Letters - Senator Elizabeth Warren

March 1, 2019

Warren, Blumenthal, Menendez, and Sanders Call on Congressional Leadership to Address Expiring Food and Nutrition Benefits for Puerto Rico in Final Disaster Relief Bill

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – As negotiations continue on a supplemental disaster relief bill, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on Congressional leadership to ensure...

February 28, 2019

Senators Warren and Blumenthal Investigate Interior Nominee and Former Lobbyist David Bernhardt’s Conflicts of Interest

Text of Letter to DEO (PDF) | Text of Letter to IG (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to the Designated Agency Ethics Official, Scott de la Vega,...

February 28, 2019

Warren, Booker, Deutch Investigate Private Prisoner Transport Company Following Reports of Inhumane and Unsafe Conditions

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) sent a letter to Joel Brasfield, President of Prisoner Transportation Services, LLC (PTS), a private prisoner transport...

February 26, 2019

Warren, Colleagues Continue to Call for HELP Committee Hearings on Hurricanes’ Impact on Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with five of her colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to...

February 22, 2019

Following Revelations About Fraud at Wells Fargo, Sen. Warren Writes to Fed Chair: Don’t Remove Growth Cap Until Tim Sloan is Fired

Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell once again urging him not to lift growth cap restrictions on Wells Fargo until Tim Sloan is removed from his role as CEO....

February 22, 2019

Warren Seeks Answers from DOD & State Department on Reports of American Weapons Transferred to Suspected Terrorists and Militias

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday sent a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting information on the suspected retransfer of American weapons from foreign governments to...

February 21, 2019

Warren Joins Klobuchar and Senate Colleagues in Letter Pressing Department of Education to Address Backlog of Student Loan Forgiveness Requests

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in a letter pressing the Department of Education to immediately address the backlog of federal student loan forgiveness requests from borrowers impacted by predatory practices....

February 15, 2019

Senators Warren, Alexander Are Encouraged By HHS Secretary Azar’s Comments on the Department’s Work to Pay for Health Care Based on Value, Rather Than Volume

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), encouraged by HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s comments on the value of mandatory models, sent a letter to the Secretary yesterday to gather more...

February 15, 2019

One Year After Parkland Shooting, Senator Warren, Rep. Clark Call for Renewed Federal Investigation into Gun Violence in Schools

Following Trump Administration’s toothless report, Warren and Clark call for new investigation into dangers of gun violence and solutions to violence in schools Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – Yesterday, on the one-year anniversary of the deadliest high...

February 14, 2019

Senator Warren Joins Senator Hassan in Calling on Department of Education to Reestablish Important Mechanism to Report Fraud and Abuse in Federal Financial Aid Programs

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), a fellow member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee, and a group of colleagues in calling on the Department of...

February 14, 2019

HUD Response to Warren Inquiry Confirms that Shutdown Delayed Billions of Dollars of Disaster Relief Funds for Puerto Rico, USVI, Florida, California, Georgia, & Missouri

HUD Response to Sen. Warren Letter (PDF) Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) response to her January 21, 2019 letter expressing concerns that the Trump Administration used the recent shutdown as...

February 12, 2019

As Another Funding Deadline Looms, Senator Warren Asks Big Banks to Expand Relief Efforts for Affected Workers

Warren releases banks’ responses about relief during initial shutdown, and asks them to continue supporting workers and expand support to federal contractors in event of a second shutdown Banks’ Responses to January 2019 Letter (PDF) | New Letter from Sen. Warren (PDF)...