plan to Take on Military Contractors’ Price Gouging, Expand Transparency in Maintenance Contracts
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) announced the introduction of the new bipartisan Transparency in Contract Pricing Act of 2025 to take on price gouging by defense contractors. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and other defense watchdogs have repeatedly found that contractors overcharge the military for spare parts. … Continue Reading
September 15, 2025
Senator Warren, Congressman Cohen Bring Back Proposal to End Credit Checks in the Hiring Process
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) are bringing back the Equal Employment for All Act to protect job seekers from unfair discrimination based on their credit ratings. The bill would ensure that job applicants are not forced to disclose their credit history as part of an employer's application process. The proposal prohibits employers from requesting an applicant’s credit history, obtaining a consumer or investigative report, and … Continue Reading
September 15, 2025
Warren, Hawley Press Amazon’s Bezos on Unfair Scheduling Practices Hurting Workers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on the company’s unfair scheduling practices, the latest in the lawmakers’ bipartisan partnership to notch wins for American workers. A new Harvard survey found that 41% of Amazon employees get their schedule less than two weeks ahead of when they are scheduled to work, a practice known as “just-in-time” scheduling. For many employees — especially for those with … Continue Reading
September 11, 2025
Following Trump’s Deployment of Troops to Major US Cities, Warren Raises Alarm, Secures Commitment from Trump Military Nominee to Follow Court Orders
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Personnel Subcommittee, raised her concerns to General Christopher J. Mahoney, nominee to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the growing costs associated with using the military to perform law enforcement duties. If confirmed, General Mahoney would be responsible for overseeing joint military requirements and making recommendations. The Trump … Continue Reading
September 11, 2025
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Renews Push on Private Equity’s Threat to Fire Fighters and Public Safety
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) continued her work to sound the alarm about the impact of private equity consolidation on the fire truck manufacturing industry. Senator Warren previously teamed up with Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) to conduct bipartisan oversight and has continued to press on the issue. As a result of private … Continue Reading
September 10, 2025
Nominee for Top IRS Lawyer Can’t Explain How Retroactive Tax Breaks for Giant Corporations in Big, Beautiful Bill Help American Families
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Mr. Donald Korb, nominee for Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), about his views on the billions of dollars in retroactive tax breaks that Republicans are giving through the “Big, Beautiful Bill” to large corporations for research and development that they’ve already done. In response to a letter from Senator Warren, the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation … Continue Reading
September 10, 2025
Sanders, Warren, Social Security War Room Leaders Introduce Bill to Save Social Security from Trump Cuts
Washington, D.C. - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room leaders today introduced the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act. The legislation — unveiled for Social Security’s 90th anniversary last month — reverses the disastrous Trump administration’s cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA), prevents SSA from … Continue Reading
September 10, 2025
Warren Questions Pentagon Awarding $200 Million Contract to Integrate Elon Musk’s “Grok” Into Military Systems Following the Chatbot’s Antisemitic Posts
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) with concerns about its decision to award Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, a $200 million contract to use “Grok,” its controversial AI chatbot, which has been known to generate misinformation, along with offensive and antisemitic posts. Senator Warren also raised concerns about xAI’s access to sensitive government data and that the contract may be another example of Musk … Continue Reading
September 09, 2025
Warren, King, Lawmakers Slam Treasury for Creating Loopholes In Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) led Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) in writing to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, slamming him on the Trump administration’s attempts to create new loopholes in the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) for the largest and wealthiest corporations. Prior to CAMT’s enactment, corporations worth billions … Continue Reading
September 08, 2025
Ahead of Hearing, Warren Presses IRS Chief Counsel Nominee on Conflicts of Interests, 50+ Year Career Rotating Through Revolving Door
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Donald Korb, nominee for Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), ahead of Korb’s confirmation hearing, pressing him on his stark conflicts of interest and urging him to make ethics commitments to mitigate these conflicts. “I have been raising the alarm for years about this insidious revolving door at the Department of the Treasury and the IRS, which threatens the … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
Social Security War Room: Senate Democrats Protect Social Security in the States Over August Recess
While Trump’s Social Security Administration continues its chaos, Democrats rally to protect services and benefits Washington, D.C. - Throughout the August state work period, Senate Democrats — coordinated in their Social Security War Room effort — rallied to protect Americans’ Social Security by speaking out and holding events across their states, highlighting the harmful impact of the Trump administration’s ongoing chaos. At the same time, Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
FACT CHECK: Social Security War Room Debunks Trump Admin’s Latest Social Security Lies and Misleading Statements
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leading member of Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room, released a new report debunking the Trump administration’s recent lies and misleading statements about Social Security — the latest of the War Room’s actions to set the record straight and ensure Americans know the truth about Trump’s attacks on Social Security. After months of chaos at Trump’s Social Security Administration — which has included massive workforce cuts, customer … Continue Reading
September 05, 2025
Warren Investigation Reveals Trump’s Social Security Administration Removed Key Metrics, Information from Website
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leading member of Senate Democrats’ Social Security War Room, published a new comprehensive investigative report revealing that Donald Trump’s Social Security Administration (SSA) has removed over 45 critical metrics from the agency’s website, breaking promises to prioritize "transparency" and making it harder for Americans to access Social Security benefits and services. Senator Warren today sent the new report directly to SSA Commissioner … Continue Reading