“UNITE Act” calls for increased AmeriCorps recruitment and increased compensation, offers priority consideration to unemployed veterans, others unemployed due to the coronavirus
Washington (April 13, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today announced the introduction of...
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Boston (April 13, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today criticized new guidance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) permitting these gun dealers to conduct curbside and drive-through transactions. Senator Markey and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and...
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“Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act” will break down barriers to lifesaving aid for North Korean civilians
Washington (April 13, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) announced introduction of the Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act to expedite the...
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Boston (April 13, 2020) – With countless American families in desperate need to pay bills and workers newly unemployed, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to do everything it can to ensure American do not have to endure long wait times to receive their...
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Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today that they plan to introduce legislation establishing a bipartisan commission to examine the country’s response to the coronavirus...
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Data Can Be Used to Track Spread of Virus and Address Racial Disparities in Testing and Treatment
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Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 17 colleagues, to call on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure small businesses receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) associated with the COVID-19 crisis and the new Emergency Economic Injury...
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Many Asian Americans fear for their physical safety since outbreak, reports show, yet there have been no coordinated efforts by federal agencies to address rising harassment and attacks
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Washington, D.C. -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) led a letter...
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Boston (April 9, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing guidance for retail food workers and their customers regarding ways to protect themselves and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Senator Markey previously called on the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and...
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More than 900 organizations endorse principles for future relief packages, along with 80 members of House of Representatives
Washington (April 9, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and seven of their Senate colleagues today released a set of five principles to guide future coronavirus relief...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and 53 of their colleagues on Thursday in sending a...
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Increasingly Popular Platform May Not Be Adequately Safeguarding Users' Data and Privacy
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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Zoom Communications Inc. requesting information on how the videoconferencing platform is protecting the safety and privacy...
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Boston (April 9, 2020) – – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to President Donald Trump regarding reports that White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has been in contact with several private companies about creating a national surveillance...
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Millions of Americans may be vulnerable to cyberattacks as they meet and communicate online
Boston (April 8, 2020) – As countless Americans turn Zoom into a verb, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue...
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“Reliable local news and information has been critically important during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it has become more scarce.”
[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a group of nineteen senators calling for funding to support local journalism and media in any...
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As hospitals and testing laboratories still face multi-day testing delays, additional flexibility in staffing and license requirements is needed for rapid testing expansion
Washington (April 8, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), today called on the...
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Queries FDA and CDC on guidance for retail food industry workers and consumers
Boston (April 8, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue and promote clear guidance for workers in the retail food industry and...
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Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today...
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Boston (April 8, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a leading Congressional champion for online privacy and author of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), released the following statement after media reported that the Trump administration, led by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, is looking to...
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Washington (April 7, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Google requesting information about the company’s recently announced COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports. According to Google, this project employs...
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