GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER RENAMING THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION TO JOINT BASE CAPE COD Governor Patrick, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Former U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan will CoChair the Commonwealth's Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force   BOSTON - Friday, July 19, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today... Read More

Markey Hails Fellow Massachusetts Environmental Leader Who Will Help Fight Climate Change, Protect Public Health, Air, Water, Land   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today wholeheartedly backed the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. McCarthy was a top... Read More

Today's Commerce Committee hearing focuses on Markeyauthored "ERate" program, which brings Internet access to nation's schools and libraries   Washington, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today began his service on the Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign Relations and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees.   "I am... Read More

WASHINGTON (July 16, 2013) - Today on the floor of the United States Senate, Edward J. Markey was sworn in as the nation's 100 th Senator by Vice President Joseph Biden. Senator Markey was elected on June 25 in a special election to fill the vacant seat of John Kerry after he was appointed Secretary of State. Shortly after his swearing in, Senator... Read More

July 11, 2013 Lawmaker encourages manufacturers of other food packaging to abandon use of bisphenol A (BPA)   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman and Senator-elect Edward J. Markey, senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hailed the agency’s decision... Read More

Lacey Rose (Warren), 202-224-2292 Eben Burnham-Snyder (Markey), 202-225-2836 Michael Mershon  (McGovern), 202-226-6101 Lauren Amendolara (Keating) 202-225-3111 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Tufts University Receive Critical Research Funding WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836   Markey Marks July 4th Marching in Mass. Parades   MALDEN (Independence Day, 2013) -- Rep. and Senator-elect Ed Markey marked the 237th anniversary of our nation's birth by marching today in the Natick and Sudbury Independence Day parades. A photo of Senator-elect Markey... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (July 1, 2013) -- Rep. and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today regarding the increase in the interest rates on federally-backed student loans. “It is unconscionable that interest rates on student loans are being allowed to double at a... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 House Author of Internet Access Law Applauds FCC's Attention to E-Rate WASHINGTON (June 28, 2013) -- Congressman and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) who is the House author of the E-Rate program that has dramatically increased access to the Internet at schools and libraries today... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 27, 2013) – Congressman and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today cheered the Senate passage of comprehensive immigration reform, releasing the following statement: “The passage of this bill will bring millions of individuals out from the shadows and onto a... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Congressman Voted Against DOMA in 1996, Dedicated to Ongoing Fight for Marriage Equality in America WASHINGTON (June 26, 2013) – Congressman and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today hailed the United States Supreme Court’s decision to declare the Defense of Marriage Act... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Shift Away from Cold War-era Posture Can Save Billions WASHINGTON (June 19, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded President Obama for making nuclear weapons reductions a significant policy goal for his second term. In a speech today in Berlin, President Obama proposed... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 14, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the Obama administration for their new efforts to increase efficiency in the use of government spectrum. For decades Rep. Markey has encouraged the government to better utilize spectrum to create new opportunities for... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Unapproved Plan Increases Response Time for Worst Case Spills by 50 Percent; Revelation Comes as Exxon Sued by State of Arkansas, Justice Department WASHINGTON (June 14, 2013) – ExxonMobil was using a response plan that allowed for increased time to detect and respond to accidents... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Taxpayers Losing Money, Safety at Risk, Report Says; Congressman Will Ask IG to Testify at Hearing Next Week on PWB Coal WASHINGTON (June 11, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed disappointment that taxpayers are likely still losing money due to a faulty... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, 202-225-2836 U.S. gains in clean energy, fuel economy show emissions reductions possible MEDFORD (June 10, 2013) – The International Energy Agency reported that global emissions of carbon dioxide from energy rose 1.4 percent to 31.6 gigatons in 2012. If we continue on this pace, our planet could see a temperature... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 MEDFORD (June 9, 2013) – Following the passing of former Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci from ALS, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Paul Cellucci was a public servant in the finest tradition of Massachusetts. As he served at every level of... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 7, 2013) – After months of questions raised by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) about whether the owner of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California knew about safety problems, the nuclear facility will now close... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 6, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the original “E-Rate” program to fund computer and Internet access in schools and libraries, today applauded President Obama’s new ConnectED program that will improve broadband access for... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Introduces bill to protect ordinary Americans against “High Frequency Trading”; Commissioner at CFTC calls Markey legislation “deterrent…to financial crimes” WASHINGTON (June 6, 2013) – Right now, somewhere on Wall Street or in other major financial... Read More