WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Military Leaders Confirm to Warren that DoD is Writing a Blank Check to Deploy Troops for Immigration Enforcement Warren: "When DOD has been tasked with doing DHS's job, it has cost taxpayers a lot more money." Warren: "I'm concerned that we're going to see the same problem that we saw the last time: big costs and little transparency and accountability." Video of Exchange (Y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Calls on Fed Chair to Work with Congress to Prevent DOGE Takeover of the Fed; Not Join Conspiracy to Shutter the CFPB Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on the Federal Reserve (Fed)   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Auchincloss Delivers Floor Speech on the NIH's Cap on Indirect Costs Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Jake Auchincloss delivered remarks on the House Floor in opposition to the NIH's policy on caps for indirect costs, a $2 billion tax on Massachusetts' Eds & Meds enterprise that generates billions of dollars in economic activity and supports hundreds of thousands of well paying j  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 12, 2025, at a markup of four tax administration bills: * * * (As prepared for delivery) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First markup of the 119th Congress and I'm pleased it's a bipartisan one. Today, we are considering four tax administration bills. These bills are all bipartisan, and we thank our colleagues on the other side for worki  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ahead of Senate Confirmation Vote, Markey Blasts RFK Jr.'s Nomination for Secretary of HHS, Warns of Dangerous Views and Impact on American Public Health Watch: Senator Markey Slams RFK Jr.'s Nomination to Run HHS Washington (February 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Delaying RFK Jr. Confirmation Vote on Senate Floor, Warren Highlights Kennedy's Egregious Conflicts of Interest, "Long History of Promoting Anti-Science Conspiracy Theories" Warren, Democrats hold Senate floor for 30 hours to oppose "dangerous" RFK Jr. confirmation "Kennedy's actions speak louder than his latest words, and time and time again, Kennedy has shown us who he is: An ant  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: In Hearing, Pressley Uplifts CFPB, Slams Trump-Musk Gutting of Agency with Crypto Scams on the Rise Pressley Also Slammed Trump for Ripping Off Consumers with Meme Coin, Calls for CFPB to be Reopened Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - In a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed the rise of cryptocurrency scams and emphasized the critical role  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren, Schumer Demand: Hands Off Medicare and Medicaid Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to President Donald Trump demanding the Trump administration, Elon M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Banking, Finance, and Appropriations Committee Leaders Demand Answers from Secretary Bessent After Misrepresentations on DOGE Access to Treasury Data, Payment Systems New Court Documents Reveal That Treasury Provided Incomplete, Misleading Information "[Y]ou are either misrepresenting basic facts to Congress   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Warren Sounds Alarm on Attack on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new video sounding the alarm on unelected billionaire Elon Musk's and Project 2025 Architect Russ Vought's attempt to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Lujan, Peters Condemn Weaponization of Federal Communications Commission Against Broadcasters and Public Media Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 13, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chai  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Senator Elizabeth Warren on New CFPB Director Nomination Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement on the nomination of a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Di  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren and Waters Lead Nearly 200 Members of Congress, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus: Remove Musk's Operatives from the CFPB and Allow it to Protect American Consumers "The Trump Administration has effectively fired the financial cop on the beat and declared open season for predatory lenders and scam artists workin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren and Waters Question Fed Chair Powell on Proposal to Slash Bank Stability Rules; Warn of "Surrender" to Big Bank Lobbyists Washington, D.C. - Ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jereme Powell's hearings, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Statement on Senate Republicans Confirming RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary Washington, D.C. - Following Senate Republicans voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Putting Kennedy in charge of the nation's public health is a huge mistake. When dangerous diseases res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Bonamici Renew Fight Against Misinformation in Pregnancy Care Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) reintroduced the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act, to crack down on attempts by crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to deceive and misinform women seeking reproductive health care. Senators Ed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Colleagues Request Watchdog Probe into FDIC Rescinding More than 200 Bank Examiner Job Offers it Needs to Avoid Another Banking Collapse Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, wrote to the FDIC Inspector General re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth Press Trump Health Nominee Dr. Oz on Dangerous Anti-Abortion Views As head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Dr. Mehmet Oz would oversee reproductive care access for millions of women "Throughout your career, you have staunchly opposed abortion, which makes it difficult to believe you would take women's sexual and reproductive health seriously."   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Raskin, Merkley, Schiff, Lawmakers Call on Elon Musk to Publicly Release Financial Disclosures After White House Claims Musk Will Self Police Conflicts of Interest Musk Is Subject to Federal Ethics Laws as a "Special Government Employee" "Given the scale of your power to carry out sweeping administrative policies and your vast personal financial interests, the American people dese  more