Press Releases
Warren, Cummings, Bonamici, Colleagues Demand Answers about Collapse of For-Profit College Chain Education Corporation of America
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) have opened an investigation into the sudden collapse of the massive for-profit college chain Education Corporation of American (ECA), demanding information from ECA and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), the failed accreditor responsible for giving ECA its stamp of approval prior to the … Continue Reading
December 27, 2018
Senator Warren Announces New Staff Leadership for the 116th Congress
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that Anne Reid has been named Chief of Staff and Nikko Mendoza will return as State Director for the 116th Congress. Anne currently serves as Senior Advisor to Senator Warren. Prior to joining Senator Warren's staff, she was Chief Strategy Officer at Vision To Learn, a non-profit organization that brings free eye exams and glasses to children in low-income communities. Anne previously served as Counselor … Continue Reading
December 21, 2018
Warren, Young Government Accountability Bill Passes Both Chambers of Congress
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) today announced that their bipartisan legislation to increase oversight of federal agencies has passed the House by a 382-2 vote and now heads to the President’s desk to await his signature. The Good Accounting Obligation in Government (GAO-IG) Act requires federal agencies to report on open and unimplemented recommendations from the Office of Inspector General (IG) and the Government Accountability … Continue Reading
December 21, 2018
Farm Bill Includes Key Warren, Markey Provisions
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) applauded the final passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which President Trump signed into law yesterday. The bill enacts legislation co-sponsored by Senator Warren, the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Act. "The 2018 Farm Bill makes important investments to sustain small farmers, promote organic agriculture, support tribal businesses, combat climate change, and encourage healthy nutrition. I'm … Continue Reading
December 20, 2018
Warren Applauds Historic Legislation to Benefit Veterans, Servicemembers, Gold Star Families
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement applauding the omnibus legislation passed today in the Senate, the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act, which contains important provisions for veterans, servicemembers, and their families, including spouses whose loved ones died in the line of duty: "My three big brothers served in our military, so I know first-hand how veterans, servicemembers, and their families make immense sacrifices to … Continue Reading
December 20, 2018
Sen. Warren, Rep. Velázquez Concerned by Reports of McKinsey's Conflicts of Interest In Advising Puerto Rico's Oversight Board
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) today sent a letter to the consulting firm McKinsey & Company regarding its work for Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight & Management Board. The lawmakers' letter raises questions about McKinsey's potential conflicts of interest after a recent report revealed that the consulting firm-which closely advises the Oversight Board on Puerto Rico's fiscal plans, budgets, and … Continue Reading
December 20, 2018
Warren to Kraninger on First Days at CFPB: Take Five Steps Immediately to Enable the Agency to Stand up For Consumers
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent an eight-page letter to Kathy Kraninger, newly confirmed Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to mark the first days of her five-year term.Kraninger's predecessor, Mick Mulvaney, undermined the CFPB's statutory mission to protect consumers by filling the agency with political appointees, halting enforcement activity, decimating the agency's access to resources and data, and dismantling critical … Continue Reading
December 19, 2018
Warren, Schatz Renew Call for VA Inspector General Investigation of "Mar-a-Lago Cronies'" Undue Influence over Dept. of Veterans Affairs Decisions
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) sent a letter to the Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reiterate their request for an investigation of the alleged interference by three members of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in decision-making at the VA. The letter, which follows a recent new report on the scope of undue influence on VA contracting and budgeting by Mr. Ike Perlmutter, Dr. Bruce … Continue Reading
December 18, 2018
Senator Warren Calls on CFPB Inspector General to Investigate Wasteful, Harmful Decision to Change Agency's Name
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Mark Bialek, the Inspector General (IG) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), to request an investigation of former Interim CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney's attempt to change the agency's name, at the cost of millions of dollars for consumers, banks, and other regulated entities. "The failure to justify the name change, combined with the failure to … Continue Reading
December 18, 2018
Senator Warren Calls on Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to Conduct a Rigorous Investigation into the Death of a 7-Year-Old Girl in the Custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Inspector General (IG) John V. Kelly requesting a rigorous investigation into the death of Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, a 7-year-old girl who died on December 8, 2018 as a result of dehydration and shock after she was taken into the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). "The death of this child in CBP custody is profoundly troubling, and … Continue Reading
December 18, 2018
Warren, Schakowsky Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Radically Reduce Drug Prices Through Public Manufacturing of Prescription Drugs
| Op-ed Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act, an ambitious proposal to address the skyrocketing price of prescription drugs. Her bill would lower prices and increase competition in the generic pharmaceutical market by establishing an Office of Drug Manufacturing within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tasked with manufacturing select generic drugs and offering them to consumers at a fair … Continue Reading
December 18, 2018
Warren Calls for Investigation into Alleged Price Fixing Schemes by Generic Drug Manufacturers
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Republican leaders of three Senate committees with jurisdiction over drug pricing issues-Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Finance Committee Chairman-designate Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Judiciary Committee Chairman-designate Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)-calling for them to open investigations and hold hearings on allegations of price fixing … Continue Reading
December 14, 2018
Senate Democrats Urge White House to Continue Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today led a group of 26 Senators in sending a letter to President Trump outlining Democratic Caucus arms control priorities for the 116th Congress and expressing strong support for continued arms control negotiations. The letter follows the Trump Administration's recent decision to … Continue Reading
December 14, 2018
Warren Delivers Commencement Address at Morgan State University
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered the keynote address at Morgan State University's (MSU) December Commencement Exercises. In her remarks to nearly 500 students graduating from the largest of Maryland's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Senator Warren discussed the importance of changing the rules so that everyone gets a fair shot at building a future.The full text of her remarks is available below.Senator Elizabeth … Continue Reading
December 13, 2018
Senate Democrats Urge White House to Continue Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today led a group of 26 Senators in sending a letter to President Trump outlining Democratic Caucus arms control priorities for the 116th Congress and expressing strong support for continued arms control negotiations. The letter follows the Trump Administration's recent decision to … Continue Reading
December 13, 2018
Senator Warren's Accountable Capitalism Act Moves Forward As Representatives Luján, Pocan, Lynch, Boyle, and Schakowsky Introduce House Companion
Senate Bill Text | Bill Summary | Op-Ed | Letter of SupportWashington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauded U.S. Representative Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), incoming Assistant Democratic Leader; Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), incoming co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.); Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.); and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), for introducing companion legislation to Senator Warren's Accountable Capitalism Act.Senator … Continue Reading
December 13, 2018
Warren, Van Hollen Call on Senate Banking Committee to Investigate Deutsche Bank
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, wrote to Chairman Crapo asking the Banking Committee to launch a detailed, bipartisan investigation into Deutsche Bank. "Over the past several years, Deutsche Bank has been the subject of numerous enforcement actions in the in the United States and abroad, and just weeks ago the bank's head office and other locations in Frankfurt were raided by … Continue Reading
December 13, 2018
Senator Warren Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging CDC and ATSDR to Prioritize Studies on Health Effects of Firefighters’ Exposure to PFAS
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and a bipartisan group of 20 Senators in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), requesting that the agencies take additional steps to ensure that the health effects of occupational exposure to per-and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), particularly in firefighters, are … Continue Reading
December 12, 2018
Warren, Bonamici, Colleagues Call on DeVos to Rescind ACICS Reinstatement
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), along with four of their Senate colleagues and five of their House colleagues sent a letter urging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and officials at the Department of Education to immediately rescind the decision to fully reinstate federal recognition of the controversial for-profit college accreditor, the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). In the … Continue Reading
December 11, 2018
Members of Congressional Black Caucus, Including Chairman Cedric Richmond, Introduce House Companion to Warren's Historic Legislation to Confront Affordable Housing Crisis
| Video (Facebook) Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauds Representative Cedric Richmond (D-La.), Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus and three other members of the CBC, Representatives Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), for introducing companion legislation to Senator Warren's American Housing and Economic Mobility Act. Senator Warren introduced the Senate version of this bill in September. The bill will … Continue Reading