Preliminary drop in overdose deaths for 2018 is promising but raises questions about progress on the larger public health crisis   Washington (August 9, 2019) – Following a recent preliminary report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicating a reduction in non-fatal opioid overdoes in 2018, Senator Edward... Read More

Grant Will Support New Ferry Terminal to Service the Cape and Islands Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representative William Keating (D-Mass.), announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and... Read More

  BILLERICA, Mass. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D- MA) today joined Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian for a private roundtable discussion with staff and inmates at the Middlesex Jail & House of Correction about efforts to expand opioid treatment in jails.   Senator Markey visited Billerica to discuss the Middlesex... Read More

  Facebook recently confirmed that a design flaw allowed children to chat with unapproved users   Washington (August 6, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Facebook about a design flaw in the... Read More

  Washington (August 2, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a long-time Congressional leader on nuclear arms control and nonproliferation issues, released the following statement condemning the Trump administration’s official withdrawal from the Intermediate-range... Read More

  Washington (August 2, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) vote to revise existing rules governing contracts between cable operators and local... Read More

  Washington (August 1, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement following media reports of another North Korean projectile launch, one of several in recent weeks. Senators Markey and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) recently... Read More

  Bicameral bill aims to improve and expand access to Dual Enrollment, Early College programs for high school students   Washington (August 1, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) were joined by Reps. Dan Kildee (MI-05), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) and Raja Krishnamoorthi... Read More

  [WASHINGTON, DC] – Amidst the busy summer travel season, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Bob Casey (D-PA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to introduce comprehensive legislation to expand protections for American air travelers. In addition to many other protections, the... Read More

  Legislation closes regulatory loopholes and increase safety standards for natural gas companies   Washington (July 31, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded the inclusion of his Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act in final committee passage of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration... Read More

  Washington (July 31, 2019) – The Senate Commerce Committee today passed the 2019 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act, including several provisions authored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security. The overall legislative package reauthorizes the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2020... Read More

  WASHINGTON – Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) in calling on the Trump Administration to do more to deter further Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.  In a... Read More

  Provisions include funding to address climate change, programs to strengthen Massachusetts infrastructure   Washington (July 30, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) commended today’s passage of America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act out of the Environment and Public Works Committee. The bill... Read More

  Increasing number of industry leaders voice support for the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act   Washington (July 30, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced four new endorsements for the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act, legislation that authorizes the National... Read More

  Bill Passed by EPW Committee Today Includes ‘Bridge Investment Act’ Introduced by Brown, Inhofe, Wyden, Wicker, Whitehouse, Capito, Van Hollen, Portman and Markey to Provide Significant Federal Investment in Bridge Repair, Apply “Buy America” Provisions to Projects   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Sherrod... Read More

  Washington (July 30, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, this week led 15 of his colleagues urging the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to protect public, educational, or governmental (PEG) stations as it proposes changes to the rules governing agreements... Read More

  Boston (July 26, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced its approval of the merger between telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint.   “Today’s decision reduces the number... Read More

  Washington (July 26, 2019) – Yesterday, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) voted in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee against advancing the nomination of Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. During Craft’s nomination hearing, Senator Markey secured a commitment... Read More

  Report on biometric data collection was required by July 2   Washington (July 26, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide Congress with a report on the agency’s use of... Read More

   Committee will vote on final passage next week   Washington (July 25, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Sens. Fischer and Duckworth filed the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)... Read More