Press Releases
Warren, Jayapal Release T-Mobile Responses to Their Inquiry About Trump International Hotel Patronage
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) today released T-Mobile's responses to their February 6, 2019 letter inquiring about 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, and asking T-Mobile to share the amount spent at the Trump property between April 2018, when the proposed merger was … Continue Reading
March 01, 2019
Warren, Blumenthal, Menendez, and Sanders Call on Congressional Leadership to Address Expiring Food and Nutrition Benefits for Puerto Rico in Final Disaster Relief Bill
Washington, DC - As negotiations continue on a supplemental disaster relief bill, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on Congressional leadership to ensure that the final package address the imminent expiration of food and other nutritional benefits for thousands of eligible Puerto Ricans. Unlike fellow U.S. citizens living in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam and the United … Continue Reading
February 28, 2019
Senators Warren and Rubio Reintroduce Bill to Protect Jobs for Workers Struggling with Student Loans
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today reintroduced the Protecting Job Opportunities for Borrowers (Protecting JOBs) Act (S.609), legislation that would help to ensure borrowers are not inhibited from working solely because they fell behind on their federal student loan payments. Specifically, the Protecting JOBs Act would prevent states from suspending, revoking or denying state professional, teaching, or driver's licenses … Continue Reading
February 28, 2019
Warren Joins Whitehouse, Cotton, Moulton, and King in Reintroducing ALS Disability Insurance Access Act
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Peter King (NY-02) in reintroducing the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act. The bipartisan bill would eliminate the five-month waiting period before ALS patients can receive the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits they earned by contributing to Social Security. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, … Continue Reading
February 28, 2019
Senators Warren and Blumenthal Investigate Interior Nominee and Former Lobbyist David Bernhardt's Conflicts of Interest
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to the Designated Agency Ethics Official, Scott de la Vega, at the U.S. Department of the Interior Ethics Office (DEO) and to the Deputy Inspector General, Mary Kendall, at the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General, expressing concern over conflicts of interest and potential ethics violations by David Bernhardt, the Acting Secretary of the Department … Continue Reading
February 28, 2019
Warren, Booker, Deutch Investigate Private Prisoner Transport Company Following Reports of Inhumane and Unsafe Conditions
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) sent a letter to Joel Brasfield, President of Prisoner Transportation Services, LLC (PTS), a private prisoner transport company that contracts with state and local law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities to transport pretrial arrestees and prisoners across interstate or intrastate jurisdictional lines. PTS and its subsidiaries have come under … Continue Reading
February 27, 2019
Western Massachusetts Communities to be Included in Health Study of Harmful Chemicals
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauded an announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) that Hampden County and the Barnes Air Reserve Base surrounding area will be included in a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) health study to determine the health effects of occupational exposure of PFAS. PFAS are harmful chemicals that can be found in a type of … Continue Reading
February 26, 2019
Warren, Colleagues Continue to Call for HELP Committee Hearings on Hurricanes' Impact on Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with five of her colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to once again request that the Committee hold hearings to assess the challenges facing the health and educational systems in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Senator Warren was joined by Senators Bernie … Continue Reading
February 26, 2019
Warren Joins Bipartisan Group to Improve VA Outreach to Native American Veterans
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has cosponsored the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Tribal Advisory Committee Act, which Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced this month.The bipartisan bill would establish a VA Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, improving the VA's outreach, health care and benefits for Native Americans. The Committee will facilitate … Continue Reading
February 22, 2019
Newly-Released GAO Report on Workplace Safety Among DOD Contractors Suggests Rampant Labor Law Violations
Washington, DC - The Government Accountability Office released a new report yesterday, as required by a 2018 defense bill provision secured by United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), indicating widespread, serious workplace safety violations among Department of Defense (DOD) contractors and gaps in DOD's process for reviewing prospective contractors' safety records. DOD spends hundreds of billions of dollars each year on goods and services provided by contractors … Continue Reading
February 22, 2019
Following Revelations About Fraud at Wells Fargo, Sen. Warren Writes to Fed Chair: Don't Remove Growth Cap Until Tim Sloan is Fired
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell once again urging him not to lift growth cap restrictions on Wells Fargo until Tim Sloan is removed from his role as CEO. Her letter comes in the wake of a deeply troubling new report in Capitol Forum that reveals that, beginning in 2016, employees in the Wholesale Banking division of Wells Fargo "routinely falsified clients' signatures and otherwise doctored paperwork" in … Continue Reading
February 22, 2019
Warren Seeks Answers from DOD & State Department on Reports of American Weapons Transferred to Suspected Terrorists and Militias
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) yesterday sent a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting information on the suspected retransfer of American weapons from foreign governments to suspected terrorists, armed militias, and other unauthorized third-party, non-state actors. Senator Warren's letter follows a recent investigation by CNN, which found that "Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have … Continue Reading
February 21, 2019
Warren Joins Klobuchar and Senate Colleagues in Letter Pressing Department of Education to Address Backlog of Student Loan Forgiveness Requests
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in a letter pressing the Department of Education to immediately address the backlog of federal student loan forgiveness requests from borrowers impacted by predatory practices. Also joining in this effort are Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Dianne Feinstein … Continue Reading
February 18, 2019
Warren Unveils Universal Child Care and Early Learning Proposal
| Warren's 2017 NWLC Remarks on Child Care | Warren's Ultra-Millionaire Tax Proposal Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today unveiled a proposal outlining the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act, a comprehensive plan to provide millions of families with free, high-quality child care and early learning options and to ensure that every family in the country can affordably access these services. Over the past generation, wages have effectively remained … Continue Reading
February 18, 2019
Warren, Daines, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Steve Daines (Mont.), and Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) today introduced the Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act. The bill requires most federal buildings to have dedicated rooms for breastfeeding mothers. “Breastfeeding has significant benefits for the health and wellbeing of a baby and it's mother," said Senator Warren. "Mothers deserve the flexibility to be able to breastfeed or pump as needed. It is well past time … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
Senator Warren Statement on Change in Leadership at Columbia Gas
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement following the news that Mark Kempic will take over as President and COO of Columbia Gas after the current President Steve Bryant retires on May 1st: "A change in leadership can be a move in the right direction, but this disaster wasn't caused solely by one person. We need Columbia Gas and its parent company NiSource to stop putting profits over safety and to completely overhaul their work … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
Warren Joins Tester, Boozman to Renew Effort to Pass Landmark Legislation to Support Women Veterans
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) yesterday in reintroducing bipartisan legislation, the Deborah Sampson Act, to support women veterans.Women are the fastest growing group of veterans, but many VA facilities don’t have the ability to provide equitable care or services to women veterans. The Deborah Sampson Act would eliminate barriers to care and services that many women veterans face and would … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
Senators Warren, Alexander Are Encouraged By HHS Secretary Azar's Comments on the Department's Work to Pay for Health Care Based on Value, Rather Than Volume
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), encouraged by HHS Secretary Alex Azar's comments on the value of mandatory models, sent a letter to the Secretary yesterday to gather more information regarding the Department's use of mandatory models to test alternative health care payment methods. As health care costs continue to rise, it is imperative that the federal government continue efforts to deliver high-quality care to Medicare and … Continue Reading
February 15, 2019
One Year After Parkland Shooting, Senator Warren, Rep. Clark Call for Renewed Federal Investigation into Gun Violence in Schools
Washington, DC - Yesterday, on the one-year anniversary of the deadliest high school shooting in American history, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Representative Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) called for a new investigation to re-examine the danger that gun violence poses to our nation's children and the solutions to this violence in our schools and on our streets. In the immediate aftermath of the Parkland shooting, which claimed the lives of 17 … Continue Reading
February 14, 2019
Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act Introduced by Warren, Markey, Blumenthal, Menendez, Harris, Gillibrand, Sanders
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act in the Senate to prevent President Trump from using funds appropriated for disaster relief to fund the construction of a border wall. This is the companion bill to legislation that Representative … Continue Reading