Press Releases
At Hearing, Warren Warns of National Security Threats Posed by the Collection, Storage, and Selling of Americans’ Data by Big Tech
Washington, D.C. —Today, at a hearing of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Emily Kilcrease, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics, and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, on the national security risks posed by digital trade rules that allow tech companies to collect, sell, and store Americans’ data wherever is cheapest, including China. At the hearing, Senator Warren pressed Ms. … Continue Reading
January 11, 2024
At Hearing, Warren, DEA Official Confirm Crypto’s Role in Fueling Illegal Fentanyl Trade
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for action to address crypto’s role in facilitating the illicit fentanyl trade. Holes in anti-money laundering laws have given drug cartels and traffickers a backdoor to move their drug money around, helping to worsen the opioid crisis. In questioning, Fraternal Order of Police President Patrick Yoes explained that fentanyl criminals will continue using … Continue Reading
January 11, 2024
Warren, Markey, Neal Statement on Federal Government Probe of V-22 Osprey Safety Record
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey, along with Congressman Richard Neal (MA-01), released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed to probe the safety record of the V-22 Osprey program. Senator Warren called for the military to ground the V-22 until the military is confident that more lives would not be lost in December, which the military did. In December 2023, the Massachusetts lawmakers called on the … Continue Reading
January 10, 2024
Warren, Jayapal Raise Concerns about Commerce Department Tasking Wall Street Financiers with Allocating $39 Billion in CHIPS Semiconductor Funding
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, expressing concerns about the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) reliance on a small team of Wall Street financiers to help allocate $39 billion in CHIPS and Science Act taxpayer-funded manufacturing and R&D subsidies. The lawmakers are seeking answers about possible abuses of the revolving door between government and Wall … Continue Reading
January 08, 2024
Warren, Markey Announce Federal Funding for New Electric School Buses in Massachusetts
Massachusetts will be receiving several Clean School Bus Awards to serve the school districts of Boston, Fall River, New Bedford and Worcester. Boston, MA - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding Massachusetts funding for 85 electric school buses under the Clean Bus Grant Program to help school districts replace polluting diesel school buses with electric or low-emission school … Continue Reading
January 03, 2024
Warren, Blumenthal, Sanders, Porter Probe Massive Tax Breaks Received by Intuit While Company Fights Free Tax Filing for Millions of Americans
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Intuit, requesting a full accounting of the expenses underlying the company’s massive federal research tax breaks. The lawmakers’ request follows Intuit’s recent disclosure that it received $94 million in federal research tax credits in 2022, while simultaneously spending millions lobbying against the … Continue Reading
December 21, 2023
Warren Secures Half-Million Federal Grant to Improve Street Safety in Central Massachusetts
Boston, MA — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) a $480,000 grant for their Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Regional Action Plan and the Worcester Main South Demonstration Project. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will assist CMRPC in developing a comprehensive safety action plan for the region and in piloting demonstration activities on … Continue Reading
December 21, 2023
Warren, Carson, Porter, Lawmakers Raise Concern over Accuracy, Due Process, Civil Rights Violations with Terrorism Watchlist
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Representatives André Carson (D-Ind.), Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, DHS Under Secretary for … Continue Reading
December 20, 2023
Warren, Durbin, Markey, Lawmakers Urge Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service to End Use of Private Jails, Comply with President Biden’s Executive Order
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) along with Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Director Ronald L. Davis, urging them to stop detaining individuals in private jails, and to comply with President Biden’s … Continue Reading
December 19, 2023
Warren, Durbin, Ossoff, Lawmakers Raise Concerns with Wellpath Over Inadequate Healthcare Services in Prisons and Jails Nationwide
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) sent a letter to Wellpath — the nation’s largest private provider of prison healthcare — raising concern over reports of inadequate care at federal, state, and local prisons … Continue Reading
December 19, 2023
Warren Demands Answers from Crypto Firms on Abuse of the Revolving Door to Undermine Bipartisan Efforts to Rein in Crypto Terrorist Financing
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent letters to three crypto giants: the Blockchain Association, Coin Center, and Coinbase, asking each of these organizations about their use of the revolving door to undermine efforts to rein in crypto’s use in terrorist financing. The letters come as a troubling report found that crypto interests are abusing the revolving door and employing a “small … Continue Reading
December 18, 2023
ICYMI: Warren Calls for Big National Investment to Lower Housing Costs, Stronger Protections for Renters and Families
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks at the New England Council, where she highlighted her priorities to lower housing costs, including increasing supply and bolstering renter protections. Senator Warren also highlighted the dangers posed by institutional investors for families seeking to buy or rent single-family homes, and discussed actions that the Biden administration has taken to protect renters and homeowners, including the Renters Bill of … Continue Reading
December 18, 2023
Warren, 6 Senators to Bank Regulator: Don’t Block States’ Efforts to Defend Consumers from Harmful Bank Practices
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, led 6 senators in a letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, calling on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to allow states to move forward with their efforts to protect consumers from harmful bank practices. The senators criticized the OCC for overstepping its preemption authority under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Warren, Markey, Keating Announce $372 Million Federal Grant for Cape Cod Bridges
Boston, MA - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representative Bill Keating (MA-09), today announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Army Corps a $372 million grant to start replacing the Cape Cod Bridges under its Mega (National Infrastructure Project Assistance) grant program. “We are pleased that the Department of Transportation has awarded Massachusetts $372 … Continue Reading
December 15, 2023
Warren, Baldwin, and 40 Democratic Senators Introduce Resolution Affirming Support for FDA’s Scientific Judgment That Medication Abortion Is Safe and Effective
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) led 40 other lawmakers in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have been increasingly under attack, with more than a dozen states banning or restricting access to abortion care, and anti-abortion extremists attempting to ban medication abortion nationwide. … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Warren, Blumenthal, Markey, Van Hollen Seek Answers from Student Loan Servicers After “Painful” Transition for Borrowers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sent follow-up letters to student loan servicers - MOHELA, EdFinancial, Nelnet, and Maximus - raising concerns about borrowers’ problems with return to repayment, requesting information about the borrower experience, and pushing back on the servicers’ claim that budget shortfalls limit their ability provide quality customer service to millions of … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Warren, Jayapal Blast Big Pharma's Sham Patent Claims, Urge Companies to End Abusive Patent Practices that Cost Patients Billions
Washington, D.C. — In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) warnings about drug manufacturers’ patent abuse, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent letters to the CEOs of 8 pharmaceutical companies urging them to voluntarily remove sham patent claims improperly included in the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s “Orange Book” and end their unlawful practices that delay competition and drive up costs for patients and taxpayers. The letter … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Senator Warren Pushes Meta for Answers on Platform's Suppression of Palestine-related Content
Washington, D.C. — Today. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, regarding disturbing reports that Meta is suppressing or mistranslating Palestinian and Palestine-related content following Hamas’s deadly October 7 attacks. “Amidst the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, a humanitarian catastrophe including the deaths of thousands of civilians in Gaza, and the killing of dozens of journalists, it is more important than ever that social … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
ICYMI: In Newsweek Op-ed, Senator Warren Praises President Biden’s Action to Lower Drug Costs, Urges Americans to Fight Back Against Big Pharma's Unreasonable Drug Prices
Op-Ed in Newsweek Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published a new op-ed in Newsweek commending President Biden for his announcement that price can be considered in the government’s decision to march-in on a drug, effectively lowering drug costs, and calling on the American public to fight back against an industry that has been taking advantage of them for decades. Read the full op-ed here and below: Newsweek: Elizabeth Warren: America—It's Time to Tell … Continue Reading
December 14, 2023
Warren Announces Legislative Priorities Included in 2024 National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Personnel, announced key priorities secured in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). "After months of negotiations, oversight and legislation, I secured numerous improvements in the defense policy bill to better care for servicemembers, protect civilians during war, and crack down on price-gouging by defense … Continue Reading
