Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 22, 2020

Warren Calls for Nationwide Closure of Immigration Courts Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Senator Joins Coalition of Immigration Lawyers, Judges, and ICE Employees Urging DOJ to Shutter Immigration Courts Until Health Risks Diminish Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Attorney General...

March 21, 2020

Senators Warren, Smith, Casey, Hirono, Kaine & Booker Urge Senate Leaders to Support Child Care in Coronavirus Stimulus Package

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and a number of their Senate colleagues—including Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.)—in urging...

March 21, 2020

Warren, Brown, and Durbin Lead Senate Colleagues in Urging Congressional Negotiators to Cancel Student Loan Payments and Debt in COVID-19 Response Package

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Congressional negotiators, urging them to cancel student loan payments and debt in the...

March 21, 2020

Senator Warren Calls on Amazon, Walmart, and McDonalds to Ensure Workers Have Immediate Access to Emergency Paid Leave during COVID-19 Outbreak

Text of Letter to Amazon (PDF) | Text of Letter to Walmart (PDF) | Text of Letter to McDonalds (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent letters to Amazon, Walmart, and McDonalds, seeking information about the...

March 20, 2020

Warren, Mass. Lawmakers Urge Congress to Include Funding for Community Development Block Grant in COVID-19 Stimulus

Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P....

March 20, 2020

Lawmakers Again Urge Internet Governing Body to Block Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital from Taking Over the .ORG Internet Domain Name Registry

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) sent a follow-up letter to the leadership of global Internet governance...

March 20, 2020

Warren, Sanders, Pressley, Davis Lead 165 Members of Congress in Calling for Billions in Community Health Center Funding to Tackle Coronavirus Pandemic

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC — United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) led 165 lawmakers in calling on House and Senate leadership to dramatically increase...

March 20, 2020

Warren Raises Concerns that Leveraged Lending Market Could Escalate Risks to Financial System as Coronavirus Outbreak Continues to Rattle Markets

“Regulators still have not taken meaningful action to mitigate these risks …the loans (could) fail and … escalat(e) the effects of an economic downturn across … millions of already hard-hit families.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States...

March 20, 2020

Senators Warren and Markey Urge FCC to Take Emergency Action to Ensure Students, Workers, and Patients Have Equal Access to the Internet during COVID-19 Outbreak

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to take emergency action to address broadband internet accessibility for...

March 19, 2020

Mass. Lawmakers Seek Update from HHS on Commonwealth’s Request for Personal Protective Equipment from Strategic National Stockpile

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III...

March 18, 2020

Mass. Congressional Delegation Seeks Disaster Relief for Small Businesses Affected by Coronavirus Outbreak

Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – The Massachusetts congressional delegation, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P....

March 18, 2020

Senator Warren Seeks Clarification on CDC’s Existing Legal Authority to Cover COVID-19 Testing and Treatment

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield requesting information on whether the agency has the legal authority to cover...