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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 7, 2025

It runs a substantial risk of eventually blowing up the U.S. economy and putting us once more in a position where taxpayers have to bail out the billionaires while they end up paying for the risks that the rich people took on.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 7, 2025

Since President Trump took office, we have—prompted by the administration’s attacks on Social Security—sent 17 letters to the Social Security Administration.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 6, 2025

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. I want to note that President Trump is pushing our economy off a cliff. Over the past week, the President has told families to brace for more expensive toys for Christmas and he continues to…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-06
Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· May 5, 2025

When a young person writes an op-ed in the student newspaper and get whisked off of the streets of Tuffs University to a prison in Louisiana with no charges that is what we are debating today.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 5, 2025

Democrats who both support and oppose the GENIUS Act agree that green lighting Donald Trump's corrupt stablecoin deals is wrong.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 5, 2025

Madam President, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are taking a chain saw to Social Security. For nearly a century, Social Security has been there for tens of millions of Americans. But now, Trump and Musk are threatening to tear all of that…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 5, 2025

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about the GENIUS Act and the urgent need to strengthen this bill before the Senate votes on it later this week. The GENIUS Act would create a framework for bringing stablecoins deeper into the U.S…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 4, 2025

[T]here are backdoor ways to accomplish the same thing as a benefits cut.

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Ayanna Pressley
@ayannapressley· Democratic · MA· May 4, 2025

should NOT be seizing people's hard-earned wages, tax refunds, and Social Security checks.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 2, 2025

Why do Elon 'Social Security's a Ponzi scheme' Musk and his DOGE cronies need to stick their fingers in your personal data—your work history, income, benefits, and health records?

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 1, 2025

Even so, the meme coin sales pitch coming from the White House is a standout.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 1, 2025

President Trump's involvement in this venture, as he strips financial regulators of their independence…presents an extraordinary conflict of interest that could create unprecedented risks to our financial system.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 1, 2025

This latest action raises grave ethics and legal concerns, including the severe risk that President Trump and other officials may be engaging in ‘pay to play’ corruption.

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Seth Moulton
@sethmoulton· Democratic · MA· May 1, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present today. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 113 and NAY on Roll Call No. 114. Personal Explanation

Congressional Record · 2025-05-01
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 1, 2025

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour—a wage that has not increased in over 15 years.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· May 1, 2025

I'm working to give every mother and every family a fighting chance—and I'm in this fight all the way.

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