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U.S. SENATE

Elizabeth Warren

DemocratMassachusettsCurrently serving

Sworn into the Senate on Source ↗

What they said 122

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (122)Campaign (96)After election (18)In office (3)Unresolved period (5)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Civil rights & justice

Replace the consumer bankruptcy system with one flexible process

AI-assisted summary

Warren proposes repealing harmful provisions of the 2005 bankruptcy law and replacing the separate Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 systems and means test with one process available to all consumers. Filers would disclose their debts, assets and income, then choose options such as surrendering non-exempt property to discharge debts, addressing a specific problem like mortgage delinquency, or using a repayment plan. Certain debts would remain non-dischargeable, and creditors could challenge cases for abuse, with an easier standard for higher-income debtors.

Context: The proposal preserves non-dischargeable debts and allows creditors to challenge cases for abuse.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environmentAgriculture & food

Fully fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

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Warren would fight for full funding of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which she says is critical to the long-term health of the Great Lakes. The plan connects the investment to threats including climate change, invasive species, and agricultural-runoff pollution.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Track drought risks and work with Tribal governments on management

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Warren would work with the U.S. Geological Survey and state governments to monitor and manage drought risks, accounting for climate risks and trends. She would also collaborate with Tribal governments on drought and land-management practices, including traditional ecological practices wherever possible.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environmentHousing

Help flood-prone homeowners move and update FEMA flood maps

AI-assisted summary

Warren would make it easier for existing residents to move from flood-prone properties, both inland and on the coast, including by buying properties from low-income homeowners at market value. Within her first term, she would ensure FEMA’s flood maps are fully updated so the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard can raise requirements for new construction.

Context: The proposed market-value buyback is specifically for low-income homeowners.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environmentGovernment & elections

Monitor toxic pollution released during disasters

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Warren would task the EPA, NOAA, and FEMA with continuous monitoring for toxic pollutants during weather events, using mobile teams to track releases. She presents this as a way to protect communities, including those living near fossil-fuel infrastructure and petrochemical plants along the coast.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Support coastal Tribal communities and local hazard-mitigation loans

AI-assisted summary

Warren would provide federal grants to coastal Tribes and Indigenous communities to protect, restore, and preserve places with ecological, cultural, or sacred significance. She would also work with Congress to amend the Stafford Act to establish revolving loan funds so local governments can invest in community health and safety before disasters.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environmentHousing

Increase pre-disaster mitigation and limit federal building in high-risk areas

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Warren would propose increasing FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program fivefold and direct federal emergency and coastal management agencies to take a holistic approach to disaster preparedness, including evacuation planning. Her plan would bar new federal buildings within 1.5 meters of sea level, with necessary military-infrastructure exemptions, and bar new public housing within that distance.

Context: The restrictions apply to new buildings; military infrastructure may be exempt from the federal-building restriction.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environmentForeign affairs & defense

Ratify the Law of the Sea treaty and support a high-seas fishing ban

AI-assisted summary

Warren would work with Congress to ratify the Law of the Sea treaty, making the United States a party to the international law and enabling work to update provisions to account for climate change. She also supports banning fishing on the high seas as a way to curb illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and allow fish species to rebuild.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environmentEconomy, taxes & work

Phase out offshore drilling and support workers who transition

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Warren proposed ending new offshore fossil-fuel leases and directing federal ocean and coastal agencies to plan a phaseout of offshore drilling. Her plan would reinstate offshore safety rules, reassess royalty rates, and shift the offshore drilling supply chain toward offshore wind. Workers who choose to move into new industries would receive job training and guaranteed wage and benefit parity; those who choose not to find new employment would receive financial security, including promised pensions and early-retirement benefits.

Context: The proposal distinguishes ending new leases from phasing out existing drilling; the latter begins with agency planning and has no stated completion date.

Campaign position · commitment · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Create a federal blue-carbon program and map protected zones

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Warren proposed directing NOAA by executive order to build a domestic blue-carbon program supporting ocean-based carbon-sequestration projects, including coastal ecosystem restoration. She would also direct NOAA to map and establish Blue Carbon Zones in federal waters to identify, protect, and manage productive carbon-storing areas, and support research on blue carbon and ocean acidification.

Context: The passage does not specify the program’s funding or the boundaries and rules for Blue Carbon Zones.