Press Releases
Warren, Pressley, Haaland Lead Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Requesting Information on Medical Copays in Prisons and Their Impact on the Spread of COVID-19
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and André Carson … Continue Reading
November 19, 2020
Lawmakers Request Information on HHS Price Negotiations for COVID-19 Antiviral Drug Remdesivir, Urge the Trump Administration to Ensure Access and Affordability
Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), all members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting an update on HHS pricing negotiations with Gilead Sciences for treatments of its COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir, … Continue Reading
November 19, 2020
Warren, Porter Request All Federal Contracts for COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the Department of Secretary Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting information and documents for all contracts issued … Continue Reading
November 18, 2020
Warren Urges CDC to More Accurately Communicate COVID-19 Mortality Risks To the Public and Appropriately Adjust for Age, Race, and Ethnicity
Text of LetterWashington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, requesting that the CDC clarify its public communication about COVID-19 and risks relating to race and ethnicity by including age adjustments in their publications of COVID-19 mortality data. "To date, the CDC has not consistently articulated risks and has not provided full and complete information on the degree to which age and race or ethnicity interact to … Continue Reading
November 18, 2020
Warren, Espaillat And Advocates Demand Senate Action After House Passes Vital Legislation For Disaster Survivors In Puerto Rico
Washington, DC — United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) urged the Senate to take swift action on the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, a bipartisan bill they led with Rep. Jenniffer González Colón (PR-At-Large) which clarifies and modernizes federal housing assistance programs used in Puerto Rico and elsewhere after natural disasters, which was passed by the House of Representatives today.“In recent years, natural disasters … Continue Reading
November 18, 2020
Warren Joins Peters, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with 39 of their colleagues in introducing legislation that would block the implementation of an October 21 Executive Order by President Trump, which created a new classification for federal employees, Schedule F. This harmful executive order would make it easier for the Administration to fire non-partisan … Continue Reading
November 18, 2020
Warren, Carper, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Transportation Safety in Tribal Communities
Bill Text | One-PagerWashington, DC - As the United States honors National Native American Heritage Month and examines its commitment to support public safety, health, and quality of life in Native American communities, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) in introducing the Promoting Access to Tribal Health, Wellbeing, and Youth Safety (PATHWAYS) Act. This … Continue Reading
November 17, 2020
Senator Warren to SEC Chairman Clayton: You Have Done Nothing to Protect the Economy from Climate Change Risks
Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton for refusing to enact strong climate disclosure rules and called for a new SEC chair who will put protect the economy from the threat posed by the climate crisis. The SEC's job is to protect our economy by ensuring that investors have basic information needed to make good investment decisions. That's why … Continue Reading
November 17, 2020
Senators Warren and Markey Joint Statement on the Nomination of Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a joint statement on a lame-duck nomination of Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit."President Trump has announced his intent to proceed with a lame-duck nomination of a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The White House did not consult with our offices, and confirming the nominee during this lame-duck session would require Republicans to … Continue Reading
November 16, 2020
Senators Warren and Grassley Urge FDA to Initiate Overdue Rulemaking So That Hearing Aids Can Be Made Available Over-the-Counter
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate its overdue rules for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids without further delay. Senators Warren and Grassley's Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act, which was signed into law in 2017 to remove outdated regulations … Continue Reading
November 11, 2020
Elizabeth Warren Op-Ed: What a Biden-Harris administration should prioritize on its first day
(Washington Post) Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) published an op-ed in The Washington Post reflecting on the 2020 election and laying out what Democrats must do next to deliver on campaign promises and improve the lives of the American people.Key sections below. Read the full op-ed here. Washington Post: What a Biden-Harris administration should prioritize on its first day Opinion By Elizabeth Warren November 11, 2020As Democrats celebrate the election of … Continue Reading
November 11, 2020
Warren to Business Roundtable: Show That Your Climate Commitments Are Not Empty Promises
Text of LetterWashington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to Doug McMillon and Mark Sutton, the Business Roundtable (BRT) chair and BRT Energy & Environment Committee, respectively, regarding the September 2020 release of their new principles and policies to address climate change. McMillon is the President and CEO of Walmart, and Sutton is the Chairman and CEO of … Continue Reading
November 11, 2020
Senator Warren and 36 Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Leaders to Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure to Rename Military Bases and Other Assets Honoring the Confederacy
Washington, DC -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), yesterday led 36 of her Senate colleagues on a letter to the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging that they reconcile and retain the bicameral, bipartisan measure to require military installations and assets that honor the Confederacy and Confederate officers be renamed within the next three years. Senate and House Armed … Continue Reading
November 10, 2020
Warren, Baldwin, Whitehouse, Hassan Lead Colleagues to Call on Trump's Justice Department to Stop Plans to Make Purdue Pharma a Public Benefit Corporation
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following the proposed settlement agreement announced between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Purdue Pharma (Purdue), U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) are today leading their colleagues to call on Attorney General William Barr to stop his Department's plan to have Purdue's business, including its production of Oxycontin, transformed and preserved as a public trust or public benefit … Continue Reading
November 10, 2020
Warren and Smith Question FDA On Resuming Safety Inspections for Foreign Pharmaceuticals Entering the United States
Washington, DC - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inquiring about the agency's quality and safety inspections for pharmaceuticals and drug products entering the United States, and requesting information on how FDA plans to take the necessary precautions to protect the health and safety of its … Continue Reading
November 10, 2020
At Banking Hearing, Warren to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman: Do Your Job to Protect the American People -- Not Big Bank Investors
Washington, DC - In a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Republicans' failure to pass a relief bill as unemployment benefits ran out, evictions resumed, state budgets catered, and Black and Brown workers paid the high price. Senator Warren reinforced that if Republicans fail to act, it will result in a negative impact on the financial system, noting that firms' capital forecasts tend to be strongly dependent on the … Continue Reading
October 30, 2020
Warren and Porter Urge Investigation into Abuse of Contracting Law to Create Ethics Loophole for Vaccine Czar Dr. Moncef Slaoui
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.) have requested an investigation of the Trump administration's abuse of the federal contracting process to subvert ethics laws for Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the individual at the helm of Operation Warp Speed (OWS), the administration's COVID-19 vaccine research and development efforts. The administration has hired Dr. Moncef Slaoui, as OWS's chief scientist, via a contract with Advanced … Continue Reading
October 30, 2020
Warren, Blumenthal, Jayapal, and Porter Press Vaccine Czar Dr. Moncef Slaoui on His Still Unresolved Conflicts of Interest
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-Calif.) today pressed Dr. Moncef Slaoui, the top advisor to the Trump Administration's COVID-19 vaccine research and development efforts at Operation Warp Speed (OWS), regarding his still unresolved financial conflicts of interest and the unusual consulting arrangement that allows him to avoid disclosing or … Continue Reading
October 30, 2020
Senator Warren and Congresswoman Haaland Condemn Republican Appointees’ Censorship of Important New Report on the Pandemic’s Impact on Native Nations
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) today released a joint statement condemning Republican appointees’ actions to block the publication of new information about the pandemic’s ongoing impacts on Native Nations, which were to be released publicly as an update to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ (USCCR) landmark report, Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans.Joint Statement from … Continue Reading
October 30, 2020
Warren Calls on Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Resign from Board of Energy Transfer, a Fossil Fuel Company Whose Board He Rejoined Weeks After Leaving Office
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) sent a letter to former Energy Secretary Rick Perry questioning Perry's decision to rejoin Energy Transfer's board of directors just weeks after leaving the Energy Department and once again calling on Mr. Perry to reconsider his decision and immediately resign from the Board. This letter raises concerns about new reports of corruption, conflicts of interest, and the cozy relationship between the former Energy Secretary and … Continue Reading
