Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement on the federal court decision to allow the NSA spying-related lawsuit against AT&T to proceed:"On May 22nd, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin refused my request to investigate... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, derided the President’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act that was just passed by the House and Senate.  Rep. Markey is an original co-sponsor of the bipartisan measure and his statement is below: “The stem... Read More

Washington, DC -- Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the committee today in a markup of the authorization bill to adopt measures preventing the fraud and abusive credit card charges by DHS employees.  According to a study released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),... Read More

Washington, DC -- Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the committee today in a markup of the authorization bill to adopt measures preventing the fraud and abusive credit card charges by DHS employees.  According to a study released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),... Read More

Washington, DC -- Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, succeeded in inserting in the Homeland Security authorization bill today a provision to restore the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ban on razor-sharp scissors and other weapon-usable objects in the passenger cabins of... Read More

Washington, DC -- Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, succeeded in inserting in the Homeland Security authorization bill today a provision to restore the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ban on razor-sharp scissors and other weapon-usable objects in the passenger cabins of... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, derided the President’s veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act that was just passed by the House and Senate.  Rep. Markey is an original co-sponsor of the bipartisan measure and his statement is below: “The stem... Read More

Washington, DC -- Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urged the committee today in a markup of the authorization bill to adopt measures preventing the fraud and abusive credit card charges by DHS employees.  According to a study released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement on the floor of the House in support of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act that was passed by the House and Senate, which the President has threatened to veto.  Markey is an original co-sponsor of... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement on the floor of the House in support of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act that was passed by the House and Senate, which the President has threatened to veto.  Markey is an original co-sponsor of... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- In response to the announcement by President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States and Russia will commence negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chairman of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-proliferation, today issued the following... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- In response to the announcement by President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States and Russia will commence negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chairman of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-proliferation, today issued the following... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the price per barrel of oil again hitting record levels at over $78.00/barrel today: “Each time we pull up to the pump, we are reminded of the Bush Administration's failed policies, which have led to... Read More

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and sponsor of a resolution critical of the Bush Administration’s widespread use of signing statements to avert enforcement of recently passed legislation, released the following statement in reaction to a deal brokered between the White House and Sen. Arlen... Read More

Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the new record prices per barrel of oil: “Americans are paying for the Bush Administration's failed policies it every time we fill up our gas tanks.  The price of oil per barrel has more than doubled since... Read More

Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and sponsor of a resolution critical of the Bush Administration’s widespread use of signing statements to avert enforcement of recently passed legislation, released the following statement in reaction to a deal brokered between the White House and Sen. Arlen... Read More

Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the new record prices per barrel of oil: “Americans are paying for the Bush Administration's failed policies it every time we fill up our gas tanks.  The price of oil per barrel has more than doubled since... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today at the Congressional Exxon gas station to discuss skyrocketing gasoline costs and the demand for a shift in... Read More

Washington, DC -- Uninsured consumers are charged sixty percent  more for common prescription drugs than the drug companies charge the federal government, according to a new U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) report released today.  In Washington, D.C., uninsured consumers are charged nearly 65 percent more. In the spring of 2006,... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter today to the FDA Commissioner urging him to immediately implement recommendations by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General on studies of new drugs that have already been introduced into the... Read More