Press Releases
Warren Seeks Answers from DoD on How Republican Delay of Nominees Harms National Security and Military Readiness
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III asking about the national security and military readiness impacts of Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blanket holds preventing the Senate from advancing nearly 160 Department of Defense (DoD) military nominees. “The American people deserve to know the impacts of these … Continue Reading
April 06, 2023
Senators Warren, Van Hollen, Sanders, Whitehouse Secure Ruling from IRS to Crack Down on Abuse of Trusts to Dodge Taxes, Urge Further Actions
Washington, D.C. – Following a letter from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a ruling to crack down on a loophole that helps the ultra-wealthy dodge taxes. Last month, the senators wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, raising concerns that the wealthiest millionaires and billionaires use increasingly complex tax planning to exploit trusts and … Continue Reading
April 05, 2023
Warren, Pressley Blast SoFi for Bank’s Shameless Lawsuit to Repeal Student Loan Payment Pause
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) sent a letter to the CEO of SoFi Technologies and SoFi Lending Corp, calling on the company to answer for its lawsuits attempting to end the student loan payment pause and force borrowers back into repayment, which would put tens of millions of people in crisis. “Your company’s attempt to use the courts to enact a backdoor repeal of this payment pause – at the … Continue Reading
April 04, 2023
ICYMI: Senator Warren in The American Prospect: How Policymakers Fight a Losing Battle With Models
Op-Ed in The American Prospect Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published a new op-ed in the American Prospect, addressing how economic modeling has caused the United States to fail in developing a workable child care and early-childhood education system. She makes the case for bold investments in child care from Congress to create an America in which everyone has opportunities and maximize our people’s long-term prosperity. Read the full op-ed … Continue Reading
March 31, 2023
Senators Warren, Scott Press Department of Defense to Provide Information, Promote Accountability and Interbranch Cooperation
Washington, D.C. – In their first letter together as Chair and Ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) wrote to Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel, Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., following up on requests for information by members of the committee. The letter follows recent testimony before the subcommittee where senators raised their concern over lack of responsiveness from the … Continue Reading
March 31, 2023
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Calls on DoD to Require Annual Reporting of Service Member Overdoses
Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Personnel, called on the Department of Defense (DoD) to require annual reporting and data tracking of service member overdoses, and stressed the importance of providing harm reduction services for service members, including naloxone. In September 2022, Senators Warren, Ed Markey (D-Mass), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Lisa Murkowski (R-Ala.), and … Continue Reading
March 31, 2023
Senators Warren, Tillis Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Advance Federal Reserve Accountability
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) led a group of Senators to introduce the Financial Regulators Transparency Act – bipartisan legislation that would subject regional Federal Reserve Banks to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and ensure their responsiveness to congressional and public information requests. It would additionally align the Fed with other large agencies by making its Inspector General a presidential appointee and … Continue Reading
March 30, 2023
ICYMI: Warren, Cassidy, Rubio Reintroduce Protecting Military Service Members' Data Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced the Protecting Military Service Members’ Data Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that would protect the data of U.S. service members by preventing data brokers from selling lists of military personnel to adversarial nations including China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. “Right now, Big Tech … Continue Reading
March 30, 2023
ICYMI: At Hearing, Senator Warren Calls for Cracking Down on Overpayments in Medicare Advantage; Using Savings to Expand Medicare Dental Coverage
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Chief Economist and Vice President of the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute Dr. Marko Vujicic and Meharry Medical College Dean and Professor Dr. Cherae M. Farmer-Dixon on the disparities in dental coverage for seniors in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA). Senator Warren highlighted how low-quality dental … Continue Reading
March 30, 2023
Senators Warren, Blumenthal, Duckworth, After Banks Collapse, Urge Banking Regulators to Strengthen Bank Capital Requirements, Secure Safety and Soundness of Banking System
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Michael Barr, Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve, Martin Gruenberg, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Michael Hsu, Comptroller of the Currency, urging the banking regulators to establish strong bank capital requirements to protect consumers and preserve the safety and soundness of the banking … Continue Reading
March 29, 2023
Warren, Menendez, Padilla, Senators Submit Public Comment Against Biden Administration's Proposed Asylum Transit Ban Rule
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and 9 other senators submitted a public comment against the Biden Administration’s proposed rule to restrict asylum at the southern border. The senators called on the Biden Administration to withdraw the rule in its entirety. “The proposed rule is a revised version of asylum bans put in place during the prior administration—bans that were struck down by the … Continue Reading
March 29, 2023
Warren Urges Senate Leadership to Pass Fire Grants and Safety Act, Ensure Massachusetts Fire Departments Receive Critical Federal Support
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to take swift action to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act which supports two federal grant programs, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs. The grants are expected to expire next year. “Massachusetts fire departments have a strong … Continue Reading
March 29, 2023
Warren, Hawley, Cortez Masto, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Claw Back Compensation From Failed Bank Executives
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), both members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) introduced the Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act – bipartisan legislation that would require that, in the event of a bank failure, federal regulators claw back all or part of the compensation received by bank executive in the five-year period preceding the … Continue Reading
March 28, 2023
At Hearing, Warren Secures Key Federal Regulators’ Commitments to Strengthen Banking Rules
Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren secured key federal regulators’ commitments to strengthen banking rules following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (Signature). Senator Warren announced that she will soon introduce bipartisan legislation to hold bank executives at SVB and Signature accountable for exploding their banks. In response to Senator Warren’s … Continue Reading
March 28, 2023
At Hearing, Senator Warren Secures Support from Defense Secretary to Repeal “Wish List” Requirement
Washington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) secured support from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to remove the statutory requirement to submit unfunded priorities lists in addition to annual budget requests. Senator Warren also submitted a letter into the record from Under Secretary Michael McCord in which he confirmed the ineffectiveness of unfunded priorities lists on top of annual budget requests and endorsed … Continue Reading
March 28, 2023
Warren Sounds Alarm on Insurers Extracting Billions from Medicare, Driving Up Premiums
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sounded the alarm on a new analysis by policy experts showing that all Medicare beneficiaries – including those enrolled in Traditional Medicare (TM) – are paying higher premiums due to overpayments in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Senator Warren is highlighting these findings in a new letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and calling on the agency to finalize its proposed rule to … Continue Reading
March 28, 2023
Department of Defense Recognizes Ineffectiveness of “Wish List” Spending, Endorses Senator Warren’s Proposal to Repeal Requirement
Washington, D.C. – In response to requests from U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Mike Braun, Angus King, and Mike Lee the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Comptroller Mike McCord, confirmed the ineffectiveness of combatant commands and military services submitting unfunded priorities lists on top of their annual budget requests and endorsed a proposal to repeal the statutory requirement. “The budget process requires making tough choices and setting clear priorities, and … Continue Reading
March 27, 2023
Warren Seeks Department of Education Action to Hold Institutions of Higher Education Accountable
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona seeking further administrative action from the Department of Education (The Department or ED) to promote accountability among institutions of higher education. The letter was sent in response to the Department’s efforts to transform the income-driven repayment program and identify low financial value programs that saddle students with mountains of debt that they have … Continue Reading
March 24, 2023
ICYMI: Senator Warren Leads Response to Bank Collapses, Holds Regulators and Executives Accountable for Failures
After Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Collapses, Senator Warren has led efforts to hold executives and regulators accountable for failures, reinstate critical regulations to protect consumers and the economy Washington, D.C. - After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (Signature), United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has led congressional efforts to investigate what happened, hold bank executives and regulators accountable for their failures, and … Continue Reading
March 23, 2023
At Hearing, Senator Warren Questions U.S. Trade Representative on Digital Policy Concerns and Lack of Transparency
Video of ExchangeWashington, D.C. — At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai on the agency’s approach to digital trade policy in enforcement of existing rules and negotiation of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). Warren, expressed concerns about potential giveaways to Big Tech in IPEF and the lack of public consultation and transparency. She urged Ambassador Tai to stand up to … Continue Reading
