Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

November 26, 2019

Senator Warren Voices Concern Over Brett Giroir Appointment as Acting FDA Commissioner

Text of the Letter (PDF) | Giroir Response to Warren QFRs (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Dr. Brett Giroir expressing concern regarding his recent appointment to serve as Acting Commissioner of...

November 20, 2019

Bipartisan Inquiry from Senators Warren, Blumenthal and Cassidy Asks Google to Explain How and Why It Secretly Collected Health Data on Millions of Americans Without Their Consent

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – Following alarming reports of Google’s efforts to obtain the health records of millions of Americans without their awareness or consent, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-C.T.), and Bill Cassidy (R-L.A.)...

November 19, 2019

Senators Warren, Brown, and Sanders Investigate “Inherent” Conflicts of Interest of Private Equity-Owned Institutional Review Boards

Text of Letter to WCG Clinical (PDF) | Text of Letter to Advarra (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent letters to two major private equity-owned commercial institutional review...

November 19, 2019

Senators Warren, Brown and Rep. Pocan Investigate Role of Private Equity in Declining Quality of Nursing Home Care

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, along with Representative Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), sent letters to four private equity firms — Carlyle Group,...

November 18, 2019

Warren, Colleagues Criticize Ernst & Young for Misleading “Sham Study” on Private Equity Impact on U.S. Economy

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), sent a letter to Ernst & Young (EY), sharply criticizing...

November 15, 2019

Senators Warren and Brown Raise Alarm about IRS’s Ongoing Failure to Fix the Free File Program

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a follow-up letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles P. Rettig after new...

November 14, 2019

Senator Warren and Majority Whip Clyburn Question DeVos Over Resignation of Top Student Loan Advisor

Warren-Clyburn Bill Would Cancel Student Loan Debt for Millions of Americans and End the Student Debt Crisis Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) sent a...

November 13, 2019

Warren Leads Colleagues in Requesting Update on VA and DoD Efforts to Protect Veterans and Servicemembers from Foreign Online Disinformation

Letter to VA (PDF) | Letter to DoD (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward...

November 5, 2019

Senators Warren and Murray Raise New Questions About FDA Proposal to Weaken Approval Pathway for Certain Medical Devices

Text of the Letter (PDF) | August 2019 FDA Response (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and U.S. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty...

November 1, 2019

Warren Demands Answers About Ongoing Misuse of Solitary Confinement at ICE Detention Facilities

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) requesting information regarding CRCL’s oversight of U.S. Immigrations...

October 30, 2019

Senators Warren, Murray, and Smith Raise Further Questions About the FDA’s Oversight of Digital Health Devices

Text of the Letter (PDF) | Text of FDA Response (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray...

October 24, 2019

Warren, Murray, and Wyden Demand Update from Trump Administration on the Recovery of $341,000 in Taxpayer Funds Spent on Lavish Travel by Former-HHS Secretary Tom Price

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and U.S. Senate Finance Committee...