Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

June 25, 2019

Senators Warren, Murray Question FDA Proposal to Weaken Approval Standards for Medical Devices

Text of the Letter (PDF) | July 2018 Letter from Gottlieb (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, sent a...

June 24, 2019

Warren Sends Letter to HUD and Federal Watchdog Expressing Concern Over Former CFPB Official Eric Blankenstein’s New Position at HUD

Text of the Letter to the CFPB Inspector General (PDF) | Text of Letter to HUD (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent separate letters to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben...

June 21, 2019

Warren Questions ICE About Reports of Misuse of Solitary Confinement at Immigration Detention Facilities

Agency’s Practices Appear to Directly Violate Protocols Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing concern and requesting information regarding the agency’s...

June 19, 2019

Warren Calls on Department of Defense and OSHA to Implement Workplace Safety Recommendations

Text of letter to DOD (PDF) Text of letter to OSHA (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) earlier this week sent letters to Undersecretary of Defense Ellen Lord and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Loren...

June 19, 2019

Senator Warren and Colleagues to Congressional Budget Negotiators: Make Child Care, Affordable Housing, and Addressing the Climate Crisis Top Priorities

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Edward J. Markey...

June 13, 2019

Warren, Carper Demand Answers on Freddie Mac-Guaranteed $800 Million Loan to Kushner Companies

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today sent a letter to Freddie Mac Chief Executive Donald Layton seeking information about an $800 million Freddie Mac-guaranteed loan given to...

June 12, 2019

Senator Warren Asks Regulators About Discrimination Built into Automated Lending Decisions

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Chairman Jerome Powell at the Board of Governors of the...

June 12, 2019

Warren, Lieu Call for Investigation into State Dept. Official’s Efforts to Fast Track Saudi Arms Deal Benefitting Former Client Raytheon

Lawmakers’ Letter Comes After Trump Administration’s Questionable Use of Emergency Authority to Avoid Congressional Review of Arms Sales Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and...

June 11, 2019

Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple

Letter to AAG Delrahim (PDF) | Letter to DOJ Ethics Official (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent letters to Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim and Department of Justice (DOJ) ethics officials regarding Delrahim’s prior...

June 6, 2019

Warren, Blumenthal, Senate Colleagues Call For Review of Conduct by DOJ Attorneys

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June 6, 2019

Senator Warren, Representative Jayapal Investigate Former White House Chief of Staff General John Kelly’s “Cynical” and “Unethical” Decision to Join the Board of Directors of Federal Contractor Running the Nation’s Largest Detention Center for Migrant Children

Text of the letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) today sent a letter to Caliburn International Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jim Van Dusen expressing concerns and posing questions about the appointment...

June 4, 2019

Senator Warren, Reps. Pressley and Porter Investigate Reports that Education Department Seeks to Develop Income Share Agreements in Risky New Student Debt Experiments

Text of the letter to Education Department (PDF) | Text of the letters to Colleges (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate HELP and Banking Committees, and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Katie...