Elizabeth Warren

Congress is debating whether to give the President fast-track authority, that would reduce Congress' ability to shape major trade agreements.

Energy efficiency programs, I think we all agree, are critical to reducing carbon emissions and fighting global climate change.

One of my concerns about fast track is that a future President could use it to negotiate a TTIP agreement that weakens our financial rules or disrupts our regulatory system.

Giving into the temptation of a short-term fix with private money and then paying for it with long-term taxpayer money not only does not create any new resources for infrastructure; in fact, it makes the problem worse over time.

The profits are privatized, but when something goes wrong, sometimes taxpayers end up having to deal with the consequences.

Public-private partnerships will not solve that problem, and if governments are going to turn to public-private partnerships, the need to exercise the kind of careful oversight our witnesses have talked about is critical to ensure that…

We need more up-front taxpayer investments in infrastructure, period.

Do you agree that there should be strong Federal oversight to evaluate the costs, the risks, and the benefits of these programs?

I rise in support of the Truth in Settlements Act. This bipartisan legislation, which I introduced earlier today with my colleague from Oklahoma Senator Lankford, the Presiding Officer, will help the public hold Federal agencies…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized. (The remarks of Ms. Warren pertaining to the introduction of…

You know, that is a lot of money going to agent kickbacks instead of returns to customers who are just trying to provide for their retirement.

I have been looking at a problem that is costing American families about $17 billion a year.

If we want medical innovation in this country, we need to double down on support for NIH.

Real innovation comes from NIH. A recent analysis by Harvard researchers found that most of our truly transformative drugs are based on insights gained through federally funded research.

Medical research funding in this country is in crisis.

It is irresponsible and short-sighted, not prudent, to let financing for basic research dwindle.

I believe that the solution here starts with transparency.

It is not an accident that objective fee-only advisers hardly ever recommend annuities, while commissioned sales people seem to love them.

I support looking for new solutions, but I am very concerned about the assumption in some places that privatizing transit operations will save money.

A GAO study on the impacts of privatization stated that, quote, 'savings come almost entirely from cutting wages and benefits, not from service efficiencies.'

According to this study, safety is a particular concern, for example, with replacement drivers 70 percent more likely to have collisions, which, of course, is very costly.

I am just very intent, as you might be able to tell, that we not, in effect, convert this statute, this far-seeing visionary act of genius by our forbearers in this institution, to a maintenance fund to fix roads and curbsides in our…

The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a good example about how environmental protection and economic growth can reinforce each other.

Well some have suggested that the Federal Government is using these tools to expand the footprint of Federal lands in our states.

This is who we are, and it is one of the greatest things about this country.