Press Releases
Sens. Warren, Sanders, Booker Urge FCC and DOJ to Review Sinclair Broadcast Group's $10.6 Billion Acquisition of 21 Regional Sports Networks
2016 Remarks on Competition in the American EconomyWashington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Ajit Pai and the head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, urging close scrutiny of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s (Sinclair) recent acquisition of 21 Regional Sports Networks and Fox College Sports (RSNs) from the Walt … Continue Reading
June 25, 2019
Sen. Warren, Reps. Pressley and Porter Raise Concerns Over the Continued Employment of High-Level CFPB Staffer with History of Working for Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) today sent a letter to Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging the CFPB to reconsider its continued employment of Paul Watkins as the Assistant Director of the Office of Innovation after a report this week revealed that Mr. Watkins previously served as a senior counsel for an anti-LGBTQ hate group, … Continue Reading
June 25, 2019
Senators Warren, Murray Question FDA Proposal to Weaken Approval Standards for Medical Devices
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 letter to Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Ned Sharpless and Center for Devices and Radiological Health Director Jeffrey Shuren questioning whether the FDA has plans to weaken approval standards for medical products—a change that former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said would … Continue Reading
June 24, 2019
Warren Sends Letter to HUD and Federal Watchdog Expressing Concern Over Former CFPB Official Eric Blankenstein's New Position at HUD
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent separate letters to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Inspector General Mark Bialek expressing concern that Eric Blankenstein, who has a history of racist writings, has been hired at HUD in a position with authority over the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). FHA facilitates … Continue Reading
June 21, 2019
Warren Questions ICE About Reports of Misuse of Solitary Confinement at Immigration Detention Facilities
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 reported misuse of solitary confinement at detention facilities. The senator's letter follows reports that ICE immigration detention facilities are relying on solitary confinement (segregation) "as a go-to tool to manage and punish vulnerable detainees" and "to house detainees they … Continue Reading
June 20, 2019
Warren Leads 42 Senators in Reintroducing Refund Equality Act to Provide Equal Tax Treatment for Married Same-Sex Couples
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Refund Equality Act. This legislation would ensure that legally-married same-sex couples -- who until the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 U.S. v. Windsor decision were barred from filing federal taxes jointly -- are permitted to file amended tax returns back to the date of their marriage. Before the Supreme Court's decision in Windsor, a same-sex couple, legally married under state law, could not file … Continue Reading
June 19, 2019
Warren Calls on Department of Defense and OSHA to Implement Workplace Safety Recommendations
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 Sweatt expressing concern about the high number of safety violations among large Department of Defense (DOD) contractors discovered by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and calling for further action from DOD and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to protect workers by fixing the … Continue Reading
June 19, 2019
Senator Warren and Colleagues to Congressional Budget Negotiators: Make Child Care, Affordable Housing, and Addressing the Climate Crisis Top Priorities
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 (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer … Continue Reading
June 19, 2019
Senator Warren Responds to the Trump Administration’s Inadequate Replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency finalizing the so-called “Affordable Clean Energy” rule, an inadequate replacement for the Obama Administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan. “The climate crisis is endangering our country, our health, our economy, and our national security, while the Trump administration continues to put the profits of corporate polluters over the well-being … Continue Reading
June 19, 2019
Senator Warren and Colleagues to Congressional Budget Negotiators: Make Child Care, Affordable Housing, and Addressing the Climate Crisis Top Priorities
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 (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer … Continue Reading
June 18, 2019
Massachusetts Elected and Community Leaders Support Senator Warren's Newly-Introduced Bill to Provide Universal Child Care and Early Learning to All Families
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the Majority Leader's Task Force on Families and Children Living in Poverty, today unveiled the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, a comprehensive and bicameral bill that would provide millions of families with free, high-quality child care and early learning options and ensure that … Continue Reading
June 18, 2019
Senator Warren and Congresswoman Haaland Unveil New Legislation to Provide Universal Child Care and Early Learning to All Families
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), Vice Chair of the Majority Leader's Task Force on Families and Children Living in Poverty, today unveiled the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, a comprehensive and bicameral bill that would provide millions of families with free, high-quality child care and early learning options and ensure that … Continue Reading
June 14, 2019
Senators Warren, Wyden, and Chairman Cummings Release Watchdog Report Finding 2017 Equifax Breach Increased Risk of Fraud Against Citizens Using Government Services
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Banking Committee, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report identifying significant gaps in the federal government's treatment of citizens' personally identifiable information, and revealing that "data stolen in recent breaches, such as … Continue Reading
June 13, 2019
Senator Warren, House Majority Whip Clyburn to Introduce Legislation to Cancel Student Loan Debt for Millions of Americans
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Representative James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), House Majority Whip, today announced they will introduce bicameral legislation to eliminate up to $50,000 in student loan debt for 42 million Americans -- providing debt relief to 95% of student borrowers, including cancelling student debt entirely for 75% of borrowers. The bill would significantly lessen … Continue Reading
June 13, 2019
Warren, Carper Demand Answers on Freddie Mac-Guaranteed $800 Million Loan to Kushner Companies
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 Kushner Companies, a real estate company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, a senior White House advisor and son-in-law of President Trump. Freddie Mac is chartered by Congress to "provide liquidity, stability and affordability" in the mortgage market … Continue Reading
June 12, 2019
Senator Warren Asks Regulators About Discrimination Built into Automated Lending Decisions
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 Federal Reserve System, Comptroller Joseph Otting at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Chairman Jelena McWilliams at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Director Kathy Kraninger at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, regarding a recently-released … Continue Reading
June 12, 2019
Warren, Lieu Call for Investigation into State Dept. Official's Efforts to Fast Track Saudi Arms Deal Benefitting Former Client Raytheon
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. State Department urging him to investigate the involvement of Charles Faulkner, a former State Department official, in a recent Trump Administration decision to use emergency powers to waive Congressional review of billions of … Continue Reading
June 11, 2019
Warren, Sanders, Cosponsors Unveil Legislation to Put Territories on Par with States for Medicaid
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with six other cosponsors in the Senate, to introduce legislation Tuesday to address immediate humanitarian needs in the territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 (S. 1773) would correct long-standing inequities in federal health care funding for Medicaid and Medicare, and give the nearly four million Americans … Continue Reading
June 11, 2019
GAO Agrees to Investigate Federal Disaster Aid Programs' Impact on Inequality
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, applauded the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for agreeing to their April 2019 request to conduct a review of federal disaster relief programs to determine the extent to which the structure and administration of those programs exacerbate racial and socioeconomic inequities in the United States and the extent to which they … Continue Reading
June 11, 2019
Warren Calls on Assistant Attorney General Delrahim to Recuse Himself from DOJ Antitrust Probes of Google & Apple
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 lobbying work for Google and Apple and urging him to recuse himself from any Department matters involving the two companies. The senator's letters follow a recent announcement that DOJ will have jurisdiction over antitrust investigations into the giant tech companies.While the DOJ and … Continue Reading
