Press Releases
Warren, Waters Call for Investigation After Commerce Secretary Lutnick Promotes Tesla Stock on National TV
Washington, D.C. - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics demanding an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for potentially violating federal ethics laws. During a March 19 appearance on Fox News, Lutnick urged viewers to purchase Tesla stock. Referring to the car company, Lutnick shared: “If you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla… It’ll never be this cheap … Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Highlights Risk of DoD Drug Supply Produced Overseas, Military Leader Agrees on the Need For Domestic Drug Manufacturing
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Mr. Keith M. Bass, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, on the Department of Defense’s (DoD) pharmaceutical supply chain vulnerabilities. Mr. Bass committed to purchasing essential drugs from domestic manufacturers and working to expand DoD's capabilities of manufacturing essential drugs in-house. Senator Warren has raised concerns about the … Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
Warren, Pressley, Markey, Congressional Democrats Demand Explanation for “Disturbing Arrest and Detention” of Tufts University Student
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) led over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons, demanding information about the arrest and detention of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk and similar incidents across the country. “The Administration should … Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
Warren, Schakowsky, Lawmakers Press Trump on Illegal FTC Firings, Demand Commissioners be Reinstated
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), along with lawmakers Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.); Cory Booker (D-N.J.); Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); Kathy Castor (D-Fla.); Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.); Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.); Robin Kelly (D-Ill.); Doris Matsui (D-Calif.); Robert Menendez (D-N.J.); Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.); Lori Trahan (D-Mass.); and Marc Veasey (D-Texas), sent a letter to President Donald Trump strongly opposing … Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
ICYMI: Warren Pushes Back on Trump Attacks on Diversity at Military Academies, Warns of National Security Risks
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, pushed back against the Trump administration’s recent attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at military academies, including the administration’s recent executive orders leading to the dismantling of clubs at military academies. Warren said this move “does not make it easier to recruit the best and the … Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
Warren, Schumer, Senators Demand Independent Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Attempts to Dismantle Department of Education
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a letter to Acting Department of Education Inspector General (IG) René Rocque requesting that the IG conduct an investigation of the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education (ED). Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Peter … Continue Reading
March 26, 2025
At Hearing, Warren Warns Trump Administration's Attacks on Military Diversity Are “Wildly Self-Destructive”
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks highlighting how Republican attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at military academies endanger national security, worsen military recruiting challenges, and limit the growth of talented students. Senator Warren also submitted letters for the record from 24 Naval Academy and West Point … Continue Reading
March 26, 2025
Warren Statement on Arrest of Tufts Student
Washington, D.C. - Following reports that U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents detained an international student in a graduate program at Tufts University, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "This arrest is the latest in an alarming pattern to stifle civil liberties. The Trump administration is targeting students with legal status and ripping people out of their communities without due process. This is an attack on our Constitution and basic … Continue Reading
March 26, 2025
Ahead of Trump Tariff “Liberation Day,” Warren Presses Commerce Secretary Lutnick on Tariffs As Cover for Corporate Greed-Driven Inflation
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and Member of the Finance Committee, wrote to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ahead of President Trump’s announcement on proposed reciprocal tariffs on April 2, pressing him to explain how he will prevent big corporations from using tariffs as a cover for price hikes. The letter follows new data released last week by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) indicating … Continue Reading
March 25, 2025
After Pressure From Warren, Social Security Nominee Commits To Meet Staffing Needs and Protect Social Security Benefits
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) got Mr. Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s nominee for Social Security Commissioner, to commit to meeting the staffing needs necessary to protect social security benefits amidst the Trump administration’s efforts to gut the Social Security Administration (SSA). In the last month, SSA announced plans to cut over 7,000 employees and close regional offices across the country. Weeks later, it … Continue Reading
March 25, 2025
Warren Statement on Senate Advancing Dr. Oz’s Nomination
Washington, D.C. - Following Senate Finance Republicans' vote to advance Dr. Mehmet Oz’s nomination for head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Dr. Oz’s plans to privatize Medicare would deliver worse care to 66 million Americans and waste billions of taxpayer dollars - all while giving giant insurance companies a fat paycheck. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are already gutting Social Security. The … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
After Request from Warren and Senators, Government Watchdog Opens Investigation into How Trump’s Purge of Workers Harms Americans’ Health and Safety
Washington, D.C. - Following a request from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed to open an investigation into how the Trump administration’s firing of probationary federal workers will … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
Warren, Wyden Press Social Security Commissioner Nominee on Trump, Musk Efforts to Gut Agency
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Committee, wrote to Social Security Commissioner nominee Frank Bisignano ahead of his Tuesday hearing, pressing him to commit to stopping the Trump Administration and the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) ongoing efforts to hollow out the Social Security Administration (SSA) — efforts that the lawmakers warned may be a … Continue Reading
March 24, 2025
Before Confirmation Hearing, Warren Slams Top Military Health Nominee on Record of “Severe and Systemic” Problems
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to Mr. Keith Bass, nominee for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD[HA]), demanding an explanation for the problems that occurred under his watch at the White House Medical Unit (WHMU) and the Central Intelligence Agency’s health care program. Mr. Bass is scheduled to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination hearing on Thursday, … Continue Reading
March 23, 2025
Warren Statement on Kitty Dukakis Passing
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to the passing of Kitty Dukakis: “Kitty Dukakis was a force of nature who will be remembered for her spirit and her courage. Early on in my first campaign, Kitty jumped in feet-first and shared advice grounded in decades of public service — advice that has stuck with me through the years. Our Commonwealth was lucky to have her. I'm thinking of Michael and the entire Dukakis … Continue Reading
March 21, 2025
Warren and Duckworth Demand Answers from Hegseth on Reports of Musk’s Planned Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), both members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote to the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, demanding clarity on meetings held by Elon Musk at the Pentagon today, with questions about whether he received a “top-secret briefing on U.S. war plans for China” that media reports indicated would have provided him with access to information that is “among the military’s most closely guarded … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Warren on Trump’s Executive Order to Abolish the Department of Education
Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to President Trump’s executive order to abolish the Department of Education, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “This is a code red for every public school student, parent, and teacher in this country. Trump is telling public school kids in America that their futures don’t matter. Billionaires like Trump and Musk won’t feel the difference when after school programs are slashed, class sizes go up, and help for … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Warren Demands Answers from NIH Leaders on Funding Cuts, Citing “Ongoing Chaos” and Lack of Transparency
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Dr. Matthew Memoli and Director Nominee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, demanding answers for the NIH funding cuts that are causing “ongoing chaos” and harm to research institutions across Massachusetts. Although the Trump administration’s initial funding pause was blocked by a federal judge, new information obtained by Sen. Warren’s staff indicates that continued cuts and disruptions to … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Warren, Wyden Slam Trump Health Nominee Dr. Oz for Medicare Tax Avoidance
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, slammed Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Trump’s nominee for the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for his reported Medicare tax avoidance following his confirmation hearing last week. As head of CMS, Dr. Oz would oversee Medicare — the same agency he has potentially defunded by reportedly … Continue Reading
March 20, 2025
Warren, Sanders, Senators Demand Education Secretary McMahon Reinstate Federal Student Aid Workers
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, led a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to slash the capacity of Federal Student Aid (FSA) to handle student aid complaints. Warren and Sanders were joined by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Amy … Continue Reading