Sen. Elizabeth Warren

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and four Democratic colleagues are pushing legislation that would help patients receive mental health care coverage. Warren said the bill introduced Monday would strengthen accountability for insurers by requiring them to disclose to federal regulators how they make coverage decisions and the rate of and reasons for denials of mental health claims...

(Associated Press)  -  U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is introducing a bill she says will help senior citizens who rely on Social Security to make ends meet. Warren said her proposal would provide 70 million Americans who receive Social Security, certain veterans benefits, SSI, or equivalent state, federal, or local retirement programs a ``one-time emergency payment'' of 3...

Senator Elizabeth Warren is marking a social media milestone.

An additional $18 million in federal heating assistance funds have been released for lower income Massachusetts residents this winter. The Massachusetts money was included in the nearly $454 million in additional assistance released to all states Thursday under the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. ...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is scheduled to participate in events across Massachusetts next week to discuss her agenda for the year and the importance of making investments that help build a strong middle class. The Democrat’s ‘‘Priorities for the Future’’ tour will take her to the Boston area Tuesday to talk about making higher education more accessible and affordable, and expanding Social Securit

The Massachusetts Congressional delegation is hailing a decision to include $75 million in fisheries disaster aid in the 2014 fiscal year Federal spending bill. Northeast fishermen had become eligible for federal aid in 2012 after a national fishery disaster was declared due to the unexpectedly slow recovery of stocks of bottom-dwelling groundfish, such as cod and flounder...

Three members of the Mass. Congressional delegation are urging the Coast Guard to adopt strong regulations for all barges transporting at least 5,000 barrels of oil or other hazardous materials on Buzzards Bay. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman William Keating have sent the Coast Guard a letter, asking the agency to mandate barges to use independent vessel pilots and escort

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is questioning the wisdom of so-called ``stand your ground'' laws following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.       Asked if Zimmerman should face federal civil rights charges in the death of Martin, who was black, Warren said the Justice Department is considering the question, but the jury has spoken...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is trying to make good on a key campaign pledge.