WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced S. 1981, “The Open Internet Preservation Act”, with House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A.... Read More

WESTFIELD – Friday, January 31, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today joined federal, state and local officials to celebrate the completion of the new runway at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and Barnes Air National Guard Base. The completion of the runway fills a critical infrastructure need to the airfield used by civilians,... Read More

Markey Statement on Final Keystone Environmental Impact Statement WASHINGTON (January 31, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse, released the following statement after the U.S. State Department released the final environmental impact study for the Keystone XL pipeline: “Because... Read More

Release follows Senators’ call for immediate distribution of remaining funds Washington, DC – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today praised the release of more than $18 million in additional heating assistance funding for Massachusetts this winter. The release today of an additional $18.3 million by... Read More

Senators, along with Mass. delegation, helped lead effort to protect home and business owners from unaffordable insurance rate hikes   Washington (January 30, 2014) – Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey praised today’s passage in the Senate of the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act,” bipartisan... Read More

Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Markey & Eshoo Ask for Investigation into Potentially Deceitful Practices   Washington, DC – Four Members of Congress are asking for a federal investigation into potentially misleading marketing practices by outlet stores across the United States.  In a letter sent today to Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... Read More

WASHINGTON (January 30, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who served with Rep. Henry Waxman for 36 years, today praised him as the ultimate legislator and an extraordinary leader after he announced he would retire at the end of this term. Senator Markey and Rep. Waxman partnered on countless initiatives in the Energy and Commerce... Read More

Ask President to continue to follow existing law and precedent, ignore exaggerated authority claims by export proponents   WASHINGTON (January 30, 2014) – As calls have grown to lift the decades-old ban on American crude oil exports, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) today laid out the legal case against... Read More

WASHINGTON (January 28, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech. Senator Markey is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Commerce, and Small Business Committees, and is the chair of the Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse. Senator... Read More

Chief and his officers defended streets of Watertown during firefight with Tsarnaev brothers and helped capture Boston Marathon terrorist attacker   Washington (January 28, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) will bring Watertown, Massachusetts Police Chief Edward P. Deveau as his guest to the State of the Union. It was Chief... Read More

Senators Pushed for Increase in Letter to President, Urge Congress to Raise Minimum Wage for All Workers JAN 28, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey today praised President Barack Obama’s announcement that he will issue an executive order to raise the hourly minimum wage for... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Bill Keating today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $1 million grant to Harwich and Chatham to support the conservation of coastal wetlands. Another $1.9 million in funding will be provided by partner... Read More

WARREN, MARKEY, NEAL ANNOUNCE $225K FIRE GRANT TO DALTON  WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Richard E. Neal today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the Dalton Fire Department a $225,642 grant through the Staffing for Adequate Fire... Read More

U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, today led a bipartisan group of senators in a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) underscoring the importance of maintaining the charitable tax deduction as the committee... Read More

Nearly $500 million available to help needy families WASHINGTON, DC - With millions of families facing harsh weather and economic conditions and nearly $490 million still remaining this year for the nation's low-income heating assistance program following recent passage of the omnibus spending bill, Massachusetts Democratic Senators Edward J.... Read More

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Al Franken (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and twenty-six of their Senate colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday urging the agency to firmly support the future of biofuels... Read More

Lawmaker concerned nutritional supplement company could be operating outside securities law as a pyramid scheme   Washington (January 23, 2014)  After hearing serious complaints of improper pressure and financial hardship, including from a constituent in Massachusetts who lost her entire retirement savings, Senator Edward J. Markey... Read More

Senators call for better agency coordination, border inspections to protect fishermen, consumers WASHINGTON (January 22, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today asked President Barack Obama to direct federal agencies to better coordinate their efforts to fight seafood fraud that threatens the livelihoods... Read More

Boston (January 20, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.   “Today we remember one of our greatest minds and one of our most important and passionate voices for social justice – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His words and deeds continue to... Read More

Washington (January 17, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Surgeon General released the report, “The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress.” Since 1964 when the Surgeon General released its landmark first report on smoking, more than 20 million premature... Read More