Comes as Trump also reportedly promised silence on Hong Kong protests to China’s President Xi Jinping   Washington (October 16, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee, and Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations... Read More

  Known crew member program expedites passenger screening while protecting against insider threats   Washington (October 16, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, today sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expressing his concern over... Read More

Washington (October 15, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding U.S. nuclear weapons still stored in Turkey. According to public reporting, the United States stores roughly 50 B61 nuclear weapons at Incirlik Air Base, about 250 miles from... Read More

  [WASHINGTON, DC] — U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement after the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR)—an international panel—issued its report on the two Boeing 737 MAX... Read More

  Boston (October 11, 2019) – Just days after President Donald Trump used ending America’s involvement in overseas wars as an excuse to abandon the Kurds in Syria, media is reporting that the Pentagon will deploy approximately 1,500 additional troops to Saudi Arabia along with three missile defense systems, two squadrons of fighter... Read More

  Eliminating 2020 standards would cost $14 billion every year, more than $100 per household annually   Washington (October 11, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today blasted the Trump administration for its attack on lighting efficiency standards, which will result in consumers paying billions... Read More

  “As the American public continues to understand and examine the facts for themselves, we write to ensure that this Committee does the same”   WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), today was joined by all Democratic members of the Committee in... Read More

Community Advocates, Local and State Officials Representing Weymouth Overwhelmingly Opposed to Project Letter Follows Markey-Warren Bill to Block Construction of Projects Leading to Export of Natural Gas Overseas Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with... Read More

  Weymouth, Massachusetts is a proposed site for a compressor station that is part of a project by Canadian oil company Enbridge intended to send natural gas through Massachusetts to export out to Canada   Washington (October 8, 2019) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren plan to introduce... Read More

  Boston (October 8, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter today to President Donald Trump demanding answers regarding a June 18 call during which he reportedly told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he would remain silent on Hong... Read More

  Washington (October 4, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it not to take any steps to weaken existing rules under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The Senators... Read More

  Massachusetts lawmakers support new construction plan, will fight for federal funding   Washington (October 4, 2019) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman William R. Keating (MA-09), commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its draft “Major Rehabilitation Evaluation... Read More

  Washington (October 3, 2019) – On the one-year anniversary of Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine... Read More

  Boston (October 3, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after media reports indicated that North Korea successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile. North Korea had not launched a missile... Read More

~ Letter requests HHS and CMS to limit push of “junk” health insurance plans that cover less and cost more ~ WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined U.S. Sen Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 38 Senators today in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare &... Read More

  Calls on Leader Mitch McConnell to bring net neutrality legislation for an immediate vote in the Senate   Boston (October 1, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate author of the Save the Internet Act, released the following statement after the... Read More

WASHINGTON – With less than 40 days until President Trump can officially begin to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accords, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Ranking Member, Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), led the full Democratic membership of the SFRC in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once again calling on... Read More

  An average of approximately 22.5 million people annually are displaced worldwide by climate or weather-related events   Washington (September 27, 2019) – According to the United Nations, by 2050, there may be as many as 200 million climate-displaced persons worldwide. As populations continue to experience climate-induced... Read More

  Resolution would accept the findings and commit to supporting ocean-focused solutions to the climate crisis   Washington (September 26, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green New Deal, introduced  a resolution expressing the need for immediate climate action in response to the United Nations... Read More

  Legislation mandates data brokers like Equifax develop comprehensive data security programs and requires them to provide notice in the case of breaches   Washington (September 26, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today reintroduced legislation to require... Read More