Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

October 9, 2019

Warren, Markey, Lynch Urge Enbridge to Reconsider Plan to Build Compressor Station in Weymouth

Letter Follows Markey-Warren Bill to Block Construction of Projects Leading to Export of Natural Gas Overseas Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representative Stephen F....

October 8, 2019

Senators Warren and Booker, Rep. Deutch Call for Greater Oversight of Private Prisoner Transport Companies

Lawmakers Call on DOJ IG to Investigate Reports of Inhumane, Unsafe Conditions Letter to DOJ IG (PDF) | February 2019 Letter to PTS | PTS Initial Response (PDF) | PTS Secondary Response (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth...

October 4, 2019

Senator Warren Asks CEOs to Honor Their Commitments to ‘Promote an Economy that Serves all Americans’

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent letters to the CEOs of Amazon, Walmart, United Airlines, General Motors Company, JPMorgan Chase, BP, AT&T, Comcast, Cigna, and Union Pacific. These ten CEOs are among...

October 1, 2019

Warren, Pocan, and Ocasio-Cortez Investigate Private Equity Firms Profiteering Off Incarcerated People and Their Families

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), wrote to five private equity firms — BlueMountain Capital Management, H.I.G. Capital, American Securities, Apax Partners, and Platinum Equity...

October 1, 2019

Senators Warren and Schatz Request an Update from the Department of Veterans Affairs on Efforts to Build Resilience to Climate Change

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies,...

September 27, 2019

Senators Warren, Markey, and Rep. Trahan Seek Answers from Columbia Gas, NiSource Following Major Gas Leak in Lawrence

Text of the letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and U.S. Representative Lori Trahan (D-Mass.-03) today sent a letter to Mark Kempic, President and Chief Operating Officer of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts...

September 27, 2019

Senator Warren to SEC: Do Your Job, Crack Down on Dangerous Inflated Bond Ratings

News reports suggest that bond rating agencies continue to mislead investors about safety of certain financial products Inflated bond ratings contributed to the 2008 financial crisis, which cost millions of Americans their homes, jobs, and houses Text of the letter...

September 19, 2019

Senator Warren Raises New Concerns About Equifax Turning Away Customers Impacted by Data Breach and Seeking Settlement Awards

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting information regarding reports that consumers who opted...

September 17, 2019

Warren, Pocan Investigate How Private Equity Buyouts Exacerbate Problems Plaguing For-Profit Colleges

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) wrote to six private equity firms with current or recent holdings in for-profit colleges, KKR, Sterling Partners, Altas Partners, Vistra, Leeds Equity...

September 17, 2019

MA Lawmakers Press U.S. Trade Representative for Real Solutions for Massachusetts Lobstermen Impacted by Trade Tariffs

Letter Comes Ahead of State House Hearing to Further Examine Impact of Chinese Tariffs on MA Lobster Industry Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives...

September 16, 2019

Senator Warren Questions Navy’s Decision to Terminate Its Climate Change Task Force

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), sent a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Navy Richard Spencer expressing concern about reports of the “suspicious”...

September 13, 2019

Senators Warren and Merkley Letter to HHS Raises Concerns about Reopening Migrant Child Detention Center and Conditions for Children

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar amid reports that while the Homestead Temporary...