News Coverage
The Reminder: Warren requests funding for Puerto Rico
SPRINGFIELD - Although the relief situation in Puerto Rico is changing daily, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Richard Neal met with constituents in an hour-long Town Hall meeting to discuss the condition as of Sept. 29. Warren said there is "a simple message [to describe the effort to help to date]: it's too little and it's coming too slowly." Warren explained this she is looking ahead past the immediate relief needs to the island commonwealth's overall economy. "It was fragile economy … Continue Reading
October 05, 2017
Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren joins Republican to challenge Equifax contract with IRS
WASHINGTON - The bipartisan rage against Equifax continues, and now the IRS is caught in the crossfire. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a liberal, and Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, a conservative, teamed up Wednesday night to write a letter challenging the Internal Revenue Service's decision to grant a $7.25 million contract to Equifax to help verify taxpayers' identities and prevent tax fraud. The contract's awarding came just weeks after the credit reporting company disclosed a … Continue Reading
October 04, 2017
CNBC: Sen. Warren calls for 'sensible changes' in gun laws in the wake of the Las Vegas massacre
The Las Vegas massacre this week highlights the need for tighter gun control, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Wednesday. Asked to react to the Vegas attack, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the Massachusetts Democrat said: "We make it a national conversation at the moment of a mass shooting. But it's happening every single day in this country. People are dying from guns." Warren called for "sensible changes" in the nation's gun laws, adding lawmakers cannot be "held hostage by … Continue Reading
October 04, 2017
Boston Globe: Elizabeth Warren slams Equifax CEO, calls for ‘severe financial penalties’
WASHINGTON - It takes a lot to unite Congress in outrage these days, given how divided along party lines it's become. Equifax this week managed that feat. Firebrand consumer watchdog Elizabeth Warren was joined Wednesday by a number of Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee in roasting the company over its enormous data breach this year in which the personal information - including Social Security numbers - of as many as 145.5 million Americans was compromised. ... "Equifax did a terrible … Continue Reading
October 03, 2017
Boston.com: Elizabeth Warren tells the new Wells Fargo CEO he should be fired, too
You may recall the prominent role Sen. Elizabeth Warren played last year shining a light on Wells Fargo's fake account scandal, which resulted in the resignation of the banking giant's CEO, John Stumpf. Shortly after Stumpf's resignation, Wells Fargo appointed Tim Sloan, a 30-year veteran at the bank, as their new CEO. And following in his predecessor's footstep, Sloan made the trip to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to face more ruthless questions from the Senate banking committee - Warren included - … Continue Reading
October 02, 2017
Western Mass News: Sen. Warren discusses Puerto Rico relief efforts in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Disaster relief efforts remain a focus for Massachusetts lawmakers as resources dwindle in Puerto Rico. Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke Friday night to local leaders and residents at Chestnut Middle School in Springfield. ... "We come together to try and find out how we can do better and one of the reasons I wanted to be here with you is to tell you what I know, but to also hear from you, so I can take that back to Washington. I think it's just much more powerful … Continue Reading
September 28, 2017
Eagle Tribune: Health-care advocates brace for crisis
LAWRENCE - While a national debate over a Republican push to repeal the Affordable Care Act has dominated media this week, Congress faces another health-care deadline that would directly impact coverage for thousands of people in the Merrimack Valley. The Greater Lawrence Family Health Center serves 60,000 patients in the Merrimack Valley and the organization's leaders say they could lose $2 million in funding if Congress doesn't act by Saturday. ... Massachusetts senators Elizabeth Warren and … Continue Reading
September 27, 2017
North of Boston Editorial: Credit bureaus shouldn't need a mandate to drop fees
If you're old enough to read this sentence, odds are better than even that your personal information - including your name, birthdate, Social Security number and financial data - was exposed to hackers who accessed the Equifax database this past summer. Adding insult to injury, you'll now have to shuck out at least $10 in Massachusetts - double that in New Hampshire - to accomplish one of the most recommended steps you can take to protect yourself from fraud. Andover state Sen. Barbara … Continue Reading
September 15, 2017
Reuters: U.S. Senator Warren introduces Equifax bill, launches industry probe
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday she has begun an investigation into Equifax's massive data breach, and along with 11 other Democratic senators, introduced a bill to allow consumers to freeze their credit for free. Equifax came under increased pressure from lawmakers and U.S. states on Friday, while Canada said that it, too, was opening an investigation into a data breach that exposed sensitive information of some 143 million people. Read more on the … Continue Reading
September 15, 2017
MarketWatch: Warren seeks answers from Equifax, introduces bill giving consumers more control over financial data
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking for an investigation into the causes of Equifax Inc.'s massive data breach and introducing a new bill that would give consumers more control over their credit data. In a letter to Equifax, the Massachusetts Democrat said the company "has failed to provide the necessary information describing exactly how this happened, and exactly how [its] security systems failed," adding that initial customer service information "did nothing to clarify the situation and … Continue Reading
September 14, 2017
Springfield Republican: Ginnie Mae launches task force to investigate VA-backed lenders; US Sen. Elizabeth Warren praises move
Ginnie Mae, the principal financing arm for government loans, will look into potentially misleading marketing practices involving U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-backed lenders, officials announced Thursday. Acknowledging concerns U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised in a recent letter, Ginnie Mae Acting President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Bright said the Massachusetts Democrat is right to be bothered by the potential impacts aggressive mortgage marketing practices could have on … Continue Reading
September 13, 2017
Boston Globe: Warren, Capito push for partial fill prescription option
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito want major players in the battle against the nation's opioid epidemic to consider promoting and analyzing "partial fill" policies, which allow patients to receive less than a full prescription's worth of medication on a single pharmacy trip. A clause in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, passed in 2016, permits pharmacies to dispense portions of prescriptions for Schedule II drugs - a … Continue Reading
September 09, 2017
WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Warren Addresses Western Mass. Labor Gathering
Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, speaking at a labor day breakfast in western Massachusetts on Friday, denounced President Trump's moral leadership. The Democrat stressed values she said she shares with union leaders. Warren said away from the daily din of news reports about President Trump's latest tweet, or executive order, the administration and Republican-led Congress have worked steadily for months to changes rules affecting worker safety and wages. " It has been one punch … Continue Reading
September 08, 2017
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Warren discusses veterans issues, health care in visit to VA campus in Leeds
Northampton - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren offered her office's full support on veterans' issues during a stop at the Northampton VA Medical Center in Leeds Friday afternoon. The Massachusetts senator also further explained why she intends to support single-payer health care legislation to be filed in Congress this fall, saying that guaranteeing everyone in the country is covered by health insurance is a "basic human right." Warren talked to staff members in the VA Central Western Massachusetts … Continue Reading
September 07, 2017
State House News Service: Warren, Baker on same page at DC hearing
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren does not agree with President Donald Trump on much, if anything. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker is no fan of the president's either. So there they were Thursday, an unlikely duo, joining forces during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill to tag team the White House in an effort to undermine Trump's threats to sabotage Obamacare by pulling back on federal funding that insurance companies use to lower out-of-pocket expenses for consumers. Read more on the … Continue Reading
September 07, 2017
Springfield Republican: US Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges FDA, governors to implement new partial fill law to combat opioid abuse
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, urged federal, state and medical leaders this week to utilize a new law that aims to cut down on the number of opioids in circulation by allowing painkiller prescriptions to be partially filled at a doctor or patient's request. Warren and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, who worked on the bipartisan-passed Reducing Unused Medications Act, called for an embrace of the 2016 law in letters sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, … Continue Reading
September 06, 2017
Springfield Republican: US Sen. Elizabeth Warren urges federal regulators to crack down on reported aggressive marketing of VA refinance mortgages
Citing complaints American veterans and service members have filed regarding the aggressive and potentially misleading marketing of VA-backed refinance mortgages, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, called on federal officials Wednesday to investigate and end any such practices. Warren, in a letter to the heads of Ginnie Mae, the principal financing arm for government loans, raised concerns that companies the entity has approved may be forcefully marketing U.S. Department of Veterans … Continue Reading
September 05, 2017
New Bedford Standard-Times: New Bedford airport to get $6.6 million for runway update
NEW BEDFORD - The FAA has granted more than $6 million in funding to New Bedford Regional Airport in order to update runway 1432. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey in conjunction with Rep. William Keating announced the $6.6 million in funding on Tuesday for the oldest runway in the state. Read more on the New Bedford Standard-Times website … Continue Reading
September 04, 2017
Springfield Republican: Sen. Elizabeth Warren condemns President Trump in Labor Day report
Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a new report that scolds President Donald Trump's promises that he would with improve the lives and prospects of working Americans. "President Trump's record is clear: he has betrayed his promises to workers," Warren writes in her Labor Day report. The report list four arguments to counter Trump's claim that his presidency would greatly support workers, especially those in the blue-collar fields. Read more on the Springfield Republican website … Continue Reading
August 31, 2017
Old Colony Memorial: Sen. Warren says time to play offense in fight to beat addiction
PLYMOUTH - Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered mixed news on the opioid crisis Thursday during a tour of High Point Treatment Center. Speaking with a group of treatment providers from throughout the region, Warren, D-Massachusetts, released the results of a survey showing that Massachusetts is doing well in its fight to treat substance use and curb addiction. But much of that ability is based on high rates of insurance coverage that are threatened by proposed budget cuts in Washington. ... "He … Continue Reading
