Washington (January 8, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after California Senator Barbara Boxer announced her decision not to run for reelection in 2016.   “Barbara Boxer is a phenomenal senator, fighting to protect our environment, strengthen our infrastructure and ensure equality for all.... Read More

In wake of GM and Takata recalls, Senators introduced legislation to increase transparency and earlier reporting of auto defects   Washington (January 8, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement today after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)... Read More

Washington (January 07, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today praised outgoing Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick for his eight years of exemplary service as Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.   “Deval Patrick has been a Massachusetts governor for the ages. Throughout his service to the Commonwealth, he... Read More

Washington (January 07, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the first net neutrality bill to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, today commended Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler for his commitment to taking action on net neutrality at the February FCC Open Meeting. Last month,... Read More

Commends CVS for new “talking” prescription labels   – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent letters to a dozen pharmacies requesting information on their efforts to make prescription drug label information accessible to patients who are blind, visually-impaired or elderly with deteriorating vision. There are at least... Read More

(WASHINGTON) Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was sworn in to the 114th Congress by Vice President Joe Biden. Senator Markey was elected for his first full-term to the United States Senate after having won a special election in 2013 to fill the vacant seat of John Kerry after he was appointed Secretary of State. “I was honored to be... Read More

Keystone now just political Kabuki theater, says Senator; Markey will still push export amendment to call oil industry’s bluff   WASHINGTON (January 6, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who has opposed the Keystone XL pipeline and forced numerous votes on amendments to bar the export of oil transported by the Canadian... Read More

Washington (January 3, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today upon news of the passing of former Senator Edward W. Brooke, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967-1979.   “Today, we have lost a pioneer and patriot in the passing of Senator Edward W. Brooke. He... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help provide fuel assistance to households struggling with their winter heating bills, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey, (D-MA) Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are leading the effort to restore and increase federal heating assistance to low-income families and seniors to past years’... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 19, 2014) -- Today in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), releasing new rules governing the disposal of toxic byproducts of coal burning, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said the rules would do little to protect families from coal ash   “With this disappointing coal ash rule, the EPA has... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 18, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Obama administration released a new draft of guidance to consider heat-trapping emissions under the National Environmental Policy Act for all federal actions, including energy and mining activities. Senator Markey has pushed to... Read More

Washington (December 18, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), along with 37 Senate and House Democrats, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its authority immediately to prevent broadband providers from engaging in discriminatory practices and enshrine net... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In a letter sent to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman on Wednesday, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) raised concerns about provisions that may be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that would make it harder for... Read More

Washington (December 17, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after the freeing of Alan Gross and President Obama’s announcement of a new Cuba policy.    “It is heart-warming news that Alan Gross is back on American soil and has... Read More

  WASHINGTON (December 16, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement that he would protect the fishing grounds and ecosystem of Bristol Bay from oil and gas exploration.   “Whether... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 16, 2014) -- Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today welcomed the release of the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud. The task force’s recommendations include several strategies to monitor and enforce... Read More

Washington (December 14, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement to mark the second anniversary of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.   “There have been nearly 100 school shootings in the two years since the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 14, 2014) – Following the conclusion of the United Nations climate change negotiations in Lima, Peru, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the chair of the U.S. Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse and a member of the Environment and Public Works, and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following... Read More

Markey provisions part of larger Ukraine aid package passed today WASHINGTON (December 11, 2014) – The Senate passed a Ukraine aid package today that includes key provisions authored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) that would help Ukraine to become more energy efficient, increase their domestic energy production, include the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who pushed for legislation to increase the liability for oil spills following the BP Gulf of Mexico spill, today praised the Department of Interior for raising the liability for oil spills from $75 million to their maximum allowable limit of $134 million, while calling on... Read More