Press Releases
With SNAP Under Attack, Warren, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure Recipients Seeking Employment Don't Unfairly Lose Benefits
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation today to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients with job training and resources to seek employment opportunities. The bill introduction follows a Trump Administration proposal to severely cut SNAP benefits by $17 billion in 2019, and restructure … Continue Reading
March 01, 2018
Warren, Feinstein, Cortez Masto Seek Data on Prevalence of Sexual Harassment in Financial Sector
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) today sent letters to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), requesting information on the prevalence of sexual harassment within the financial sector. The financial services industry employs over six million people. According to EEOC data, the "finance and insurance" sector generated the ninth-largest … Continue Reading
March 01, 2018
New Warren-Clark Report: DeVos Tenure has been a Boon for Shady For-Profit Colleges, Student Loan Companies, and School Privatization Advocates
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Katherine Clark today unveiled the first "DeVos Watch" annual review. The 17-page report finds that Secretary DeVos's major actions during her first year in charge of the U.S. Department of Education has been a boon for for-profit colleges, student loan companies, and advocates of school privatization at the expense of America's K12 and college students. The report reveals that Secretary DeVos's actions have … Continue Reading
February 27, 2018
Warren, Bennet, Heller, Toomey Introduce Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis with E-Prescriptions
Video: Senator Warren Discusses How E-Prescribing Can Help Fight the Opioid CrisisWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), and Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) today introduced the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely (EPCS) Act to combat opioid overdoses by requiring electronic prescriptions for controlled substances under Medicare. “We need to be using every tool at our disposal to fight the opioid epidemic,” Warren said. “I’m glad … Continue Reading
February 27, 2018
Warren Calls on Institutional Investors to Encourage More Responsible Action by Gun Manufacturers
Washington, DC - In the wake of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent letters to nine major gun company shareholders calling on them to use their financial leverage to ensure that the companies they invest in are taking steps to reduce gun violence. Since the start of 2018, there have been 34 mass shootings across the country. On February 14, 2018, a 19-year old gunman opened fire on students, teachers, and staff at Marjory Stoneman … Continue Reading
February 27, 2018
Warren, Rosen Unveil Bicameral Legislation to End Secrecy in Workplace Harassment Settlements
Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) today introduced the Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act, which would require publicly-traded companies to disclose workplace harassment and discrimination settlements. In recent months, reports of high-profile sexual harassment and abuse settlement cases involving corporate executives, along with other sexual harassment allegations, have sparked a national … Continue Reading
February 26, 2018
Warren, Murray Call on NLRB Chairman to Reconsider Hy-Brand Decision as Watchdog Finds "Serious and Flagrant Problems"
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today sent letters to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Marvin Kaplan and Member William Emanuel in the wake of an investigation by the NLRB inspector general (IG) finding that Member Emanuel's participation in the December 2017 Hy-Brand case "exposes a serious and flagrant problem and/or … Continue Reading
February 23, 2018
Warren, Jones, Bonamici Press DeVos on Suspicious Stock Trades timed to Education Department Announcements
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Senator Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Vice Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, today sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to address disclosure of non-public information about important Department of Education actions. The disclosures appear to be … Continue Reading
February 23, 2018
Warren, Blumenthal, Merkley Press Mulvaney on Failure to Explain Sudden Actions Benefitting Payday Lenders
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, urging him to provide clarity on the rationale for his recent actions benefiting payday and installment lenders. The senators were among those who first wrote to Mr. Mulvaney on January 31st, questioning his actions to benefit the payday industry. Mulvaney's response to the letter raised … Continue Reading
February 20, 2018
Congress Passes Bipartisan Warren-Cartwright Legislation to Protect Veterans from Financial Scams
Washington, DC - Last Thursday evening, the United States Senate passed by unanimous consent the Veterans Care Financial Protection Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Representatives Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Jim Renacci (R-Ohio), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Ted Deutch (D-Fla.). A modified version of the bill previously passed the House of Representatives unanimously and now heads to the President for his … Continue Reading
February 14, 2018
Warren, Cardin, Brown Call for an End to Federally-Funded Private Debt Collection Agencies
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) have introduced legislation to repeal authority from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contract with private collection agencies (PCAs) to collect unpaid taxes. Now in its third iteration, each time the program has been allowed to function, it has been shown to cost the federal government more money than it takes in while targeting some of the most vulnerable taxpayers - … Continue Reading
February 12, 2018
Warren, Markey Urge FEMA to Extend Benefits for Transitional Shelter Assistance Program to Puerto Rico Evacuees
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Brock Long, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), requesting that FEMA allow Puerto Rico evacuees currently enrolled in the Transitional Shelter Assistance (TSA) program to continue living in TSA shelters until March 20, 2018, regardless of whether FEMA determines that their homes in Puerto Rico are habitable. FEMA's Transitional Shelter … Continue Reading
February 12, 2018
Warren Questions OIRA Administrator Rao on Role in Hiding Damaging Analysis of Department of Labor Tipping Rule Proposal
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter inquiring whether Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials played a role in hiding an unfavorable internal analysis of a December 2017 proposal to rescind an Obama-era regulation ensuring that restaurant and other workers receive the tips they earn. According to news reports, the internal analysis found that the Department of Labor's (DOL) proposal would cost workers billions of dollars.In her letter … Continue Reading
February 09, 2018
Warren Calls on Equifax to Clarify Conflicting, Confusing, and Incomplete Information Provided to Congress and the Public on 2017 Data Breach
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Equifax CEO Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. on the conflicting, confusing, and incomplete information provided by the company to Congress regarding the extent of the massive 2017 data breach that compromised the personal identifying information (PII) of over 145 million Americans. A new report today by the Wall Street Journal confirms that Equifax failed to fully disclose the extent of the breach, and raises … Continue Reading
February 09, 2018
Warren, Markey, Neal Urge Scott Pruitt to Ensure General Electric Deposits Housatonic River Toxic Waste Out of State
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representative Richard Neal sent a letter to the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt calling on him to uphold the EPA's 2016 decision that contaminated material removed during the Housatonic River "Rest of River" clean-up project must be "shipped off-site to existing licensed facilities for disposal.""Rest of River" is an EPA-approved plan requiring General Electric (GE) to clean up the … Continue Reading
February 08, 2018
Warren Statement on Proposed Senate Budget Agreement
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the below statement on the proposed senate budget deal:"Budgets aren't just numbers on a page. Budgets are about values. And over the past few months, I've fought tooth and nail for Congress to pass a budget deal that reflects our values and helps working families. "Today's deal makes real progress on those middle-class priorities I've spent months pushing for. If implemented, it would double child care funding … Continue Reading
February 08, 2018
Senators Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Increase Number of VA Peer Counselors for Women Veterans
Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today introduced the Women Veterans Peer Counseling Enhancement Act to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Peer Support Program is equipped with an adequate amount of peer counselors to help address the mental health needs of women veterans. Representatives Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) and Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) originally introduced the companion legislation in the House of … Continue Reading
February 07, 2018
Mass. Congressional Delegation Raises Concerns About Drug and Medical Device Shortages in Local Hospitals
Washington, DC - The Massachusetts congressional delegation, including United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Representatives Richard Neal, James McGovern, Michael Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, William Keating, Joseph P. Kennedy III, Katherine Clark and Seth Moulton, today sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb highlighting the impact of drug and medical device shortages on Massachusetts medical centers in the … Continue Reading
February 07, 2018
Senator Warren Delivers Floor Speech to Mark One Year of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered a floor speech to mark one year of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Sharply criticizing Attorney General Sessions' record on civil rights, criminal justice, and immigration, Senator Warren outlined how the Department of Justice under Jeff Sessions' leadership has failed in its mission to promote justice for all Americans. The full text of her remarks is available below. Remarks by Senator Elizabeth … Continue Reading
February 07, 2018
Warren Unveils New Investigative Report Uncovering Equifax's Failure to Protect Americans' Personal Data
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released a new 15-page report containing the findings of a four-month long investigation into how Equifax failed to protect the personal data of more than 145 million Americans. The report concludes that Equifax set up a flawed system to prevent and mitigate data security problems, ignored numerous warnings of risks to sensitive data, failed to notify consumers, investors, and regulators about the breach in a timely … Continue Reading
