Press Releases
Warren, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Secure Nearly $60 Million in Federal Funding to Fight the Opioid Crisis
Funding will support efforts to mitigate the overdose crisis in Massachusetts, which has one of the highest overdose mortality rates in the country Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), announced the … Continue Reading
October 07, 2024
Warren, Healey, Massachusetts Leaders Move Forward on $350 million for Cape Cod Bridges Construction
Transfer of $350 million in federal funding secured by lawmakers to FHWA moves MassDOT further toward replacing the Sagamore Bridge Boston, MA - Continuing the momentum on replacing the Cape Cod Bridges, the Healey-Driscoll Administration signed a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Department of the Army and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to move forward on rebuilding the Sagamore Bridge. Senator Warren has led efforts to secure these funds for the Bourne and Sagamore … Continue Reading
October 07, 2024
Warren, Dean Press CocaCola, PepsiCo, and General Mills on “Shrinkflation” Price Gouging and Tax Dodging
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) wrote to the CEOs of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and General Mills, pressing their executives on the companies’ pattern of profiteering off consumers, both through “shrinkflation” and dodging taxes on the profits they made from that price gouging. All three of these companies have shrunk the size of their packaging to squeeze profits out of their customers, and then paid a very slim federal income … Continue Reading
October 07, 2024
Senator Warren Statement on October 7th Anniversary
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued the following statement today to mark one year since the October 7th attack: “October 7th was the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. I’ve met with Israelis and Americans whose loved ones were brutally killed by Hamas, and I’ve held parents whose children were violently taken as hostages. People are experiencing deep pain. Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorist attacks, and we must bring these … Continue Reading
October 03, 2024
Warren Demands John Deere Explain “Disgraceful” Attempts to Prevent Farmers from Repairing Their Own Equipment
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Deere & Company (John Deere) accusing the company of undermining its own “right-to-repair” agreements and evading its responsibilities under the Clean Air Act by failing to grant its customers the right to repair their own agricultural equipment. John Deere restricts farmers from repairing broken equipment themselves, even when they have the knowledge and tools to do so, instead forcing them to wait for weeks until a John … Continue Reading
October 03, 2024
Warren, Blumenthal Push Department of Justice to Hold Boeing Executives Accountable for Deadly Safety Failures
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Boeing executives following years of promoting short-term profit over passenger safety. In the letter, the lawmakers urge the DOJ to review the behavior and potential culpability of Boeing’s executives, and criminally prosecute those responsible. The letter comes as … Continue Reading
October 03, 2024
Warren Urges Banking Regulator to Address Citibank’s Failures, Consider Breaking Up the Bank
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), urging stronger regulation of Citibank (Citi), which has become “too-big-to-manage” and committed a number of massive blunders in recent years. Citi, the fourth largest bank in the United States, has failed to reform and modernize its operations despite being the subject of multiple enforcement actions by the OCC and the Federal Reserve. Citi has twice … Continue Reading
October 03, 2024
Warren, Brown Slam U.S. Steel Executives for Corporate Greed in Nippon Steel Deal
Boston, MA - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), backed the United Steelworkers (USW) and called out the executives of the United States Steel Corporation for selling out American steelworkers in order to get a fat payout if acquired by Nippon Steel. For the past year, U.S. Steel, a storied American steel manufacturing company, has been subject to an increasingly controversial potential acquisition by Nippon Steel, a Japanese steel producer that has … Continue Reading
October 02, 2024
Warren, Rubio Renew Push to Investigate the Effects of Foreign Investment on U.S. Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced the United States Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Review Act, legislation to require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Department of Commerce, to produce a report on the impacts of foreign investment in the United States’ pharmaceutical industry. The senators first introduced this bipartisan legislation in June 2020, just months after Senator Warren introduced … Continue Reading
October 01, 2024
Warren, Markey, McGovern, Pressley Push Stop & Shop Parent Company on Price Gouging Concerns in Massachusetts Communities
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), sent a letter to Frans Muller, CEO of Ahold Delhaize—parent company of Stop & Shop—demanding information on reports of price disparities at store locations in Massachusetts. Specifically, the lawmakers are concerned that Stop & Shop’s potential use of pricing algorithms is leading to price gouging, resulting in higher … Continue Reading
September 30, 2024
Warren, Braun, Lee, Grassley Lead Effort to End Wasteful Pentagon Spending
Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), reintroduced the Streamline Pentagon Spending Act, bipartisan legislation to repeal statutory requirements to provide unfunded priorities lists, reduce wasteful reporting burdens, and enhance civilian oversight over the budgetary process. For decades, the military services have submitted wish lists, … Continue Reading
September 30, 2024
Warren, Markey, Auchincloss, Lynch Raise Concerns Over Private Equity-Owned Rural HealthCare Group’s Acquisition of Steward’s Physician Network
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) and Representative Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), sent a letter to the CEO of Rural Healthcare Group (RHG) raising concerns over its proposed acquisition of Steward Health Care’s (Steward’s) physician group, Stewardship Health (Stewardship). Specifically, the lawmakers warned that RHG executives - who have a troubling history of putting profits over patient … Continue Reading
September 27, 2024
Warren, Markey Call On Ocean Management and Safety Agencies to Protect Native Land When Issuing Offshore Wind Leases
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) urged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to ensure close consultation with Native American Tribes throughout the process of developing offshore wind projects. The Biden Administration has made historic commitments to more robustly consult Tribes, seek consensus with Tribal Nations, and more intentionally incorporate Indigenous Knowledge in … Continue Reading
September 27, 2024
Warren, Jacobs, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect Military Families from Abusive Non-Disclosure Agreements
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.) introduced the Restore Military Families’ Voices Act, which would bar private military housing companies from imposing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) on tenants as a condition for housing services. The Restore Military Families’ Voices Act was included in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization … Continue Reading
September 27, 2024
Warren, Cardin, Cherfilus-McCormick, Meeks Lead Over 60 Lawmakers in Urging Departments of Justice, State, Homeland Security, and Commerce to Stop Arms Trafficking to Haiti
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a letter to the Departments of State (State), Homeland Security (DHS), Commerce (Commerce), and Justice (DOJ), urging them to strengthen steps to prevent the flow of illegal firearms … Continue Reading
September 27, 2024
Warren, Blackburn Renew Bipartisan Push to Honor Women that Volunteered in World War II
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reintroduced the Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES) resolution to honor the women who served in the Navy during World War II. After World War I, laws limited women to the role of nurses during … Continue Reading
September 27, 2024
Warren, Whitehouse, Casar, Lawmakers Slam 35 Companies for Paying Their Executives More Than They Pay in Federal Income Taxes
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Representative Greg Casar (D-Texas) led their colleagues in slamming 35 major companies that have been paying their executives more than they pay in federal income taxes. The lawmakers point to this as an additional reason why Congress must reform the tax code in 2025 to ensure that big corporations are paying what they owe. “For decades, big businesses and the wealthy have skirted their … Continue Reading
September 26, 2024
Warren Leads Charge to Protect Military Readiness, Takes on Defense Contractors Seeking to Block the Military’s Right to Repair Its Weapons and Equipment
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today sent two letters regarding the costly restrictions imposed on the Department of Defense that bar the military from repairing its own military equipment and instead force it to pay billions of dollars extra to military contractors. Senator Warren’s first letter was sent to DoD, urging the Department to take action to address these restrictions. Her second letter … Continue Reading
September 26, 2024
Warren, Doggett Lead Bicameral Charge to Lower Price of Popular Weight-Loss Drugs
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) wrote to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra asking him to lower the cost of vital weight-loss drugs by using the agency’s existing legal authority to issue generic licenses for semaglutide, a prescription drug sold under the names Ozempic and Wegovy. The drug is commonly used to treat obesity and diabetes and is known for improving health and well-being. HHS … Continue Reading
September 26, 2024
Warren Criticizes Banking Regulators’ Inaction on NYCB’s “Systemic Failings” and Threats to Banking and Financial Stability
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent letters to Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), with renewed concern that the OCC and the Fed could allow New York Community Bank (NYCB) to escape regulatory oversight despite identifying “systemic failings” in the bank’s operation and management. She also calls for the OCC to consider implementing an Individual Minimum … Continue Reading