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U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account. https://substack.com/@senatorwarren

Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive, Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. Warren was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, ultimately finishing third after Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. .. more

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 46m

@vanhollen.senate.gov and I met with federal workers who were unnecessarily fired — and we talked about what's at stake in this government shutdown.

Here's the short of it: Democrats will not stop fighting to save health care and lower costs for families.

ChrisVanHollen and I met with federal workers who were unnecessarily fired.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16h

I agree with Donald Trump:

Trump is not the right leader for his moment.

Graphic where Senator Warren says: In 2013, Trump himself said, about a potential government shutdown, quote:

Then, a Donald Trump quote: “if there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He’s the one that has to get people together.”

Senator Warren says: Donald Trump today should take a hint from Donald Trump yesterday.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 18h

Since Day One, Donald Trump has made it harder for families to get help from the IRS.

Now, he's using the Republican shutdown to gut the IRS even more.

Billionaires get tax breaks while families have their health care ripped away.

IRS sends furlough notices, sparks some confusion among staff: Sources

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 20h

I cherished every day I got to call myself a Soldier—but ordering troops to intimidate the very Americans they sacrifice to protect doesn’t make us safer.

Trump is wasting millions to terrorize citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. It's wrong.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 21h

What happens now that Republicans shut down the government?

- Federal workers stop getting paid
- Air travel could be delayed
- Food inspection services may be delayed
- Head Start services may be disrupted
- Passport + Visa applications could slow
- National Parks may shut down

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

Why?

Instead of working with Democrats to lower health care costs, Republicans are forcing us to vote over and over again on a budget that would let 15 million Americans lose their coverage.

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I'm about to vote on the SAME Republican budget proposal for the 6th time.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Housing is too expensive to build and too expensive to afford.

Donald Trump's solution? Make it even MORE expensive with his chaotic tariffs.

Americans can't afford Donald Trump's housing market.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.

Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.

If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.

Graphic with Senator Warren asking: Is it consistent with the First Amendment for DOD to revoke a reporter’s press credentials for publishing a story that’s critical of President Trump?

DoD official responds: Yes... If the basis was that the person published information that was not otherwise approved for release by the Department.

Senator Warren Responds: Whoa.

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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen @shaheen.senate.gov · 1d

If my Republican colleagues fail to work with us, 267,000 veterans will lose their health care, according to a new report from the Urban Institute.

These are Americans who put their lives on the line for our nation, who will be priced out of health care if Congress doesn’t act.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

@warnock.senate.gov is exactly right. Families can't afford their health insurance premiums quadrupling.

Republicans would rather keep the government shut down than lower YOUR health care costs.

Republicans would rather keep the government shut down than lower YOUR health care costs

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

We are in a health care crisis.

Democrats want to fix it. Republicans refuse to even talk about it.

We are in a health care crisis.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

The CFPB has returned over $21 billion to Americans who were cheated by big banks and giant corporations.

But Trump has tried to destroy the CFPB, choosing big corporations over scammed Americans.

The case is in the courts now, and Democrats are united behind the CFPB.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 2d

After the shutdown during the 1st Trump admin, Congress passed a law to guarantee back pay for furloughed workers.

That bill was signed into law by Donald Trump.

Workers will be paid.

This chaos is a distraction from Trump's failure to secure a deal to lower health care costs.

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