Calls for more investment in resilient schools and hospitals and for a federal climate emergency declaration WATCH: Senator Markey, advocates discuss climate resilience Senator Markey joined by City Councilor Gabriela “Gigi” Coletta Zapata; Brian Swett, Boston’s Chief Climate Officer; Dwaign Tyndal, Executive Director of Alternatives for Community... Read More

Lawmakers call on Commerce Dept. to show how companies will be required to create good jobs, protect workers and communities, and meet environmental goals Letter Text (PDF) Boston (October 11, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today sent a letter to the Commerce... Read More

Boston (October 10, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today on the passing of Ethel Kennedy. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ethel Kennedy, a woman of true grace and grit, a dedicated matriarch, and a supportive friend. Ethel Kennedy’s generosity of spirit transcended politics, and her... Read More

$42.7 million project increases the Port’s economic competitiveness   Left: Sen. Markey, Sen. Warren, Rep. Keating, Mayor Mitchell and other officials cutting the ribbon at the North Terminal expansion project  Right: Senator Markey speaking at the ribbon-cutting  Boston (October 8, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the... Read More

Boston (October 7, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement marking one year since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.  “Today marks one year since Hamas’ brutal and heinous terrorist attack on Israel. We must never forget the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. In the past... Read More

Funding will support efforts to mitigate the overdose crisis in Massachusetts, which has one of the highest overdose mortality rates in the country Boston (October 7, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.),... Read More

Left: Senator Markey presenting the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art with a certificate of Congressional Recognition on their 25th anniversary Right: Senator Markey with A.J. Enchill, President and Executive Director of the Berkshire Black Economic Council, Destiny Saunders, co-founder of Dolc’e Rose Beauty Supply, and Pittsfield Mayor... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 3, 2024) – As COP29 approaches, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Frank Pallone (NJ-06), and 60 members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take decisive action against Azerbaijan's human rights violations before the global climate summit in November. In their letter to... Read More

Washington (October 3, 2024) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security and founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s and Susan Collins (R-Maine)  a founder and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force... Read More

Boston (October 2, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding the Healey-Driscoll administration’s decision not to proceed with signing a contract for the proposed Machine Gun Range at Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC).  “I commend the Healey-Driscoll administration for its decision not to proceed with signing a... Read More

Washington (October 2, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i) and their colleagues, in conjunction with Banned Books Week and the bicameral Congressional resolution condemning the escalating censorship crisis, in calling on Colette Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons,... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Boston (October 2, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf urging the agency to ban phthalates — chemicals commonly used in food manufacturing components... Read More

“I strongly condemn the ballistic missile attack launched by the Iranian government against Israel today. Iran was ineffective and unsuccessful in its attack, and the United States was right to help support and protect our ally Israel, who has the right to defend itself against Iran and the terrorist proxies it funds and controls. “As Israel... Read More

Boston (September 28, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement today after Steward Health Care announced that Dr. Ralph de la Torre will resign as board chairman and CEO effective October 1, 2024. On... Read More

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington (September 27, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Representative Greg Casar (D-Texas) and colleagues, in slamming 35 major companies that have been paying their executives more than they pay in federal income taxes. The lawmakers... Read More

Senator Markey with members of the Senate Climate Change Task Force (SCCTF) and House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) alongside experts discussing LNG exports Washington (September 26, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force and chair of the Environment and Public Works... Read More

Washington (September 26, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and author of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today applauded the Federal... Read More

Senate’s first passage of criminal contempt resolution in more than 50 years Washington (September 25, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement today after the U.S. Senate agreed to hold Steward... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 25, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with new co-sponsor Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), applauded the bipartisan momentum behind the Warehouse Worker Protection Act,... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | Section by section (PDF) Washington (September 24, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, introduced his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act, comprehensive AI civil rights legislation which will put strict guardrails on companies’ use of... Read More