Senators quiz NHTSA on Takata’s deadly exploding airbags, wrongheaded regional recalls, public reporting system non-compliance  WASHINGTON (October 15, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today expressed strong concern to America’s auto safety regulators that a regional vehicle recall... Read More

Senator has introduced legislation to expand treatment, help combat prescription drug and heroin crisis; Calls on HHS, DOJ and Surgeon General to act   WASHINGTON (October 14, 2014) – As evidence mounts that the heroin and prescription drug crisis is accelerating in Massachusetts and across America, Senator Edward J.... Read More

Mass. fire marshal found vaporizer sparked small blaze in checked luggage; Senator Markey previously called on Dept. of Transportation to finalize rules of e-cigarette use on planes BOSTON (October 10, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today vowed to take action to keep passengers safe from e-cigarette dangers on flights following... Read More

Senator Markey calls on President Obama to appoint a Special Envoy for LGBT Human Rights within the U.S. Department of State  Washington (October 10, 2014) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, was joined by 24 Senators in a letter calling... Read More

Health agency funding hangs in balance with new government spending bill needed in December; Senator asks for robust funding in president’s next budget, omnibus appropriations bill BOSTON (October 9, 2014) -- During the government shutdown of 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was forced to limit its capacity to... Read More

Senator has introduced legislation to expand treatment for addiction, give first responders overdose prevention tools to save lives   WASHINGTON (October 3, 2014) – Responding to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says heroin overdose fatalities doubled in 28 states from 2010 to 2012, Senator Edward J.... Read More

Senator Markey co-author of data breach protection legislation WASHINGTON (October 2, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement regarding the disclosure that JPMorgan Chase experienced a massive data breach this summer. Senator Markey is the co-author of the... Read More

October marks beginning of heating season BOSTON (October 2, 2014) – As the winter season approaches, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 45 of his Senate colleagues made a bipartisan request today to the Obama administration to as quickly as possible release the maximum amount of low income energy assistance funds allowed under the... Read More

Nearly $22 million for programs at Cape Cod Community College & Massasoit Community College   Washington (October 1, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Representatives William Keating, Niki Tsongas, and Joe Kennedy III applauded the awarding of more than $22 million from the Department of Education and the... Read More

WASHINGTON (September 30, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and 11 of his Senate colleagues today asked the director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget to issue the strongest possible rule governing the environmental, safety, and public health standards for fracking activities on public lands. It was recently... Read More

WASHINGTON (September 29, 2014) – As another round of negotiations between the United States and European Union on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) began today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) urged U.S. negotiators to resist calls from the Europeans to include language intended to... Read More

Week-Long Series of Events Promote Importance of the Manufacturing Industry Across the Commonwealth   BOSTON – Monday, September 29, 2014– Governor Deval Patrick today proclaimed September 29, 2014 to October 3, 2014 as Advanced Manufacturing Week in Massachusetts, underscoring the Administration’s support of the robust... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Fifteen U.S. Senators today applauded the Obama Administration’s efforts to act on climate change, while urging swifter action to limit methane pollution from oil and natural gas production.  Methane is the principal component of natural gas and emits less carbon pollution than coal or oil when burned to... Read More

United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Representatives Niki Tsongas, Bill Keating, Joe Kennedy III, and Katherine Clark applauded the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) award of $117,651 to the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards to study the benefits of paid family and medical leave... Read More

Senators write to White calling for safeguards in private securities offerings WASHINGTON – Four Democratic senators today urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to promptly adopt proposed safeguards designed to protect investors from potential fraud and abuse in private securities offerings. In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Jo White,... Read More

Co-author of only comprehensive climate bill to pass the House or Senate urges UN summit participants to be bold   WASHINGTON (September 23, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the co-author of the Waxman-Markey climate bill that passed the House of Representatives in 2009, and the current chair of the Foreign Relations... Read More

WASHINGTON (September 19, 2014) – In advance of the UN climate meetings in New York next week,  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) introduced the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act, with Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). The legislation will help improve America’s public health response... Read More

  Washington (September 18, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the proposal to arm and train Syrian rebels.   “I commend President Obama and Secretary Kerry for their steadfastness during this conflict. ISIL is a brutal terrorist... Read More

WASHINGTON (September 18, 2014) – With Ukraine expected to endure dangerous energy shortages this winter due to the ongoing conflict with Russia, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today passed legislation out of committee that included key provisions authored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) that would help Ukraine to become more... Read More

Companies Kickstarter, Vimeo, Etsy and more to join lawmakers on Capitol Hill   Washington (September 16, 2014) – As more lawmakers add their support to the call to reclassify broadband as a utility under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Al Franken (D-Minn.) will be joined by several major... Read More