More than two-thirds of voters across parties support birth control pills being sold over-the-counter Washington (October 30, 2023)  – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 43 Senate colleagues, led by Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education,... Read More

Washington (October 27, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in releasing the following statement on the... Read More

Washington (October 27, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 19 Senate colleagues, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Jeff... Read More

Washinton (October 26, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced $500,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) Program to improve stormwater management along the Nashua... Read More

Following the approval of the new Arctic drilling at the Willow Project, the lawmakers encourage the Administration to permanently protect Arctic special areas and require the consideration of climate and ecological effects for fossil fuel leases  Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 26, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the... Read More

Boston (October 26, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and Bill Keating (MA-09), released the... Read More

Senators, Representatives Introduce Updated Legislation to Protect Americans’ Health, Strengthen Environmental Justice Protections, and Shift Cleanup Burden to Corporations that Produce Fossil-based Plastics Washington, D.C. – Today, Seantor Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in teaming up with Representative Jared... Read More

Millions of young people are using harmful e-cigarettes & other flavored tobacco products Washington (October 24, 2023) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in reintroducing their bicameral Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and... Read More

“The Department of the Air Force remains committed… to meet these critical requirements in a timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.” Lawmakers' Letter to Air Force (PDF) | Air Force’s Letter to Lawmakers (PDF) Boston (October 24, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine... Read More

Following FDA Approval of Opill Birth Control, Senators Call on Defense Department to Remove Barriers to Accessing Essential Health Care Washington (October 24, 2023) — Senator Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who led 29 of their senate... Read More

Family caregivers provide $600 billion in unpaid care every year Bill Text (PDF) Washington (October 24, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Alleviating Barriers... Read More

Washington (October 20, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.), along with 14 Senate colleagues, in introducing the Transit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the... Read More

Washington (October 20, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) released a statement following two more government witnesses recanting their stories in the case of the Philippine government’s wrongful imprisonment of former Senator Leila de Lima based on conspiracy charges:“It’s unacceptable that Senator de Lima has... Read More

Washington (October 19, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 19 colleagues, led by Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to improve access to local media on streaming platforms. Current law and Commission rules state that traditional cable and satellite networks... Read More

Washington (October 19, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to issue its proposed rule to reinstate net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act: “The... Read More

The resolution calls on the Big Three Automakers to negotiate in good faith and offer their workers a fair contract Washington (October 18, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of... Read More

Washington (October 18, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 33 Senate colleagues, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, today in urging the Biden administration to lead the international community in contributing to... Read More

Washington (October 18, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Joe Biden announced that he has nominated Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts: “We are pleased that President Biden has nominated Joshua... Read More

“We urge you to develop and immediately implement a plan to protect these civilians and request the State Department brief our offices as soon as possible.” Letter Text (PDF) Boston (October 18, 2023) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony... Read More

Washington (October 16, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 98 senators today, co-led by Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate leadership, in hailing the Senate introduction of a bipartisan resolution in support of Israel. “I am immensely proud that this overwhelmingly bipartisan... Read More