Minority Press Releases
On Senate Floor, Warren Calls on Republicans to Help Put an End to Donald Trump's Tariff Chaos; Calls for Independent Investigation into Market Manipulation
Watch Speech Live (YouTube) Washington, DC - Right now, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, is delivering a speech on the Senate floor calling on Republicans in Congress to help put an end to President Donald Trump’s tariff chaos. Below are Ranking Member Warren’s remarks as prepared for delivery: Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to our economy. First Donald Trump imposed across the board tariffs. Then, just a … Continue Reading
April 8, 2025
Warren to Mortgage Bankers Association: Trump's Trade War is Driving Up Housing Costs Amidst Housing Affordability Crisis
“Donald Trump is personally making it impossible for more Americans to own a home: the National Association of Home Builders estimates that the tariffs President Trump put in place last month would add more than $9,000 to the cost of building a home.” “(Trump's) latest chaotic round of tariffs will drive up housing costs even more and could force more Americans into heartbreaking realizations that they just can’t afford the dream they thought they could.” Washington, DC - Today, Senator Eliza… Continue Reading
April 8, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Paul and Schumer Release Bipartisan Resolution to Repeal Global Tariffs and Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade
Text of Resolution (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released a resolution today that would repeal Donald Trump’s global tariffs. The resolution will formal… Continue Reading
April 7, 2025
Senator Warren Calls on Secretary Bessent to Convene Financial Stability Oversight Council to Contain Damage of Trump Worldwide Tariffs
Warren: Instead of spinning tales with Tucker Carlson, we need a Secretary of Treasury in the real world Reiterates call for Republicans to join Democrats in Congress to pass a resolution to remove Trump's worldwide tariffs Watch full interview here Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs called on Secretary Scott Bessent to do his job and convene the Financial Stability Oversight Counci… Continue Reading
April 7, 2025
Banking Democrats Call on Chairman Scott to Hold Hearing on Trump’s Disastrous Use of Emergency Powers to Impose Tariffs and Cause Chaos for American Families
Senate Banking Committee Dems: “We urge you to hold a hearing so the American people can understand the President’s plan and how it will affect their economic futures.” Senator Warren: “Congress is not without power. Republicans in Congress can join Democrats to pass a resolution immediately to turn off President Trump’s tariffs.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee,… Continue Reading
April 4, 2025
New Video: Senator Warren Sounds Alarm on Trump Tariffs Devastating Impact on American Families
“If this sounds to you like chaos that’s because it is.” “(T)hat’s what the Trump presidency is all about - works great for billionaires, and works bad for everyone else.” Watch video here Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, released a new video sounding the alarm that President Trump’s tariff scheme is economic chaos that will ultimately mean higher costs for working families. Earlier… Continue Reading
April 4, 2025
Warren Statement on March Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, released the following statement: "The American economy recovered from a once in a century pandemic and unemployment fell to its lowest rate in decades. Now, Donald Trump’s chaos and bad economic policy is setting the stage for businesses to slash investment and jobs. Today’s report had no impact on the tanking stock market - investors are still confused… Continue Reading
April 3, 2025
Warren Calls for SEC Watchdog Investigation into Whether Agency Actions Were Influenced by Trump Administration’s Crypto Conflicts of Interest
Warren previously requested information from President Trump’s “Crypto Czar” and Acting Chair of the SEC “President Trump, his closest advisors, and his family members all stand to benefit from boosts in the crypto industry.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA) Committee, wrote to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Inspector General (OIG), Deborah Jef… Continue Reading
April 3, 2025
Warren Lambasts Trump Nominees for Poor Judgment, Questions Their Roles as Trump and Musk Destroy the Agencies They Would Lead
“My litmus test for the panel before us today and any executive branch nominee is: will they enforce the law and uphold our constitution, or will they just simply bend a knee to the orders of co-Presidents Trump and Musk?” Watch markup here Washington, DC - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, gave remarks ahead of a committee vote on four Trump nominees for critical positions in the executive branch. Below are… Continue Reading
April 3, 2025
Ahead of Committee Vote, Warren Releases Troubling Responses from Trump Nominees
Text of Atkins response (PDF) | Text of Gould response (PDF) | Text of Petit response (PDF) | Text of Molinaro response (PDF) Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released responses from President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Questions for the Record (QFRs) she submitted ahead of their respective confirmation hearings on March 27, 2025. Many of the responses raised more questions than they answere… Continue Reading
April 2, 2025
Warren, Coons Lead Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump Administration’s Inadequate Earthquake Response in Burma
Senators Call for Sanctions Clarity, Stronger U.S. Aid Effort as China and Russia Take the Lead “This is the first test of the United States’s ability to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the wake of the administration’s foreign assistance review and dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).” Full letter here (PDF) Washington, DC - Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, a… Continue Reading
April 2, 2025
Warren, Waters Probe SEC on Trump Family’s Crypto Company and Possible Conflicts of Interest
Calls for Transparency as House Financial Services Committee Prepares to Vote on Stablecoin Legislation “The federal government should work for the American public—not for President Trump’s bottom line.” Full letter here (PDF) Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Representative Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committees, sent a letter to the U.S. Securities… Continue Reading
April 1, 2025
Warren, Waters, and Congressional Democrats Question Treasury Secretary on CTA Enforcement, Warn Bad Actors Will Exploit Financial System
“Have you conducted any analysis of the number of terrorists, human traffickers, drug cartel leaders, foreign adversaries, or other malign actors and facilitators who will be able to abuse the U.S. financial system to hide their illicit activity, absent enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act?” “Treasury announced earlier this month that it would refuse to enforce the law and would somehow fashion new rules limiting the reporting requirement to foreign entities alone - even though the mai… Continue Reading
April 1, 2025
Warren Secures Congressional Watchdog Investigation into Trump-Musk Cuts to HUD Fair Housing Enforcement
Response from congressional watchdog here (PDF) Washington, DC - In response to a request from lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed that they will investigate the draconian and dangerous cuts to fair housing enforcement at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE). Other signers … Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
Senator Warren Response to Preliminary Injunction Preserving CFPB
Watch video here Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following video in response to the preliminary injunction preserving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Transcript below: Today a court blocked co-Presidents Trump and Musk from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - yay! - and found that those DOGE operatives likely broke the law. Because here’s the thi… Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
Warren, Warner Call for GAO Investigation into DOGE Activities at SEC
Call for investigation follows breaking news today that DOGE is coming aboard SEC Letter here (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) Comptroller Gene Dodaro calling for an investigation into recent activities by Elon Musk’s Dep… Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
Senator Warren Statement on February PCE
Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: “Just last week, Chair Powell said that the Fed expects progress on inflation to stall - or be reversed - thanks to President Trump’s red-light green-light game with tariffs which are giving giant corporations cover to raise prices on consumers. Over the past month, we have seen flashing signs of a weakening economy: Workers expect le… Continue Reading
March 28, 2025
Warren, Wyden, Van Hollen, Colleagues Question Fed and OCC on Serious Risks Posed by Donald Trump Regulating His Own Stablecoin
Trump-backed stablecoin launched as President strips financial regulators of independence and Congress considers stablecoin legislation Senate Banking and Finance Committee Leaders: “In effect, the President of the United States could sign legislation that would facilitate his own product launch and then retain authority to regulate his own financial company.” Read letter here (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housi… Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
Warren Grills SEC Nominee on Failed Judgement Before 2008 Crisis: “Simple question, Mr. Atkins. Were you wrong?”
Warren pressed Atkins on failure to commit to disclose buyer of his consulting firm: “you know, some people might call that a pre-bribe” Watch exchange here (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, grilled Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair-Designate Paul Atkins during his nomination hearing on his track record of failed regulatory judgement, including in the lead-up to the 2… Continue Reading
March 27, 2025
Senate Banking Democrats Probe Trump Administration on National Security Impact of Withholding Funding to Keep American Technology Safe from Foreign Adversaries
“BIS already operates on a tight budget, and this funding freeze will undoubtedly impact the essential activities that BIS undertakes to keep our technology safe from foreign adversaries around the globe.” “Through its illegal and reckless decision, OMB is in essence announcing to our adversaries that it is open season on U.S. technology.” Full letter here (PDF) Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, was… Continue Reading