WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, in response to the Department of Education's announcement that they will transfer student loan borrower accounts away from MOHELA, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "Less than three weeks after I led a Senate hearing on MOHELA's failures, the Education Department is taking critical action to protect student loan borrowers. After more than tripling in  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questioned Andrew Witty, Chief Executive Officer for UnitedHealth Group, about how the conglomerate leverages its market power to raise prices, increase payments it receives from Medicare Advantage through tactics like upcoding, and evade federal regulations that restrict insurance company profits. The hear  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), chair of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, led a hearing on the Department of Defense's (DoD) efforts to ensure service members are receiving safe, effective medicines. Senator Warren, in her opening statement, expressed concern that DoD's overreliance on foreign drug manufacturers may pose risks to DoD's pharmaceutical supply chains and   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 30, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today led a letter joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman William R. Keating (MA-09), sharing concerns from public health officials and local stakeholders, who have expressed that Holtec's plan f  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding net neutrality: "Six years ago, the junior Senator for Massachusetts warned that, 'There will be a political price to pay for those on the wrong side of history' in the Republican effort to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. "Then-Senator Harris warned that the   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement applauding the Boston City Council for passing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. "From Boston to Gaza, our destinies are tied and our pro-peace, pro-humanity movement continues to grow," said Congresswoman Pressley. "I'm grateful to Councilor Fernandes Anderson and her colleagues on the Boston City Council for their coura  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the Biden Administration's approval of student loan discharge for 317,000 borrowers who attended The Art Institutes, including over 3,500 borrowers in Massachusetts: "No student should be left in the lurch because they were scammed by their college or university," said Congresswoman Pressley. "I'm glad the Biden-Harris Administra  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 30, 2024) - A resolution designating April "Community College Month," introduced by Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), today unanimously passed United States Senate. More than 1,000 public, tribal, and independent community colleges currently serve 10.2 million students nationwide. "Community colleges are exactly that - of a  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 1, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Cori Bush (MO-01) and Raul Grijalva (AZ-07) led 10 of their colleagues in a letter to the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and United States Digital Service, requesting updates to the Environmental Justice (EJ) Scorecard to ensure that the too  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Treasury, Janet Yellen, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian Nelson, National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and FinCEN Director, Andrea Gacki, to relay their concerns about Russia's use of crypto to evade sanctions an  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the country's 15 largest annuity companies, criticizing their opposition to the Department of Labor's (DOL) Retirement Security Rule and revealing their use of secretive incentives and perks to agents in return for steering consumers toward their products. The recipients include: Allianz Life Insurance, Athene Annuity Life, Brighthouse Financial, Corebri  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, Tom Carper (D-Del.), a U.S. Navy veteran and the last Vietnam War veteran serving in the United States Senate, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, and Representative Don Davis (D-N.C.), a member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personne  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston, MA - Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey released the following statements regarding the Biden Administration's approval of student loan discharge for 317,000 borrowers who attended The Art Institutes, including over 3,500 borrowers in Massachusetts: "For years, the Art Institutes and EDMC lied to students. In 2015, I called on the  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston, MA -- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with all the members of the Massachusetts delegation, sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and to the Chief of Staff to the Air Force General David Wayne Allvin writing in support of the newly announced Information Dominance Systems Center within Air Force Mat  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), sent a letter to Securities & Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, urging him to open an insider trading investigation into stock trading by executives at UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealth). The letter follows reporting from Bloomberg News which revealed that four top ex  more