Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 24, 2022

Warren Slams Giant Ocean Carrier Conglomerates for Driving Up Consumer Costs While Making Record Profits

“It appears that the opportunistic business practices of Maersk and other major ocean carriers have exacerbated shipping cost increases, hurting consumers and small businesses and driving inflation throughout the entire American economy.” The shipping industry is highly concentrated: “Just 10...

March 24, 2022

Sens. Warren, Durbin, Brown, Reps. Jayapal and Takano Urge Department of Education to Discharge Debt for Defrauded Corinthian College Students

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and U.S. Representatives Pramila Jaypal (D-Wash.) and Mark Takano (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel...

March 23, 2022

Warren, Baldwin, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Designate Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status

4.4 Million Cameroonians Are in Need of Humanitarian Assistance, Including 2.6 Million Experiencing Food Insecurity Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) joined with aa group of colleagues in a...

March 23, 2022

Warren, Markey Call on President Biden to Deploy Clean Energy and Energy-Efficient Electric Technologies in Response to Putin’s Energy Market Disruption

Senators Call for Historic Investments in Heat Pump Manufacturing and other Technologies Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and...

March 17, 2022

Warren, Wyden Demand Answers About Wells Fargo’s Discriminatory Mortgage-Refinancing Practices Against Black Homeowners

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Charles...

March 16, 2022

Warren, Durbin, Leahy, Padilla, Merkley Encourage Biden Administration’s Efforts To Aid Families Separated Under Trump’s Cruel “Zero-Tolerance” Policy

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizbeth Warren (D-Mass.); Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee; Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair...

March 16, 2022

Warren, Klobuchar, Porter, Schakowsky, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Providing Misleading Information on High Drug Prices

Letter Responding to PhRMA (PDF) Response Letter from PhRMA (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Representatives Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), along with Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ron Wyden...

March 8, 2022

Warren, Porter Release FINRA Response On Troubling Allegations of Wells Fargo Misbehavior and FINRA’s Arbitration Process

FINRA response failed to answer important questions about the case or FINRA’s and Well Fargo’s activities FINRA discloses independent investigation, promises “enhanced oversight” of decisions to remove arbitrators FINRA Response (PDF) | Text of Letter to FINRA (PDF) Washington, DC...

March 2, 2022

Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance that Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Al Lawson (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.), along with Senators Patrick...

March 2, 2022

Senators Warren, Warner, Brown, Reed Express Concerns to Treasury Regarding Potential Use of Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.), Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) led...

March 2, 2022

Warren, Klobuchar, Porter, Schakowsky, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Squeezing American Families With Rapid and Widespread Price Hikes on Prescription Drugs

Two new analyses show manufacturers’ schemes to expand profit margins by raising prices on popular drugs in January as negotiations over drug pricing legislation stalled; Big Pharma had aggressively lobbied against provisions to lower drug prices for Americans “The large,...

February 18, 2022

Warren, Colleagues Call on Leadership to Include Trade Provisions in China Competitiveness Bill that Level the Playing Field for American Workers

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Speaker of the House...