Press Releases
Massachusetts Delegation Announces Additional $38.7 Million in Federal Funding to Support Critical Projects Across Commonwealth, Bringing Total to $213.4 Million
Washington, D.C. - Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with the entire Massachusetts delegation announced $213.4 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in the Fiscal Year 2024 spending bills for projects across the state. “My colleagues and I are making sure the government is investing in working families and communities in Massachusetts, not for the wealthy and well-connected,” said Senator Warren. “With this funding, people in … Continue Reading
March 22, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Warns of Threats Posed by North Korea’s Crypto-Funded Weapons Program and Pig-Butchering Scams to National Security
Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Admiral John C. Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and General Paul J. LaCamera, Commander of the the UN Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command and United States Forces Korea, on the national security risks posed by North Korea’s crypto-funded weapons programs and crypto’s use in ‘pig butchering’ scams — a type of scam in which fraudsters … Continue Reading
March 21, 2024
At Hearing, Secretary Yellen Agrees with Warren on Great Taxpayer Reviews of Direct File Pilot, Potential to Keep Building the Tool to Make Filing Easier for More Americans
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, U.S Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted the positive feedback that the IRS’s Direct File pilot in 12 states has received from taxpayers and asked Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to commit to expanding and extending the program in 2025 if positive feedback continues. Senator Warren pointed out that the average American spends about $150 and nine hours to prepare their taxes and that this year’s Direct File … Continue Reading
March 21, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Raises Concerns About States Seizing Foster Youth Social Security Benefits
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised the alarm about state governments seizing the Social Security benefits of foster youth, often with the help of predatory private contractors. Senator Warren called on Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Martin O’Malley, to use his authority to ban states from taking away foster children’s earned benefits. During the hearing, Senator Warren noted that some children … Continue Reading
March 21, 2024
Senators Warren, Kaine, Rep. Burgess Press DoD on Continued Issues with Access to Medical Care for DoD Civilians and Contractors in Japan
| DoD Response to Senator Warren’s January 2023 Letter Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Representative Michael Burgess (R-Texas) sent a letter to officials in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Health Agency (DHA) expressing serious concern over DoD civilians and contractors continuing to face problems with access to medical care and its impacts on morale and retention. In September 2022, the U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka announced it … Continue Reading
March 21, 2024
Warren Renews Call for SEC Investigation of Tesla Board of Directors and Chief Executive, Elon Musk, Raises Fresh Conflict of Interest Concerns
Washington, D.C. - In a letter to Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised new concerns related to her July 2023 call for the SEC to investigate Tesla’s Board of Directors (Board) and its Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk. Warren’s initial letter raised concerns about possible misappropriation of Tesla resources and conflicts of interest related to Mr. Musk serving in dual roles at Tesla and X, formerly known as … Continue Reading
March 21, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Calls out DoD Budget Mismanagement and Lack of Accountability
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Secretary Robert F. Hale, former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chair of the PPBE Commission, about how the Pentagon allocates budgetary resources and their requested increase in allocation flexibility. Senator Warren highlighted that the Department of Defense has never passed an audit and that no other agency has the two-bite funding where the agency … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Warren, Markey Applaud Brian Murphy’s Nomination to U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s nomination of Brian Murphy to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts: “Brian Murphy has fought throughout his career to protect and uphold fundamental constitutional rights of all Americans. It’s a testament to Murphy’s respect for our system of justice that he got his start as a public defender in … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Warren, Wyden, Pressley, Jayapal, Grijalva, Larson, Lawmakers Call on Biden Administration to Stop Withholding Social Security Payments to Pay Defaulted Student Loans
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), and John Larson (D-Conn.), led their colleagues in calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to end the practice of offsetting Social Security benefits to … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Senators Warren, Markey Urge General Electric to Better Examine Use of Rail for Housatonic River Clean-Up
Washington D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) urged General Electric (GE) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lawrence Culp, Jr. to fix its proposed “On-Site and Off-Site Transportation and Disposal Plan” to better evaluate how rail transportation could be used in the clean-up of the Housatonic River, which was contaminated by toxic chemicals decades after GE manufacturing waste was dumped into the river. GE’s current proposal heavily relies on … Continue Reading
March 20, 2024
Warren, Markey, Keating, MA Delegation to Secretary Buttigieg: We Strongly Support Massachusetts’ Bid for Billion-Dollar Funding Award to Replace Cape Cod Bridges
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey, along with U.S. Representative Bill Keating (D-Mass.) the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, reaffirming their support for Massachusetts’ $1.072 billion Bridge Investment Program (BIP) grant application to replace the Cape Cod Bridges. “We write to reaffirm our strong support of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Jayapal, Boyle Reintroduce Ultra-Millionaire Tax on Fortunes Over $50 million
Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), reintroduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, popular, comprehensive legislation that would bring in at least $3 trillion in revenue over 10 years by requiring that the top 0.05 percent of American households chip in 2 cents for every dollar of wealth over $50 million. The newly introduced version of the bill includes stronger rules on trusts , … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Lankford, Colleagues Call for Senate Leadership to Act Immediately to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), sent a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to call for immediate action on reforming pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in an effort to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. “Immediate action is needed to address these harmful practices by PBMs,” the senators wrote, “Americans deserve and expect protection from inflated prescription drug costs, forced … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Markey, Pressley, Haiti Caucus and Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend TPS and Halt Deportations Amid Escalating Violence in Haiti
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), along with 19 Senate colleagues and over 45 House colleagues in urging the Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of State to immediately redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. TPS would allow Haitian nationals … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Rubio, Lawmakers Request Updates from DoD About Implementation of Measures to Address Risks to the Military Pharmaceutical Supply Chain; Release DoD Report
Washington, D.C. - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin requesting an update on the Department’s efforts to address risks to the military pharmaceutical supply chain. Section 860 of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) National Defense … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024
Warren, Whitehouse to Federal Reserve Chair Powell: High Interest Rates Are Blocking Clean Energy Progress, Increasing Energy Costs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) sent a letter to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell, expressing concerns about the damaging impact of the Fed’s extreme 2022 and 2023 interest rate hikes, which have halted deployment of clean energy technologies and have undermined the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate and consumer benefits. The senators are calling on the Fed to cut interest rates to allow for continued progress on clean energy … Continue Reading
March 18, 2024
Warren, Rounds Call on Pentagon to Address Excessive Defense Industry Consolidation that Jeopardizes National Security
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III., urging the Department of Defense (DoD) to reform its approach to addressing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the defense industry to protect taxpayer funds and national security. The lawmakers’ letter comes after an October 2023 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report required by the … Continue Reading
March 18, 2024
Warren Invites MOHELA CEO to Testify Before Congress About Student Loan Servicing
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs’ Subcommittee on Economic Policy, sent a letter to the CEO of the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA), Scott Giles, inviting him to testify before Congress to explain MOHELA’s handling of student loan borrowers’ experience with return to repayment and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The invitation follows … Continue Reading
March 14, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Calls on Biden Administration to Strengthen and Quickly Finalize ‘March-In Rights’ Framework to Boost Competition and Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Washington, D.C. — Today, at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Biden administration’s proposal to boost competition and lower prices on drugs that American taxpayers helped pay to develop. Under existing law, the federal government may “march-in” on inventions - including prescription drugs - created using taxpayer dollars when those products are not available to … Continue Reading
March 14, 2024
Senator Warren, Rep. Garamendi Demand Answers from U.S. Air Force on Mismanagement of Sentinel and Minuteman III ICBM Programs
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.) a member of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter seeking answers from Air Force officials about the mismanagement of the Sentinel program, a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program consisting of new long-range missiles and replacement or enhancement of silos, launch command centers, and command and control facilities for … Continue Reading
