Elizabeth Warren
American politician
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| 2024 | Warren is reelected to a third Senate term, defeating Republican nominee John Deaton. |
| 2024 | Warren is reelected to a third Senate term, defeating Republican nominee John Deaton. |
| October 10 2024 | Warren urged the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize Novo Nordisk's $16.5 billion acquisition of Catalent, citing concerns about potential unfair market advantages in the obesity and diabetes drug sector. |
| January 2024 | Warren voted for a Bernie Sanders resolution to apply human rights provisions to Israel military assistance, which was defeated 72 to 11. |
| 2023 | Elizabeth Warren voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act in the Senate, joining four other Democratic senators in opposing the legislation. |
| March 13 2023 | Warren published a detailed analysis of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in The New York Times, offering possible solutions to prevent future bank failures. |
| June 24 2022 | Warren responded to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade by co-authoring an op-ed with Senator Tina Smith in The New York Times, calling on President Biden to provide resources for reproductive health services in response to the ruling. |
| May 2021 | Warren condemned the potential evictions of Palestinian families from homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, calling on the Biden Administration to intervene. |
| April 20 2021 | Warren spoke at the J Street 2021 virtual national conference, calling for replacing Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and restricting US aid. |
| February 2021 | Warren supported a plan to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for approximately 44 million Americans, urging President Biden to use executive order to implement the debt forgiveness. |
| 2020 | Warren delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention focusing on the importance of passing universal child care legislation, advocating for support of child care and early education initiatives. |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Warren, along with Representative Adam Smith, introduced a legislative bill proposing a 'no first use' policy for United States nuclear weapons during her 2020 presidential campaign. |
| 2020 | Warren ran as a candidate in the United States presidential election, ultimately placing third behind Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. |
| March 2020 | After ending her presidential campaign, Warren's campaign motto 'Dream Big and Fight Hard' continued to resonate. |
| March 5 2020 | Warren withdraws from the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race after Super Tuesday. |
| March 5 2020 | Warren withdraws from the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race after Super Tuesday. |
| January 2020 | Condemned the U.S. military airstrike at Baghdad International Airport that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, describing it as a 'wag the dog' attempt to distract from the impeachment process. |
| 2019 | Warren is briefly considered the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| 2019 | Warren is briefly considered the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| 2019 | Warren introduced the Native American Suicide Prevention Act, aimed at addressing suicide prevention specifically for Indigenous Americans. |
| 2019 | Warren reintroduced the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act with Cory Booker and Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Karen Bass, emphasizing the need to treat incarcerated women with dignity and provide necessary resources. |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Warren, along with eight other Democratic senators, signed a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai expressing concerns about proposed changes to children's programming rules that could limit educational content access for low-income and minority communities. |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Warren, along with 34 other senators, introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which aimed to create 770,000 new child care jobs and ensure affordable child care for families based on their income levels. |
| 2019 | Warren cosponsored S.J.Res.7, a resolution directing the removal of unauthorized United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Yemen. |
| October 2019 | Warren criticized President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, which was seen as providing Turkey tacit approval to launch a military offensive against Syrian Kurds. |
| October 15 2019 | Elizabeth Warren introduced a comprehensive plan to eliminate 'big money' in political campaigns, proposing updates to campaign finance laws that include requiring disclosure of major donors, bundlers, and finance events, and announcing her campaign would not accept contributions over $200 from executives in banks, tech companies, private equity firms, and hedge funds. |
| September 2019 | Warren told The Washington Post that there is no military-only solution in Syria, opposing restored diplomatic relations with the Syrian regime while supporting pragmatic multilateral diplomatic engagement. |
| September 2019 | Warren stated to the Washington Post her intention to immediately begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan and committed to having no U.S. troops in the country by the end of her first potential presidential term. |
| August 2019 | Warren signed a letter to federal officials requesting data about potential consequences of the Texas v. United States Affordable Care Act lawsuit, and another letter criticizing Novartis for falsifying data in a gene therapy drug approval attempt. |
| July 2019 | Warren signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta urging a full investigation into workplace violence incidents reported by McDonald's employees in Chicago, arguing for stronger protections and enforcement of workers' rights to a safe workplace. |
| July 11 2019 | Warren unveiled an immigration plan calling for decriminalizing border crossings, reforming ICE and CBP, banning private immigration detention centers, and promising to prosecute immigrant rights violations. |
| June 2019 | Warren was one of fifteen senators to introduce the Affordable Medications Act to promote pharmaceutical pricing transparency and enable Medicare to negotiate drug prices. |
| June 2019 | Warren was among eighteen senators who signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning the State Department's lack of Pride Month commemoration and absence of LGBTI rights advocacy. |
| June 2019 | Criticized the Trump administration for escalating tensions with Iran, arguing that using the 2001 authorization for military force would be illegal. |
| June 2019 | Warren co-sponsored the Safe Freight Act, a bill designed to mandate minimum crew requirements on freight trains to enhance railroad safety, including having at least one certified conductor and one certified engineer on board. |
| June 2019 | Warren, along with Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker, sent a letter to the FCC and Department of Justice requesting an investigation into Sinclair Broadcast Group's acquisition of 21 regional sports networks due to concerns about potential partisan political messaging. |
| June 3 2019 | Warren cosponsored S.J. Res 11: 'Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Resolution of 2019', demonstrating her opposition to unilateral military intervention in Venezuela. |
| May 2019 | Warren and Rep. Jackie Speier introduced legislation to limit corporate influence on government defense policy, proposing a four-year ban on defense contractors hiring senior government officials and creating stricter transparency and recusal regulations. |
| May 2019 | Became a cosponsor of the Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019, which aims to prevent unauthorized military actions against Iran without Congressional approval. |
| April 2019 | Warren was one of eleven senators to sign a letter to Juul CEO Kevin Burns criticizing the company's marketing practices and youth access to e-cigarettes. |
| April 2019 | Elizabeth Warren signed onto the Be HEARD Act, a comprehensive legislation aimed at addressing workplace harassment by abolishing the tipped minimum wage, ending mandatory arbitration and pre-employment nondisclosure agreements, and extending the time workers have to report harassment. |
| April 2019 | Warren joined Senator Patty Murray and Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Lauren Underwood to introduce the Women's Retirement Protection Act of 2019, which aims to address the retirement gender gap. |
| April 2019 | Warren was one of six senators who sent a letter to CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger expressing concern about the bureau's reduced oversight of federal student loan servicers. |
| April 2019 | Warren sent a letter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, asserting the need for the Defense Department to more actively address climate change's threats to military infrastructure and operations. |
| April 2019 | Warren introduces the 'Real Corporate Profits Tax' proposal, which would tax corporations' publicly disclosed profits at 7% for amounts over $100 million. |
| April 2019 | Elizabeth Warren joined 40 other senators in signing a bipartisan letter supporting the HUD Section 4 Capacity Building program, advocating for its continued funding and criticizing the Trump administration's proposed budget to eliminate the program. |
| March 2019 | Warren, along with Senators Cory Booker and Ted Deutch, signed a letter to Prisoner Transportation Services of America raising concerns about prisoner deaths and safety in custody. |
| March 2019 | Warren was one of eleven senators to sign a letter urging congressional leaders to quickly pass disaster supplemental appropriations, noting 124 federal disaster declarations in the previous year. |
| March 2019 | Elizabeth Warren spoke in Conway, New Hampshire, expressing her skeptical stance on congressional term limits, arguing that such limits would increase lobbyist influence by creating a less experienced legislature. |
| March 2019 | Warren was one of nine senators to sign a letter to Saudi Arabia's leader Salman, requesting the release of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair, writer Raif Badawi, women's rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul and Samar Badawi, and Dr. Walid Fitaih, criticizing the arbitrary detention of peaceful activists and systematic discrimination. |
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