Press Releases
As Another Funding Deadline Looms, Senator Warren Asks Big Banks to Expand Relief Efforts for Affected Workers
Washington, DC - As another deadline to fund the government looms, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday sent letters to leaders of Bank of America, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan Chase, U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo asking them to expand their support for their federal employees, contractors, and other affected customers. Senator Warren also released the banks' responses to an earlier January 2019 letter about their relief efforts and asked a new set of questions about their … Continue Reading
February 12, 2019
Senator Warren Delivers Floor Speech Opposing William Barr's Nomination for Attorney General
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor in which she spoke out against the nomination of William Barr for United States Attorney General. In her remarks, Senator Warren expressed concern that as Attorney General, Mr. Barr would put his loyalty to President Trump ahead of his duty to stand up for the rights of all Americans. Senator Warren also criticized Mr. Barr's history on women's rights, criminal justice reform, … Continue Reading
February 08, 2019
Warren Joins Blumenthal, Murphy in Introducing Bills to Provide Relief to Homeowners and Businesses with Crumbling Foundations
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), along with Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), in introducing two bills—the Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act and the Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act—to provide meaningful relief for homeowners and businesses in Massachusetts and other states with crumbling foundations.“Families and business owners in Western … Continue Reading
February 08, 2019
Senator Warren Questions Military Housing Developers on Defense Dept. Partnership Agreements
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent letters to five of the nation's largest private military housing developers to request information about their partnership agreements with the Department of Defense (DOD). The senator's letter follows a series of disturbing new reports that reveal unsafe and unsanitary conditions in privatized, on-base housing for military personnel and their families. The letter, which was … Continue Reading
February 08, 2019
Senator Warren Questions the Fed's Approval of Bank Mergers & Acquisitions
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's response to her April 2018 letter inquiring about the Federal Reserve's approval process for bank mergers and acquisitions-a response revealing that the Federal Reserve System approves virtually all bank M&A applications it receives. The release follows the announcement this morning by Suntrust Banks, Inc. (Suntrust) and BB&T Corporation (BB&T) that they intend to … Continue Reading
February 07, 2019
Warren, Cotton, Hassan Introduce the Full Military Honors Act
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) yesterday unveiled the Full Military Honors Act, a bipartisan bill to allow all Medal of Honor recipients and former prisoners of war to receive a full military honors burial ceremony with an escort, regardless of rank. Currently, full military honors with an escort are reserved for senior officers, non-commissioned officers, and servicemembers killed in combat. The Full … Continue Reading
February 07, 2019
Warren Calls on CFPB's Kraninger to Immediately Rescind Proposal to Weaken Borrower Protections on Payday Lenders
Washington, DC - Yesterday, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger following news that the CFPB has proposed a new rule to make it easier for payday lenders to trap borrowers in endless cycles of debt. According to the Federal Reserve, one in four families does not have adequate savings to cover an unexpected $400 expense. These families often turn to short-term high-interest loan products to make … Continue Reading
February 07, 2019
Warren Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Servicemembers, Examine Health Effects of Toxic Burn Pits
Washington, DC - This month, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Ala.) in reintroducing the bipartisan Burn Pits Accountability Act to examine the health effects of exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals on servicemembers and veterans. The legislation would require members of the Armed Forces to be evaluated for exposure to toxic airborne chemicals during routine health exams and direct the Secretary of … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Senator Warren, Rep. Jayapal Demand Answers on T-Mobile Executives' Trump Hotel Spending as Company Seeks Merger Approval from Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent letters to leaders of the Trump Organization and T-Mobile in the wake of reports that T-Mobile executives started to regularly patronize President Trump's hotel in Washington D.C. immediately after announcing a proposed merger with its rival, Sprint. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are currently reviewing the $26 billion merger … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Senator Warren Gets Answers from CENTCOM Commander About Yemen Operations
SENATOR WARREN: Thank you Mr. Chairman, and thank you General Votel for being here. I appreciated the opportunity to meet with you last week. As you know, I have serious concerns about our support to the Saudi-led coalition and its military campaign in Yemen. Last year, I asked you if the U.S. government knew where coalition jets went and what targets they bombed after receiving fuel from U.S. tankers. And you said that CENTCOM does not track that information. In late December, The New York … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Warren, Carper, Cummings Introduce Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act
Bill Text | Section-By-Section | One-PagerWashington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), and House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) yesterday introduced the Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act to enhance the ethics requirements that govern presidential transitions.Senators Warren, Carper, and Chairman Cummings introduced the Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act in the last Congress to ensure that the … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Warren, Cummings, Udall, Whitehouse, Peters, Lieu Release Unclassified GAO Report, "Vetting of Individuals and Secure Areas at Mar-a-Lago"
Washington, DC - Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of whether President Donald Trump and his staff have followed appropriate protocol for … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Senator Warren, Rep. Jayapal Demand Answers on T-Mobile Executives' Trump Hotel Spending as Company Seeks Merger Approval from Trump Administration
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) sent letters to leaders of the Trump Organization and T-Mobile in the wake of reports that T-Mobile executives started to regularly patronize President Trump's hotel in Washington D.C. immediately after announcing a proposed merger with its rival, Sprint.The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are currently reviewing the $26 billion … Continue Reading
February 06, 2019
Warren Questions "Mar-a-Lago Cronies" on Undue Influence Over Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent an oversight letter to three members of President Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, Mr. Ike Perlmutter, Dr. Bruce Moskowitz, and Mr. Marc Sherman, seeking information on whether the trio personally profited from their close involvement in and knowledge of decision-making at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The senator's letter follows recent reports of the trio's widespread and undue influence on VA … Continue Reading
February 05, 2019
Senators Warren, Markey, Shaheen and Hassan, and Reps. Kuster and Trahan Introduce Legislation to Protect Nashua River and its Tributaries
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Representatives Ann Kuster (NH-02) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) today introduced legislation to designate portions of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit Rivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as scenic rivers under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The legislation would create a locally-appointed advisory committee that works with … Continue Reading
February 05, 2019
Senators Warren, Markey, Rep. Moulton Commend City of Lynn, Mass. and GE Aviation Workers for New Contract Award
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) applauded the announcement that GE Aviation has been awarded a competitive, single $517,375,800 Cost Plus Incentive Fee contract for the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), benefitting workers at GE Aviation's facility and its community in Lynn, Massachusetts."We congratulate the … Continue Reading
February 05, 2019
Senator Warren Seeks Clarification and Additional Information from CENTCOM Commander on U.S. Involvement in Yemen
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to General Joseph L. Votel, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), seeking clarification and additional information regarding United States support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its coalition's operations in Yemen. The Senator's letter, which follows recent reporting that calls into question statements made by General Votel and other CENTCOM officials, comes ahead of General Votel's testimony … Continue Reading
February 04, 2019
Senator Warren Announces Sajid Shahriar, Federal Worker and Labor Leader Forced Out of Work During Shutdown, as SOTU Guest
Boston, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today announced that Sajid Shahriar, an employee of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) who was furloughed during President Trump and Senate Republicans' 35-day-long federal government shutdown, will accompany her to the State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.Sajid is a Massachusetts labor leader who serves as Executive Vice President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local … Continue Reading
February 04, 2019
Warren Joins Rubio, Gillibrand in Re-Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen State Dept’s Role Combating Anti-Semitism
Washington, DC - To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day last week, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in re-introducing the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act, bipartisan legislation that would enhance the State Department’s role in combating and monitoring anti-Semitism around the world. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Jacky Rosen … Continue Reading
February 01, 2019
Senator Warren Joins New Mexico Delegation in Introducing Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Reauthorize Native American Language Programs
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Representatives Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), in introducing the Esther Martinez Native American Languages Programs Reauthorization Act to strengthen tribally-developed Native American language revitalization programs.The … Continue Reading
