Press Releases
Warren, Markey Slam Trump Administration for Causing “Chaos and Upheaval” at Massachusetts Research Institutions, Demand Answers from NIH and NSF
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) with concerns about the ongoing Trump Administration funding cuts at Massachusetts research institutions. The NIH and NSF are the largest public funders of research in the United States — fueling the development of lifesaving treatments for diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, tools for the early … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
Warren Statement on House GOP Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to House Republicans unveiling their FY 2025 budget resolution proposal, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Republicans are pulling a fast one on working people by reaching into their pockets to pay for billionaire handouts. Make no mistake: this GOP plan will raise the cost that American families pay for groceries, health care, and getting an education - all to fund tax cuts for the … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
Warren, Padilla Demand Trump Reverse Illegal Attempt to Fire Independent FEC Chair
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, joined 9 Democratic Senators in demanding President Trump rescind his unprecedented and illegal attempt to fire of Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chair Ellen Weintraub. The Senators also urged Trump to pursue … Continue Reading
February 12, 2025
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Warns Confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard to Head National Security Agencies is a “Dangerous Mistake”
Washington, D.C. - On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, rang the alarm on the dangers of confirming Tulsi Gabbard to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Senator Warren called out Ms. Gabbard’s lack of qualification to be DNI and pointed to credible reports that Ms. Gabbard may put U.S. national security at risk, given her rhetoric supportive of U.S. adversaries. Transcript: Floor … Continue Reading
February 11, 2025
Warren Statement on Right to Repair Victory in Massachusetts
Washington, D.C. - Today, a federal judge in Massachusetts delivered a win for consumers by dismissing the automobile industry’s challenge of Massachusetts’s right-to-repair law. Massachusetts has been a leader in automobile right-to-repair for more than a decade. In 2020, Massachusetts voters approved a ballot measure by a three-to-one vote to prevent automakers from using new technologies to monopolize repairs. In response, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following … Continue Reading
February 11, 2025
Warren, Kim Question Trump ED Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon’s Lack of Experience, Extreme Views in Advance of Nomination Hearing
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, sent Linda McMahon, Secretary-Designate for the U.S. Department of Education, a 12-page letter with 65 questions on McMahon policy views in advance of her nomination hearing this week. “[Y]ou have a minimal track record on education issues and strikingly little experience pertaining to education policy,” wrote the senators. “This lack of a … Continue Reading
February 10, 2025
At CFPB Headquarters, Warren Sounds Alarm on Elon Musk’s Attack against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
“Donald Trump ran his campaign on lowering costs for working families…now he and his co-president, Elon Musk, have tried to shut down the agency that has delivered $21 billion to hardworking families.” “Congress built [the CFPB], and no one other than Congress — not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, no one - can fire the financial cops.” Video of Remarks Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Warren on Senate GOP Budget Resolution Proposal
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to Senate Republicans unveiling their FY 2025 budget resolution proposal, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “The federal budget reflects our nation’s values, and Senate Republicans are showing us with their proposal that working people don’t matter to them. If Republicans really wanted to cut costs for families, then they wouldn’t slash the funds we use to educate and feed our kids, cut access to health care … Continue Reading
February 07, 2025
Warren, Schumer, Senators Launch Probe Into DOGE’s Interference with Department of Education, Access to Federal Student Loan Data
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 16 of their colleagues in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of the Department of Education, Denise Carter, launching a probe into recent reports that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has infiltrated the Department of Education (ED) and that “DOGE staffers have gained access to federal student loan data, which includes personal information for millions of … Continue Reading
February 06, 2025
At Hearing, Trump Trade Nominee Agrees with Warren on Need for Transparency for Tariff Exemptions
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Mr. Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s pick for U.S. Trade Representative, on his vision for Trump’s trade policy. While there are open questions of how tariff exemptions will work under the Trump presidency, Mr. Greer agreed with Senator Warren that large corporations have outsized influence on trade deals and that U.S. trade policy needs to ensure “American businesses and … Continue Reading
February 06, 2025
Ahead of Confirmation Vote, Warren, Kaine Call on RFK Jr. to Forfeit Stake in Anti-Vaccine Lawsuits
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Pensions, and Labor, wrote to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), about his continued conflicts of interest. The senators called out Mr. Kennedy’s plan to enter office with a serious ethics conflict by keeping a financial interest in anti-vaccine lawsuits within his … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
ICYMI: On Senate Floor, Warren Underscores Danger of Budget Director Nominee Russ Vought
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) took to the Senate floor as part of a 30-hour hold by Senate Democrats to delay the confirmation of Mr. Russell Vought, nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Senator Warren called out the serious consequences of Mr. Vought’s leadership, including the impacts of a government shutdown last week, on Massachusetts communities and families. Senator Warren also underscored the dangers of hundreds of executive orders … Continue Reading
February 05, 2025
Ahead of Hearing, Warren Pushes Trump Trade Representative on Tariff Policy
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) and member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Jamieson Greer, nominee to be U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), ahead of his February 6, 2025 confirmation hearing, probing his views on trade. Senator Warren asked Mr. Greer to address her concerns with the administration’s tariff strategy, corporate influence over trade agreements, corporations … Continue Reading
February 04, 2025
ICYMI: At Treasury, Warren Blasts Elon Musk’s Government Power Grab
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), delivered remarks at the Department of the Treasury, responding to Elon Musk’s takeover of government payment systems. Transcript: Press Conference - We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon!February 4, 2025As Delivered Senator Elizabeth Warren: In the building behind me, Elon Musk is seizing power away from the American people. We are here to … Continue Reading
February 04, 2025
ICYMI: Warren Remarks on RFK Jr. Committee Vote
Washington, D.C. - Following the Senate Finance Committee vote to advance the nomination of Mr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, gave the following remarks: Transcript: Open Executive Session to Consider Favorably Reporting the Nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human ServicesSenate Finance … Continue Reading
February 04, 2025
Warren, Kaine, Lead 36 Senators in Ringing Alarm Over Trump Chaos at National Security Agencies
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee, in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to destroy the U.S. Agency for … Continue Reading
February 03, 2025
ICYMI: Warren Sounds Alarm on Threat Elon Musk Poses to Government Payment Systems
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), delivered remarks on the danger of Elon Musk having access to the federal government’s critical payment systems, which includes the sensitive personal information of millions of Americans. Transcript: Press Conference - Democrats Sound Alarm Over Musk Forcing Way into Highly Sensitive Central Government Payment SystemFebruary 3, 2025As … Continue Reading
February 03, 2025
Warren Blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent for Granting Elon Musk and DOGE Access to Government Payment Systems
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) and member of the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Scott Bessent, with extreme concern following reporting that, in one of his first acts as Secretary, Elon Musk and his associates were given “full access” to the federal government’s critical payment systems, which includes the sensitive … Continue Reading
February 03, 2025
Warren, Wyden Press RFK Jr. to Resolve Conflicts of Interest Ahead of Committee Vote
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, pressing him to urgently resolve his serious conflicts of interest before the committee vote Wednesday morning. “What is clear is that your involvement and financial interests in vaccine litigation are broad and … Continue Reading
February 01, 2025
Warren Presses Musk for Answers on His Role in Resignation of FAA Administrator
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Elon Musk, Administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), regarding his role in the resignation of the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Michael Whitaker, in the wake of the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C. “This resignation—which you called for after the FAA fined your company for safety issues —has left this critical agency without leadership while facing significant … Continue Reading