Press Releases
Warren, Colleagues Call for Resolution in Univision-Verizon Retransmission Dispute
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and four other senators in calling on Verizon and Univision Communications to settle their retransmission consent dispute that, as of last week, has made Univision unavailable on Verizon's FiOS platform. The senators also called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take action to bring the parties together so these negotiations can be concluded quickly and fairly. Senators Bob … Continue Reading
October 25, 2017
Warren, Markey Urge Commerce Department to Expedite Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Investigation
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey today called on the U.S. Department of Commerce to expedite its consideration of the Section 232 National Security Investigation into imports of steel and aluminum and urged the Department to publish the results as swiftly as possible. In April, the Department of Commerce opened an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to "determine the effects on national security" of steel and aluminum imports … Continue Reading
October 25, 2017
Warren Delivers Floor Speech in Defense of CFPB Forced Arbitration Rule
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor in support of a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that gives consumers who have been cheated the ability to hold their banks accountable. The CFPB's forced arbitration rule prevents banks and other financial firms from forcing customers to give up their rights to join class action suits. Republican leadership has said they will schedule a vote to overturn … Continue Reading
October 24, 2017
Senator Warren's Remarks About Tonight's Vote on Blocking the CFPB's Forced Arbitration Rule
Video of the speech available here Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in advance of tonight's vote on whether to block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) rule on forced arbitration: Tonight we are on the verge of passing a Republican resolution to make it easier for financial institutions to cheat people. Earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a rule that prohibits financial companies … Continue Reading
October 24, 2017
Warren, Whitehouse Press FSOC Members for Details on Decision to Remove AIG's SIFI Designation
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today called on members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to provide details about their decision to remove American Insurance Group's (AIG) designation as a Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI), potentially risking the security of the United States financial system. AIG received a $182 billion bailout from American taxpayers in the wake of the 2008 financial … Continue Reading
October 24, 2017
Massachusetts Delegation Forwards Letter from Governor Baker about Dire Impact of Trump's Health Care Sabotage to the White House
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 the White House a letter from Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker. The Governor's letter to the delegation, received last Thursday, highlights the dire impacts that ending funding … Continue Reading
October 23, 2017
Warren, Bonamici Request SEC Investigation into Potential Insider Trading of Navient Stock
PDF of the letter Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and United States Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) today sent a letter to the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, urging the agency to open an investigation into potential insider trading of Navient stock. An unknown investor or group of investors placed three large trades of student-loan servicer Navient's stock at or after the market close on August 31, 2017, the … Continue Reading
October 20, 2017
Senator Warren, Colleagues Urge ED to Help College Students & Student Loan Borrowers Affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and seven other senators to call on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to use its discretion to help college students and student loan borrowers displaced or otherwise unable to continue their education in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. "Nearly 250,000 college students have been displaced by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the middle of their academic year," the senators wrote today in … Continue Reading
October 20, 2017
Senator Warren Demands Expedited Criminal Investigation into Tragic Death of Veteran at Bedford VA Medical Center
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin to express "extreme concern and outrage" at the death of William R. Nutter, Jr., a patient at the Bedford, Massachusetts VA Medical Center, and to request that the VA Inspector General (IG) expedite its criminal investigation into the circumstances leading to his death. Mr. Nutter, a Vietnam War veteran who also served 21 years in the U.S. Army … Continue Reading
October 19, 2017
Statement from Senator Warren on Impact of Trump Decision to End Federal Insurance Payments for Massachusetts
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after The Massachusetts Health Connector announced that average premiums for 2018 health insurance plans would increase by 18 percent as a result of President Trump's decision to end crucial federal insurance payments: "President Trump's decision to cut off payments that help people afford health care is malicious - and today we learned that it will cause an 18 percent increase in insurance … Continue Reading
October 19, 2017
Senator Warren Delivers Keynote Address at NWLC’s 45th Anniversary Gala
Video available here (Facebook) Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) delivered remarks yesterday evening at the National Women's Law Center's (NWLC) 45th Anniversary Gala. She spoke about her experiences as a mother and proposed legislative solutions for lowering the cost of childcare, providing low-wage employees with more certainty about their work schedules, and investing in America's children. The full text of her remarks is below, and a video of her speech is … Continue Reading
October 19, 2017
Senator Warren, Colleagues Call on DHS to Take Concrete Steps to Ensure Accurate Accounting of Deceased Victims of Hurricane Maria
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure the accuracy of the official fatality count in Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria, echoing similar calls from Representatives Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden … Continue Reading
October 18, 2017
Warren Statements on Opposing Anti-Worker, Anti-Student Trump Nominees
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today issued statements regarding the nominees for the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and U.S. Department of Education (ED) that were considered in an executive session of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee this morning. Regarding the nominations of Patrick Pizzella to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, Cheryl Stanton to be DOL Wage and Hour Division Administrator, … Continue Reading
October 18, 2017
Warren Calls on Top Trump Economic Advisers to Clarify President's Position on Minimum Wage
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today called on President Trump's top economic advisers to clarify the Administration's position on raising the minimum wage, and provide information on what policies it will pursue to ensure a living wage for American workers. "Given the contradiction between President Trump's support during his campaign for significantly raising the federal minimum wage and his actions since taking office, I respectfully request that you - the … Continue Reading
October 17, 2017
Electronic Privacy Expert Rotenberg Calls Warren-Schatz FREE Act "Excellent Proposal," Agrees Credit Industry Model Needs Reform
Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing today on data security and credit bureaus, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) had an exchange with Marc Rotenberg, President of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, about the importance of giving consumers more control over their own data, flaws in the credit reporting market, and the impact of data security on national security. The Senator highlighted her bill with Senator Brian Schatz … Continue Reading
October 13, 2017
Statement from Senator Warren on ACA Cost-Sharing Payments
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the below statement today following the announcement that President Trump plans to end federal cost-sharing payments that are vital to covering lower-income Americans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA): "Cutting off payments that help low-income families afford health insurance is petty, cruel, and just plain dumb. Republican and Democratic governors from around the country have urged Congress to hold down premiums. … Continue Reading
October 13, 2017
Following Inquiry from Warren, VA and Ginnie Mae Launch Joint Task Force to Crack Down on Mortgage Lenders Scamming Veterans
Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren last month raised concerns that certain companies may be aggressively and misleadingly marketing the refinancing of mortgages backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), generating fees for themselves at the expense of veterans and American taxpayers. Following her inquiry, Ginnie Mae publicly pledged to work with Senator Warren and other key federal agencies to hold lenders accountable, and announced the creation of a joint … Continue Reading
October 12, 2017
Senators Warren, Brown Issue Statement on DOL Settlement with Restaurant Associates
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today issued the following statement in response to the Department of Labor's announcement that it would not debar Restaurant Associates, a cafeteria contractor that services the U.S. Capitol and other federal offices, from obtaining future government contracts due to allegations it had underpaid employees: "Federal contractors like Restaurant Associates that rely on taxpayer dollars should be held … Continue Reading
October 12, 2017
Warren Calls on DOJ Antitrust Division Leader to Recuse Himself from AT&T-Time Warner Merger Decision
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today urged Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim to recuse himself from matters related to the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner, which is currently being reviewed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division. During Mr. Delrahim's confirmation process to lead the division, he would not commit to recusal, despite his previous statement that the merger did not pose a "major antitrust … Continue Reading
October 12, 2017
Warren, Markey, Capuano, Announce Over $425,000 in OSHA Grants for Massachusetts Non-Profits
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Michael E. Capuano, announced today that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded three Massachusetts non-profit organizations over $425,000 as part of the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. The funds will help educate and train workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces, and inform workers of their rights … Continue Reading
