Press Releases
Senators Warren and Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Study of Blast Exposure Injuries in Servicemembers
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) yesterday introduced their bill, the Blast Pressure Exposure Study Improvement Act, to improve research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) among servicemembers and strengthen capacity to track and prevent blast pressure exposure. The legislation builds on an amendment Senator Warren introduced in the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that required the Department of … Continue Reading
May 16, 2019
Senators Warren and Murray Lead Colleagues Expressing Support for Agreement That Will Help Military Borrowers Receive the Zero Interest Student Loan Benefit They Are Owed
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and United States Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led seventeen of their Senate colleagues today in sending a comment letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan expressing strong support for the newly-proposed DOD and Department of Education data matching agreement, which will allow eligible … Continue Reading
May 16, 2019
Senators Warren and Brown Lead Colleagues Questioning Student Loan Companies on their Non-Cooperation with Federal and State Regulators
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) led a group of Senate colleagues, including U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), sending a letter today to the three largest federal student loan servicing companies, Navient, Nelnet, and The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance … Continue Reading
May 16, 2019
Senator Warren Introduces New Legislation to Strengthen Ethics and Transparency at the Defense Department
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will introduce today The Department of Defense Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act, legislation to limit the influence of contractors on the military, constrain foreign influence on retired senior military officers, and assert greater transparency over contractors and their interaction with the Department of Defense (DoD). The bill is consistent with Senator Warren’s vision for a 21st … Continue Reading
May 15, 2019
Warren Joins Wyden, Bicameral Coalition to Introduce Bill to Require States to Secure Elections
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with eleven Senate co-sponsors, today introducing an expanded version of the Protecting American Votes and Elections (PAVE) Act to protect American elections from foreign interference by mandating hand-marked paper ballots and setting new cybersecurity standards for all federal elections. The bill provides the strongest protection for American elections of any proposal currently … Continue Reading
May 15, 2019
At Senator Warren's Urging, OCC Confirms it Will Conduct Oversight of Wells Fargo CEO Hiring Process
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released a letter she received from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in which Comptroller Joseph Otting confirmed that the OCC would exercise its statutory authority to review the selection of a new chief executive officer (CEO) of Wells Fargo. The letter from OCC came in response to a letter sent by Senator Warren last month in which she urged Comptroller Otting to use that authority … Continue Reading
May 15, 2019
Warren and Ernst Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Assist Family Caregivers
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), along with their Democratic and Republican colleagues in the Senate and the House of Representatives, on a bipartisan, bicameral bill, the Credit for Caring Act, which supports family caregivers across the country.Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) are cosponsoring the bipartisan legislation in the Senate, and U.S. Representatives Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and … Continue Reading
May 15, 2019
Senator Warren Honors Police Sergeants Gannon, Chesna & Patrolman Moody During National Police Week
Washington, DC - On Tuesday, May 14th, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) submitted a statement for the Congressional Record in recognition of National Police Week. The Senator's statement pays tribute to Massachusetts law enforcement officers Sean Gannon, Michael Chesna, and Leon Moody, all of whom died in the line of duty and whose names were engraved this week on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.The full text of Senator … Continue Reading
May 15, 2019
Senators Warren and Menendez, Congresswoman Velázquez Lead Senate and House Colleagues Urging FEMA to Take Rapid and Robust Action to Help Rebuild Key Puerto Rico Hospital
Washington, DC -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) today sent a letter to Acting Administrator Peter Gaynor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting information about problems with FEMA's provision of disaster aid to the only hospital on Vieques, an island located roughly seven miles off the coast of mainland Puerto Rico. Joining the senators and congresswoman in sending the … Continue Reading
May 15, 2019
Warren, Escobar Announce Legislation to Require Dept. of Defense to Adapt to Climate Change Threat
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Representative Veronica Escobar (D-Tex.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced the Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act. The bicameral legislation, which will be formally introduced this week, would require the Department of Defense (DoD) to adapt its infrastructure and operations to address climate change and … Continue Reading
May 14, 2019
Senator Warren, Representative Jayapal Release "Rigged Justice 2.0"; Report Details How President Trump and His Administration are Letting Corporate Crime Run Rampant
Warren's Proposed Solutions Include Legislation Holding Executives Criminally Liable for Scams That Harm Americans A PDF of the report is available here Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) today released a new report, "Rigged Justice 2.0: Government of the Billionaires, by the Billionaires, and for the Billionaires." The report, prepared by Rep. Jayapal and Senator Warren, is the second in a series on the … Continue Reading
May 10, 2019
Warren, Durbin, Nadler, Katko Introduce Bill Making Bankruptcy Relief Available for Student Loan Borrowers
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Judiciary Committee Chairman, John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), today introduced a bicameral bill that would give Americans overwhelmed by student loan debt the option of obtaining meaningful bankruptcy relief. The Student Borrower Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2019 would eliminate the section of the bankruptcy code … Continue Reading
May 10, 2019
Warren, Bonamici Lead Colleagues Urging Accreditation Council to Protect Students and Taxpayers by Denying Recognition to Troubled For-Profit College Accreditor ACICS
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), along with six of their Senate colleagues and seven of their House colleagues, sent a letter to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the association that coordinates the higher education accreditation process, urging them to deny recognition to the controversial for-profit college accreditor, Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), at an … Continue Reading
May 08, 2019
Homeland Security Watchdog Finds FEMA "did not follow procurement laws (and) regulations," and Wrongly Awarded Failed Bronze Star LLC Puerto Rico Contract
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today made the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) released its investigation, which Senators Warren and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) requested in December 2017, into FEMA's decision to award over $30 million in contracts to Bronze Star LLC for temporary roofing materials in Puerto Rico that were never delivered. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Catherine Cortez … Continue Reading
May 08, 2019
Warren, Cummings, Udall, Haaland, and More Than 95 Colleagues Reintroduce the Bicameral, Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic in Native Communities
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, along with Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), and over 95 of their colleagues in the Senate and House today reintroduced the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the … Continue Reading
May 08, 2019
Warren Leads Members of Massachusetts Delegation in Reintroducing the Bicameral, Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic
Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, today led over 95 of their colleagues in the Senate and House in reintroducing the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the opioid and substance use epidemic. Endorsed by over 200 organizations, Senator Warren and Representative Cummings' CARE Act … Continue Reading
May 08, 2019
Warren, Cummings, and More than 95 Colleagues in Senate and House Reintroduce Comprehensive CARE Act to Combat the Opioid and Substance Use Epidemic
Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, today led over 95 of their colleagues in the Senate and House in reintroducing the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the opioid and substance use epidemic. Endorsed by over 200 organizations, Senator Warren and Representative Cummings' CARE Act … Continue Reading
May 07, 2019
Senator Warren Refutes Leader McConnell’s “Case Closed” Conclusion; Urges Congress to Uphold Constitutional Oath
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered a 40-minute long speech on the Senate floor in which she responded to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s declaration that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report means “case closed” on the investigation into President Trump’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. She read excerpts of the report and an open letter from 600 former federal prosecutors stating that in their … Continue Reading
May 07, 2019
Senator Warren Demands Detailed Plan for Federal Student Loan Program from New Chief of the Federal Student Aid Office
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP Committee), today sent a letter to General Mark Brown, regarding his recent appointment as Chief Operating Officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) at the U.S. Department of Education ("the Department"). Brown will be the fourth person to lead FSA since the start of the Trump Administration and will manage the Department's … Continue Reading
May 07, 2019
Warren, Warner, Cummings, Krishnamoorthi Reintroduce Legislation to Hold Equifax and other Credit Reporting Agencies Accountable for Data Breaches
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), along with Representatives Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), today reintroduced the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)-including Equifax-accountable for data breaches involving consumer data. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) more direct … Continue Reading
