Press Releases
Warren, Blumenthal Slam Private Equity Company for Consolidating Veterinary Care, Raising Costs for Pet Owners
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to JAB Holding Company (JAB), one of the private equity firms that has spent billions on buying up veterinary practices and then looting the profits while reducing quality of care, increasing prices for pet owners, and making working conditions even harder for veterinarians. “Given that more than two-thirds of U.S. households own a pet, corporate consolidation of veterinary care … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Castro, Sanders Urge DOJ, FCC to Scrutinize New Sports Streaming Service From Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), joined by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), wrote to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling on the agencies to closely scrutinize the proposed joint venture between FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney subsidiary ESPN that would create a new streaming service named Venu Sports (Venu). “This massive new sports streaming … Continue Reading
August 07, 2024
Warren, Kim, Raskin, Garcia Lead Introduction of Bill to Keep Military-Grade Weapons Out of Civilian Hands
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Representatives Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs, introduced the Stop Militarizing … Continue Reading
August 06, 2024
Warren, Cortez Masto Lead Colleagues in Urging Federal Home Loan Banks Nationwide to Contribute More to Affordable Housing
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), sent letters to each of the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) urging them to contribute at least 20% of their net income to affordable housing and other critical community grant programs. The letters follow calls by both the Biden-Harris Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency for the FHLBanks to do more to meet their mission and support working families. Senators Tammy Baldwin … Continue Reading
July 31, 2024
ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Slams Noncompete Agreements as Unfair, Un-American, and Anti-Competitive
| Watching Hearing (Banking Committee Website) Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, chairing a hearing of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), celebrated the Federal Trade Commission’s historic move to ban noncompete agreements that suppress wages, squash innovation, and keep trapped workers in dead-end jobs with no hope of moving up. Senator Warren questioned three witnesses on their personal experiences with noncompete clauses preventing them … Continue Reading
July 31, 2024
Warren, Hickenlooper, Whitehouse Urge Fed to Protect American Economy, Cut Interest Rates from 20-Year Highs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to the Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (Fed), Jerome Powell, urging a cut to interest rates at this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, in light of economic data showing that inflation is decreasing and is very close to the Fed’s target. If the Fed fails to cut rates at this week’s meeting, the country will not see lower rates until at least … Continue Reading
July 29, 2024
Warren, Senators Call for Transparency, Accountability from Department of Education in Transition to New Servicing Platform
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, cautioning the Department of Education (ED) on Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) transition to the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS) system. In an effort to modernize and improve student loan servicing, ED is … Continue Reading
July 29, 2024
Warren, Warnock, Cleaver Lead Reintroduction of Landmark Bill to Tackle U.S. Housing Crisis
Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), members of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo), Ranking Member of the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services, reintroduced the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act, landmark legislation to tackle the housing crisis, bring down costs for renters and buyers, and help working families … Continue Reading
July 26, 2024
Senator Warren Statement on Steward Hospital Closures
Boston, MA - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issues the following statement on Steward Health Care closing two Massachusetts health care facilities: “This is outrageous. The closures of Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center are the direct consequence of looting by Steward executives, private equity investors, and corporate landlords at the expense of patients, health care workers, and Massachusetts communities. I won’t stop fighting hard to hold Steward executives … Continue Reading
July 25, 2024
At Hearing, Warren Calls for Strong Anti-Money Laundering Protections to Prevent Cryptomines from Undermining U.S. National Security
Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned the Honorable Paul Rosen, Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, Department of the Treasury, on the threat posed by foreign-owned cryptocurrency mining facilities on U.S. soil. Senator Warren highlighted the environmental and national security threat of cryptomining facilities, including risks posed by the one-third of cryptomining … Continue Reading
July 25, 2024
Warren Slams Powell for Inaction on Executive Pay, “Disdain For the Law and the American Public”
Washington, D.C. - In a new letter this week, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for his continued inaction on addressing out-of-control compensation for bank executives—inaction which has enabled CEOs of the country’s largest banks to gamble with their bank’s finances and risk the stability of the American economy. The letter follows Senator Warren’s questions at a Senate Banking Committee hearing earlier this month in which Powell attempted … Continue Reading
July 24, 2024
Warren Statement on Netanyahu’s Address to Congress
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issues the following statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress: “I will not attend Prime Minister Netanyahu's political show in Congress. After nearly 300 days, Netanyahu has failed to bring the hostages home and he has created a humanitarian catastrophe - this war must end. Netanyahu’s government has prevented lifesaving aid from entering Gaza, starving innocent Palestinians. His indiscriminate bombing campaign has … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Warren, Cárdenas, Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Excessive Fees & Abusive Practices in the Electronic Monitoring and Private Probation Industries
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.), along with six senators, and 11 House members sent a letter to 10 private probation and electronic monitoring (EM) companies, expressing concern about the industries’ abusive business practices, including charging people under supervision excessive junk fees, often driving poor and vulnerable communities into cycles of debt or jail time. The lawmakers wrote to the following electronic … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Warren, Klobuchar, Senators Urge DOJ and FCC to Closely Scrutinize T-Mobile Acquisition of UScellular
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), together with U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), wrote to Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Jessica Rosenworcel, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging them to closely scrutinize T-Mobile’s proposed acquisition of … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Warren Leads Senate Response to End of Chevron Doctrine
Washington, D.C. - After a Supreme Court stacked with Trump-appointed justices overturned the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the Stop Corporate Capture Act (SCCA). The SCCA codifies the Chevron … Continue Reading
July 23, 2024
Senator Warren Statement on Passing of Jack Connors
Washington, D.C. - In response to the passing of Jack Connors, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren released the following statement: “Jack Connors dedicated his life to looking out for families in Boston who were too often left behind. He was always focused on what more we can do to help others. To honor his mother, he invested into women's health at a time when women’s health was long ignored. His legacy will echo for … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Blumenthal Call on Defense Department to Implement Reforms Protecting Students From Violence, Sexual Misconduct and Forced Enrollment in JROTC Programs
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) urging full implementation of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Safety Act of 2023 prior to the 2024/2025 academic year, to protect JROTC students from misconduct … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
New Analysis by Independent Nursing Home Experts Shows Biden-Harris Administration's Nursing Home Staffing Rule Would Save 13,000 Lives Per Year
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new analysis, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, which finds that President Biden’s rule setting minimum staffing standards in nursing homes across the U.S. would save approximately 13,000 lives per year. This April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a new rule to set minimum staffing requirements in Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, requiring every … Continue Reading
July 19, 2024
Warren, Markey, Neal: Decision to Resume V-22 Osprey Flights “Premature”
Boston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Richard Neal (D-Mass.) wrote to the Department of Defense (DoD) regarding deep concerns with the decision to resume flying the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (Osprey) aircraft. The Osprey has a troubling safety record, having killed 64 servicemembers and injured 93 since it was first introduced in 2007, including Massachusetts natives Captain Ross Reynolds and Staff Sergeant Jacob Galliher. Following … Continue Reading
July 17, 2024
Warren, Castro Urge Commerce to Strengthen New Rule on Assault Weapons Exports
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), wrote to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo urging the Commerce Department (Commerce) to strengthen its new rule on firearms license requirements - and prevent U.S. weapons exports from contributing to violence and brutal killings across the globe. “We applaud and appreciate the recent steps taken to amend the Department’s licensing policy for exports of firearms, which recognized the … Continue Reading
