Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

September 29, 2016

Merkley, Warren, Menendez Urge SEC Investigation of Wells Fargo for Misleading Investors and Violating Whistleblower Protections

The Senators’ letter is available here (PDF) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) formally called on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate whether Wells Fargo and senior officials...

September 28, 2016

Senator Warren Raises Further Questions About Wells Fargo Executives' Compensation

Text of the letter available here Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren today wrote to the Lead Independent Director of Wells Fargo, Steven Sanger, raising further questions about the compensation for Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf and...

September 28, 2016

Sen. Warren and Rep. Pascrell Renew Call for FBI Director Comey to Release Materials Related to Financial Crisis Referrals and Investigations

Text of the letter available here Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) today wrote to Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey to renew their request that the agency release...

September 27, 2016

Warren Commends Labor Department's Decision to Review Potential Labor Violations by Wells Fargo

Text of DOL response to senators’ request available here (PDF) Senators’ initial request for an investigation available here (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today commended the Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement that it will conduct a “top-to-bottom...

September 22, 2016

Senators Ask Labor Department to Investigate Wells Fargo's Potential Violations of Fair Labor Standards Act

Text of the letter available here (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today sent...

September 20, 2016

Senators Release Wells Fargo Answers on Executive Compensation

A copy of the Wells Fargo response is available here (PDF) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) released Wells Fargo Senior Executive Vice President...

September 16, 2016

Senators Ask if Wells Fargo Will Use Clawback Provisions to Recover Bonuses from Senior Executives, Including Carrie Tolstedt, Following CFPB Settlement for Employee Misconduct

Text of the letter available here (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), today sent a...

September 15, 2016

On 8th Anniversary of Lehman Bankruptcy, Senator Warren Calls for IG Review of DOJ's Failed Response to Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Referrals

Review of recently released archives shows no DOJ criminal prosecutions of FCIC-referred individuals or companies Text of letter to DOJ IG available here (PDF)Text of letter to FBI Director Comey available here (PDF) Washington, DC – On the eighth anniversary of the...

August 30, 2016

Warren and Grassley Ask Standard-Setting Committee About Next Steps to Incorporate Medical Device Identifiers on Insurance Claim Forms

Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter asking the Accredited Standards Committee X12 (ASC X12) about steps it is taking to include medical devices’ unique device identifier (UDI) on health insurance claim...

August 30, 2016

Senators Raise Concerns About Mylan's EpiPen Price Hike and Expanded Patient Assistance Program

Washington, DC – In a letter sent today to the CEO of pharmaceutical company Mylan, 20 senators expressed their serious concerns about the company’s recent significant price hikes for the life-saving EpiPen Auto-Injector. The senators raised questions about Mylan’s decision to...

July 15, 2016

Senators Urge Education Department to Reform Student Loan Servicing to Better Protect Borrowers

Text of the letter available here (PDF) Washington, DC – In a letter sent today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), along with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin...

July 7, 2016

Warren Renews Objections to SEC Efforts to Limit Disclosure Requirements

Read a PDF copy of Senator Warren’s letter here. Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mary Jo White to follow up on Chair White’s testimony at...