Press Releases
Warren Urges FTC to Protect Patients, Scrutinize Cardinal-GI Alliance Deal
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the agency to closely scrutinize pharmaceutical wholesaler Cardinal Health’s $3.9 billion proposed acquisition of a majority stake in GI Alliance, the country’s largest gastroenterology management services organization. “This deal threatens to limit competition by expanding Cardinal Health’s control of physician practices, while giving Cardinal an incentive to restrict … Continue Reading
December 23, 2024
Warren Renews Fight to Address Chronic Underfunding and Barriers to Sovereignty in Indian Country
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act. The bill is designed to implement recommendations from the report Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans, published by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in December 2018. The report was drafted with extensive input from Tribal governments and citizens and other stakeholders, concluding that federal programs designed to support the social and … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Warren, Smith Renew Fight to Strengthen U.S. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and End Over-Reliance on Foreign Countries for Life-Saving Drugs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Defense and Enhancement Act, a bill to reinvigorate the United States' manufacturing capacity and end the nation's reliance on foreign countries for critical drugs used by millions of Americans. 77% of the facilities that manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used in drugs consumed by Americans are located overseas. As demonstrated by the COVID-19 … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Warren, Clarke Reintroduce Bill to Establish Consistent, Robust Medical Research Funding
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) reintroduced their National Biomedical Research Act, a bill to provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with predictable, robust funding for medical research and development. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders … Continue Reading
December 20, 2024
Warren, Hawley, Merkley Push Automakers on Their Opposition to Car Owners’ Right to Repair Their Own Vehicles
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wrote to the leaders of each of the top 10 U.S. automakers with concerns about the companies’ fierce opposition to car owners’ right to repair the vehicles they own in the way they choose. The letters were sent to General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai Group, Stellantis, Honda, Nissan, Tesla, Subaru, and Volkswagen. The letters denounce automakers’ actions to prevent vehicle owners from … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Warren Urges Wellpath to Commit to Fair Payouts and Fair Notice for Incarcerated Patients During Bankruptcy Process
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Wellpath — one of the nation’s largest private providers of prison healthcare — following its declaration of bankruptcy, urging them to ensure that incarcerated patients with credible, serious tort claims against the company — as well as staff and other creditors — receive fair notice and fair compensation in the course of Wellpath’s bankruptcy proceedings. On November 11, 2024, Wellpath, the private equity-owned, … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Senate Investigation Reveals MOHELA May Have Contributed to Nearly 2 Million Student Loan Duplication Errors Appearing on Borrowers’ Credit Reports
Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Department of Education (ED), U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed the alarming findings of a Senate investigation into millions of consumer credit reporting errors that occurred during the transfer of student loan accounts from Nelnet to MOHELA in 2023. The senators urged the CFPB and ED to investigate these errors … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Warren Slams Fed, OCC As “Asleep at the Wheel” on Necessary Bank Merger Guideline Updates
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr, and Acting Comptroller for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Michael Hsu, slamming the agencies for being “asleep at the wheel” in following their mandate to prevent dangerous and anticompetitive bank mergers. The letter comes as Capital One reportedly received state regulatory approval to buy Discover, moving one step closer to … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
Warren, Van Hollen, Jacobs Demand Answers on Horrific War Crime Cover-Up
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter requesting the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General investigate reports that the DoD mishandled a case involving U.S. Marines killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and DoD’s continued efforts to cover up the alleged war crimes. In November … Continue Reading
December 19, 2024
ICYMI: Warren Secures Protections for Servicemembers from Blast Overpressure
One year after Lewiston shooting, Congress passes much-needed legislation in defense bill that builds upon years of Warren's efforts Boston, MA - One year after a shooting in Lewiston, Maine killed 18 people and wounded 13, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured bipartisan provisions in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA) to protect servicemembers exposed to blast overpressure and provide them the necessary care. The legislation passed by Congress … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren, Lawmakers Introduce Bill, Send Letter Urging Study of Anti-Sex Trafficking Legislation's Impacts on Sex Worker Health, Safety
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), led lawmakers in reintroducing the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act, legislation directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct the first federal study on the impact of a 2018 anti-sex trafficking bill known as SESTA/FOSTA on sex workers and trafficking investigations. The bill was reintroduced on the International Day to End … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren Secures New Protections for Servicemembers from Blast Overpressure and Safer Drug Supply Chains in Annual Defense Bill
Washington, D.C. - Following the passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), announced key priorities secured in the bill. “I fought hard to secure provisions that protect our servicemembers from blast overpressure and ensure a reliable supply chain for life-saving drugs,” said Senator Warren. “We must do more to crack down on greedy defense contractors, close … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren, Nadler, Lawmakers Renew Push to Make Bankruptcy Less Expensive for Families
Bill would simplify the bankruptcy process for individuals and families, address racial and gender disparities in the system, crack down on predatory practices Bill Text | Bill Summary | One-Pager | 2022 Letter of Support from 86 Law Professors Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), along with Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), reintroduced … Continue Reading
December 18, 2024
Warren, Doggett Urge Medicare Administrator to Crack Down on Abuse by Private Insurers In Medicare Advantage
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) urged the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize rules to curb overpayments to private insurers in Medicare Advantage (MA). The nonpartisan Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) estimates that private insurers in MA will overcharge taxpayers $83 billion this year alone. Most of these overpayments are the result of “upcoding,” a tactic in which private insurers … Continue Reading
December 17, 2024
Warren, Senators Question Hegseth Nomination, His Disqualifying Views on Women in the Military, Allegations of Sexual Assault
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), all members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to Susan Wiles, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Chief of Staff, about whether Pete Hegseth’s attitudes toward women, including his opposition to women in combat, and allegations of sexual assault and harassment, … Continue Reading
December 17, 2024
Warren, Lawmakers Probe Real Estate Firm EasyKnock After Abrupt Closure, Demand Answers for Customers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, led a letter to the Founder and CEO of EasyKnock—a real estate company that bought people’s homes and turned them into renters—probing the company’s allegedly deceptive and predatory business practices and their impacts on customers after the company abruptly closed its doors on December 5, 2024. The letter was also signed by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tina … Continue Reading
December 17, 2024
Warren Presses Trump for Answers on Elon Musk’s Glaring Conflicts of Interest
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to President-Elect Trump with concerns about Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest as he serves as a top advisor for the incoming president. In the weeks since the election, Mr. Musk has been named the co-chair of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, and has frequently been by Trump’s side, joining his phone calls with Ukraine’s president, “[met] secretly" with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations. “But … Continue Reading
December 16, 2024
Warren, Murkowski Call for Study to Support Tribal Child Welfare
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study into child abuse and neglect in indigenous communities to help inform Congress’ work to support Tribal child welfare programs. Historically, American Indian (AI) and Alaskan Native (AN) communities have been subjected to trauma by the United States government. In the 19th and 20th centuries, hundreds of thousands of children were … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
Warren, Huffman Renew Push to Invest in Clean Energy
Bill would make historic investment to help fight the climate crisis, spark green innovation, and boost demand for American-made clean energy products Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the BUY GREEN Act, legislation to establish $1.5 trillion in federal procurement commitments for our clean energy future. The funds would be used to purchase American-made clean, renewable, and emission-free … Continue Reading
December 12, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Celebrates Casey’s Record of Fighting for Families, Calls on Congress to Build on that Legacy and Reject Trillions in Tax Giveaways to Billionaires
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee On Aging, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for 2025 legislation to include investments like an expanded Child Tax Credit, affordable home care for sick relatives, paid leave, and affordable child care, so working families have an opportunity to get ahead. Meanwhile, the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which have been largely sucked up by billionaires and large corporations, are up for renewal in 2025. Ms. Ai-Jen Poo, President of the … Continue Reading
