State Dept memo reportedly reveals contradictions in Trump Administration’s rationale for revocation of Öztürk’s visa, detention Text of Letter (PDF) Boston (April 18, 2025) - After a recent report indicated that an internal State Department memo concluded that the key premise underlying Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk’s arrest and detention... Read More

Bill would help the 100,000 new U.S. victims & survivors each year better navigate & use available resources Washington (April 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03), today announced the introduction of the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025, legislation that would help all... Read More

Boston (April 16, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton urging the agency to lift its freeze on grants that help improve the resiliency of public broadcasting stations. FEMA has... Read More

Report Text (PDF) Boston (April 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, today released a report titled “Extreme Weather & Extreme Cuts: The Trump Administration’s Attack on Our Ability to Predict, Prepare for, and Recover from... Read More

Boston (April 14, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Congress’s leading proponent for funding for public broadcasting, released the following statement today after news reports stated that the Trump administration is seeking to rescind funding for the Corporation for... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Massachusetts has received more than 181,000 requests for heating assistance so far this fiscal year Washington (April 14, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, led all members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation—Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager Washington (April 11, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), today announced legislation to improve subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasting efforts at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through investments in advanced approaches to S2S weather... Read More

New Petition and Whistleblower Statement Provide Evidence that Meta Knowingly Allowed Children to Use its VR Platform Horizon Worlds    Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), a member of the House... Read More

Washington (April 9, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Task Force, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing a review of state and local laws and regulations aimed at tackling the climate... Read More

Letter signed by 180 members of Congress Washington (April 9, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW); the leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump signed four executive orders to boost the dying coal industry. “Just like Trump, coal is outdated, costly, and dangerous,” said Senator Markey. “Coal is the dirtiest... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Small Business Committee, as well as the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today hosted a virtual town hall with panelists from MassMEDIC, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, VentureWell, Boyd... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) in reintroducing the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey slams Republican attempts to make accessing Social Security benefits more difficult for seniors Washington (April 6, 2025) - On April 4, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) forced Republicans to vote on preserving phone services at the Social Security Administration so seniors can continue to access their earned benefits.... Read More

Boston (April 6, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of Massachusetts’s Philip “Phil” W. Johnston.  “Politics was Phil Johnston’s lifeblood, but he had the soul of a social worker,” said Senator Markey. “Phil’s accolades were many and well-deserved — as chair of the state Democratic Party, as... Read More

Full interview with Katy Tur here Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, responded to Trump’s reckless tariff actions yesterday, which significantly raised the risk for recession and will drive up... Read More

Trump cut $106 million to Massachusetts schools, imperiling literacy programs, air quality updates, math tutoring, and more. Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, and the entire Massachusetts... Read More

Washington (April 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval of Arms Sales.   “Ever since Hamas’s heinous October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, I have remained focused on bringing the hostages home and securing long-term peace and security for Israel. I supported the... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) today announced the reintroduction of the Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights, a resolution calling for dignified wages, benefits, and... Read More