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April 24, 2025

Democrats urge Social Security Administration to keep field offices open

Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), are urging the Social Security Administration to keep open its field offices and demanding transparency about potential closures in a new letter. In addition to Warren, 65 House members and 40 senators signed the letter to acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek on Wednesday, requesting that he commit to keeping open the field offices and tell them if the agency intends to close any. The request came after the Genera… Continue Reading


April 23, 2025

Warren Warns of ‘Backdoor Way’ Trump and Musk Want to Gut Social Security

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a new video on Wednesday warning seniors that Donald Trump and Elon Musk “are taking a chainsaw to your Social Security.” In the video, recorded as a Q&A-style explainer and posted on YouTube, Warren details the carnage that’s unfolding at the Social Security Administration (SSA) — thanks to Musk, the world’s richest man — and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE has led efforts to fire thousands of workers at the SSA and shutter d… Continue Reading


April 23, 2025

Senate Democrats seek answers from inspector general on Social Security cuts

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (New York) and four other Senate Democrats are urging the Social Security Administration’s inspector general’s office to investigate the impacts of the U.S. DOGE Service’s dramatic restructuring and sweeping cuts to the government agency. The letter sent to the inspector general’s office Wednesday is part of a broader Democratic effort to defend Social Security from what they describe as a reckless government downsizing campaign spearheaded by Donald Tr… Continue Reading

Press Releases

April 28, 2025

Warren, Schumer, Sanders Statement on Reported Attorneys General Investigations into MOHELA

 Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after reports of new investigations by multiple state attorneys general and regulators into student loan mismanagement by MOHELA, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers:“MOHELA’s mis… Continue Reading


April 25, 2025

Warren Demands Answers on Reports of Secretary Bessent’s Early Leaks of Tariff Policy Decisions to Wall Street

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent following reports that, earlier this week, he provided a room full of Wall Street executives and wealthy investors exclusive, advance tips about the Administration’s trade policy. The letter seeks information on whether Bessent shared nonpublic trade policy tips hours before President Trump’s broader announcement backing down on escalating tariffs against China. The exclusive details may have created the op… Continue Reading


April 24, 2025

ICYMI: Warren Presses Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tariff Special Favors

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook about a special tariff exemption for Apple and other tech firms following Cook’s conversation with Trump administration officials. A new report revealed that Tim Cook “went to work behind the scenes,” using his “very good relationship” with President Trump and his administration to win an exemption to Trump’s China tariffs, worth billions of dollars for Apple. “I have already raised concerns that President Trump’s ‘trade policy… Continue Reading

Op-eds

April 09, 2025

Financial Times: Elizabeth Warren: It falls to Congress to unravel Trump’s reckless tariffs

Since President Donald Trump announced his massive tariffs, the stock market has experienced its biggest decline since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economic experts are warning that a recession is likely. Consumer confidence has tumbled to levels not seen since the height of the pandemic. Some big companies and local businesses are already handing out pink slips. Tens of millions of Americans are anxiously wondering what will happen to their jobs, their retirement savings and their future… Continue Reading


January 28, 2025

SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN: Trump, Musk and I agree on something important. And I've got 30 ways to get it done

Here's something President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and I agree on: the federal government throws away trillions of dollars on wasteful spending. I have spent years trying to squeeze government waste out of our budget, and I'm ready to work with Musk to make government more efficient and save taxpayers money. But here’s the thing: we need to focus in the right place. Instead of cutting help for people who rely on Medicare, Social Security and the VA, let’s focus on the billionaires and billionai… Continue Reading


January 13, 2025

Elizabeth Warren: If Trump Wants to Unrig the Economy, I’m In

The mission of the Democrats on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee is to deliver what Americans have asked for in election after election: unrigging the economy to make life more affordable for working families. I’m ready to work with Chairman Tim Scott, Donald Trump and business leaders whenever they support policies that rebuild the middle class, advance our economic and national security, and fight the corruption of those who seek to use government to enrich themselves. … Continue Reading

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