Senate Banking and Housing Democrats

Today, the @business Editorial Board voiced their concerns with financial regulators' latest move to weaken capital requirements. As Ranking Member @SenWarren said: "the last thing we should be doing is granting Wall Street’s number one deregulatory wish."bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

It's time to tackle the housing crisis so many of us face. I've introduced two bills to help us increase housing production, support redevelopment, lower costs, and preserve environmental protections so people in New Jersey can live safe and healthy lives. We have no time to…

The Trump administration just gave debt collectors the green light to weaponize medical bills against working families. We stopped this once and we’ll do it again.

Ranking Member Warren's statement on June 2025 CPI:

Why your cup of coffee costs more — and how Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff wars could push up coffee prices even further. This and 5 other key pieces of economic data you should pay attention to: 🔗senatebankingdemocrats.substack.com/p/6-key-pieces…

It is critical that any crypto regulation bill we pass does not have massive unintended consequences. If we don't do this the right way the consequences could reach far beyond the crypto market and take a tire iron to our capital markets.

.@RWPUSA: You should divest from crypto if you will be regulating it. The integrity of our financial system depends upon this. We have watched this movie before. Congress passes laws to regulate the financial sector, and it ends in disaster. Do not repeat that mistake.

Senator Kennedy: I'm really worried we're going to get this wrong. Why is the digital asset industry so scared of being regulated by the SEC? Watch @timmassad break down why Congress needs to step up — and pass crypto rules that don’t crash the financial system.

Today Ranking Member Warren released principles for crypto market structure legislation. WATCH:

Zelle needs to fix ‘significant scams and fraud,’ lawmakers say theverge.com/news/696786/la…

Elizabeth Warren: "There is one human being in the United States who is causing interest rates to stay high, and his name is Donald trump."

WATCH: Fed Chair Powell and Senator @ChrisVanHollen agree student loans in this country need fixing.   Education shouldn’t be a risky investment.   Yet, Republicans are pushing to raise monthly student loan payments for millions of borrowers as delinquencies skyrocket.

Ranking Member Warren's statement on May 2025 PCE:

Ranking Member @SenWarren in @nytimes:   “Whenever the regulations are loosened up the banks turn around and pump that money into dividends and share buybacks. The last thing the Fed should be doing is weakening a rule that would cushion an economic blow.”nytimes.com/2025/06/26/bus…

Elizabeth Warren on CNBC: "I just want to push back when you say there haven't been any effects from Donald Trump's announcements about tariffs. Of course there have been. What we're seeing is that all across the country, people are saying, 'Whoa, I'm not gonna start breaking…

Reuters: Trump's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rollback has cost Americans $18 billion, consumer groups say reuters.com/legal/litigati…

Reminder: Ranking Member Warren called for rate cuts back in December. Now Fed Chair Powell says the Fed would have cut—if not for Trump’s tariffs. More proof Trump’s trade chaos is driving up costs for American families.

Ranking Member Warren's statement on May housing starts data: