WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3851) to "prohibit high-level appointees in the Department of Justice from participating in particular matters in which the President, a relative of the President, or an individual associated with the campaign of the President is a party." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Patty Murray, D-Wash., Jeff Mer  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3854) to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act "to clarify the authority of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles." The bill was introduced on June 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. It was referred to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3856) to "authorize emergency homeless assistance grants under the Emergency Solutions Grants program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for response to the public health emergency relating to COVID-19." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 15 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Chris Van Hol  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3850) to "require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect and report certain data concerning COVID-19." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 18 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., Tim Kaine  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3848) to create a Coronavirus Containment Corps The bill was introduced on June 1 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John  more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3852) to enhance protections of civilians during U.S. military operations. The bill was introduced on June 1. It was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., Boston, MA 02203; 617/565-3170; 1550 Main St., Ste.   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3855) to "ensure ethical and accountable use of COVID-19 relief funds, to prevent corruption and bias in the disbursement and supervision of those funds." The bill was introduced on June 1 and has 13 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Christopher Coons, D-Del., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Tom Udall, D-N.M., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3847) to amend the Public Health Service Act "to establish an Emergency Office of Manufacturing for Public Health." The bill was introduced on June 1. It was referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3858) to "authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to become the sole owner and distributor of certain medical equipment in the event of a covered emergency; to establish a Joint Congressional Committee on Defense Production." The bill was introduced on June 1. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3849) to extend limitation periods for labor and employment laws. The bill was introduced on June 1 and has eight co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. The legislation was referred to the Senate Health, Education,   more

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3853) to prevent price gouging during emergencies. The bill was introduced on June 1 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St.  more

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following statement by President Randy Beutler on George Floyd's death, equality and justice: In response to the recent, brutal death of George Floyd, I want to reach out to the SWOSU community to express anguish over his passing and resolve that we all work for a better world that realizes its faults and is committed to correcting them. We all grieve when there is injustice. We all are deeply saddened when peopl  more