Press Releases
Warren and Brown Urge Cordray to Continue Protecting Students Despite Roadblocks by DeVos
Washington, DC - In a letter sent today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) urged Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rich Cordray to continue the CFPB's work to protect students from "unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts" by federal student loan servicers and debt collectors. The letter followed an announcement by Education Department (ED) Secretary Betsy DeVos that ED has terminated information … Continue Reading
September 15, 2017
Cornyn, Warren Bill to Streamline Process for Veterans Applying for Commercial Drivers’ Licenses Passes Senate
Washington, DC - The Jobs for Our Heroes Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), passed the Senate yesterday. The legislation, which streamlines the process by which active-duty military, reservists and veterans apply for Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs), is cosponsored by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Thune (R-SD), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Dan … Continue Reading
September 15, 2017
Warren Launches Investigation into Equifax Breach with Letters to Equifax, TransUnion, Experian, FTC, CFPB, GAO
Washington, DC - Following the recent data breach at Equifax and the company's delayed and lackluster response, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent letters to credit reporting agencies Equifax, TransUnion and Experian; to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on oversight actions prior to and following the breach; and to the Government Accountability Office to request a thorough investigation into consumer data security. The … Continue Reading
September 15, 2017
Warren, Schatz Introduce Legislation to Give Control of Credit Information Back to Consumers, Protect Personal Data Following Equifax Hack
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today introduced the Freedom from Equifax Exploitation (FREE) Act to give control over credit and personal information back to consumers. The Equifax hack announced last week, which compromised the personal information of as many as 143 million Americans, highlighted just how little control consumers have over the collection, use, and sale of their own credit data. "Credit reporting agencies … Continue Reading
September 14, 2017
Senator Warren Introduces Legislation to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Credit Report Disclosure
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Equal Employment for All Act to prohibit employers from requiring potential employees to disclose their credit history as part of the job application process. The need for legislation has increased recently, as the Equifax breach compromised millions of Americans' security and jeopardized their credit. It was previously thought that credit history may provide insight into an individual's character, but … Continue Reading
September 14, 2017
Following Warren Letter, Ginnie Mae Announces New Task Force to Crack Down on Lenders that Scam Veterans
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today praised Ginnie Mae's commitment to crack down on lenders who aggressively and deceptively market refinancing mortgages backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an effort to generate profits for themselves at the expense of veterans and American taxpayers. The Senator raised concerns about this problem in a letter sent last week to Ginnie Mae, the government corporation responsible for approving lenders to … Continue Reading
September 12, 2017
Responses from Bank CEOs Demonstrate Positive Impact of CFPB Arbitration Rule, Undermine Industry Case for Reversal
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released responses from the CEOs of sixteen of the largest consumer banks in the country, following a request she sent last month asking for information about their bank's use of forced arbitration clauses and their position on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) recently issued arbitration rule. "Despite the claims of their paid lobbyists, not a single one of the sixteen CEOs I wrote was willing to … Continue Reading
September 12, 2017
Senators Warren and Lee Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Preventing Development of Nuclear-Capable Intermediate-Range Missile
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced legislation that would prevent authorization of funding for the research and development of a new intermediate-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead until the Department of Defense certifies that such a system is needed. As signatories of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, both the United States and Russia are prohibited from testing and deploying this … Continue Reading
September 12, 2017
Warren and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Requiring DOD Report on Cyber Security Risks to National Electric Grid
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) today introduced the Securing the Electric Grid to Protect Military Readiness Act of 2017, requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue a one-time report on significant security risks to the national electric grid and the effects of those risks on military readiness. "The success of our military operations depends significantly upon maintaining a stable and secure electrical grid here at home," said … Continue Reading
September 11, 2017
Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Announces $2.2 million in Fire Department Grants
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Representatives Richard E. Neal, Jim McGovern, Stephen Lynch, Mike Capuano, Niki Tsongas and Bill Keating announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded twelve fire departments in Massachusetts over $2.2 million in federal grants. Ten fire departments received Assistance to Firefighters Grants, totaling over $1.6 million, to help provide the critical resources required to train … Continue Reading
September 07, 2017
Senator Warren Secures Protections for Student Borrowers in Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), today announced the inclusion of multiple bills she proposed to protect students, including Pell Grant recipients and veterans, as part of the Senate Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill approved today by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senator Warren successfully fought for the inclusion of bills based on the Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2017 and the bipartisan Student Loan … Continue Reading
September 07, 2017
Warren, Kennedy Raise Concerns About Trump Administration Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Laws
Washington, DC - In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Joe Kennedy III requested an update on efforts to improve compliance with mental health parity laws through an online consumer parity portal. With insurance plans frequently denying claims for behavioral health services, the lawmakers expressed concern that the Trump Administration has neglected the Mental Health and Addiction Insurance Help Consumer Portal, a potentially … Continue Reading
September 06, 2017
Warren and Capito Press FDA, Governors, and Medical Organizations to Implement New Partial Fill Law in Battle Against National Opioid Crisis
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today wrote to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, governors across the country, and 11 national medical member organizations, urging them to utilize provisions of the Reducing Unused Medications Act in their efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Introduced by Senators Warren and Capito, the bipartisan bill passed in 2016 as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. As a result of … Continue Reading
September 06, 2017
Senator Warren Raises Concerns About Aggressive and Misleading Marketing of VA Refinance Mortgages, Urges Ginnie Mae to Work with Her and Other Agencies to Crack Down on Abuses
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren today 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. In a letter to Ginnie Mae, the government corporation responsible for approving lenders to securitize VA-backed mortgages and obtain a government guarantee, Senator Warren cited data … Continue Reading
September 05, 2017
Senators Request Meeting with DeVos Appointee Dr. Schmoke
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), today sent a letter to Dr. Julian Schmoke, Jr., who was recently appointed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education's Student Aid Enforcement Unit. In the letter, the Senators raise serious concerns about Dr. Schmoke's appointment given his "lack of experience in consumer protection, … Continue Reading
September 05, 2017
As CEOs Meet with Acosta to Lobby DOL on Fiduciary Rule, Warren Urges DOL to Consider Statements CEOs Made to Investors
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter urging Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta to fully implement the Fiduciary Rule, citing the earnings calls of financial and insurance companies indicating that they are prepared to comply with the rule in its current form and that many believe it to be in the best interests of their customers. In the letter, Senator Warren noted that while "...companies are required by law to accurately share all information … Continue Reading
September 04, 2017
New Report Shows President Trump is Failing Workers, Breaking Promises
PDF of the report available here Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released a report on the Trump Administration's treatment of workers, comparing then-candidate Trump's promises to his actions as President. On the campaign trail, then-candidate Trump promised to protect and fight for workers, create jobs and raise wages, drain the swamp, and put American workers' interests above donors and special interests. To mark President Trump's first Labor Day in … Continue Reading
August 25, 2017
Senator Elizabeth Warren's Statement on President Trump's Announcements Regarding Transgender Servicemembers and Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren released the following statement this evening: "As a hurricane prepares to devastate Texas, Donald Trump is more concerned with kicking people out of the military and pardoning a racist sheriff who broke the law. Every time we think our President can't go any lower, he goes lower. "I've said it before and I'll say it again: the only thing that matters when it comes to allowing military personnel to serve is whether or not they can handle the … Continue Reading
August 25, 2017
Senators Reed and Warren Visit General Dynamics
Taunton, MA - United States Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who also serves on the committee, today visited the General Dynamics (GD) facility in Taunton. The senators viewed a demonstration of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network, the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), and held a town hall meeting with GD employees from Massachusetts and Rhode Island on the manufacturing floor. The … Continue Reading
August 25, 2017
Senators Reed and Warren Visit General Dynamics
Taunton, MA - United States Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who also serves on the committee, today visited the General Dynamics (GD) facility in Taunton. The senators viewed a demonstration of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network, the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), and held a town hall meeting with GD employees from Massachusetts and Rhode Island on the manufacturing floor. The … Continue Reading
