Washington (April 28, 2021) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
released the following statement after media reported that
the Biden administration plans to propose a ban on menthol cigarettes. “For years, the science has been clear that menthol products are
more addictive, harder to quit, and a gateway for young people...
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Lifelong Massachusetts resident and former
head of Boston Branch NAACP has played integral role in MA’s response to
COVID-19 Washington
(April 27, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) will host Michael Curry,
President and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, as
his virtual guest for President Joseph R. Biden’s...
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Bipartisan Group of
Lawmakers Call for an End to China’s Attempts to Isolate Taiwan From
International Community Washington
(April 27, 2021) – Today,
the four leaders of Congress’s foreign relations subcommittees on Asia launched
the #LetTaiwanHelp campaign to urge the World Health Organization (WHO) to
invite Taiwan to participate in the 74th...
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard
Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Combating Sexual
Harassment in Science Act today to improve the understanding of factors
contributing to sexual harassment in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) fields, examine impacts of harassment on individuals and
policies to...
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Washington
(April 27, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand
(D-N.Y.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) today
reintroduced the Bioeconomy Research and Development Act of 2021.
This legislation would strengthen America’s bioeconomy by establishing an
initiative to advance research and...
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SAFE
Vehicles Rule Part One attempted to revoke California’s longstanding tailpipe
emissions standard waiver under the Clean Air Act Washington (April 26, 2021) -- Senator Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee,
released the following statement after the Environmental Protection...
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Washington
(April 26, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative
Matt Cartwright (PA-08) introduced the Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced
Manufacturing Networks Act in both the Senate and House to spur the
development and deployment of clean energy and advanced manufacturing
technologies in the United...
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President Biden’s
American Jobs Plan calls on Congress to improve road safety for all users and
reduce traffic crashes and fatalities
Washington (April 26,
2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.),
members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today
reintroduced a collection of...
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The GRACE Act will prevent a U.S. President from
setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below
125,000 Washington (March 25, 2021) – As the world faces the
highest levels of displacement on record, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) are
reintroducing...
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Senators want to lower eligibility age, allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and expand coverage to include hearing, dental and vision
WASHINGTON, April 25 – Ahead of Wednesday’s presidential address to a joint session of Congress, 17 senators Sunday sent a letter to President Biden asking him to include proposals to expand...
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Washington (April 23, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J.
Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and
the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Congresswoman
Veronica Escobar (TX-16), a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate
Crisis and the House Armed Services Committee, announced the...
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Washington (April 23, 2021) –Senators Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.) today reintroduced the Block All New (BAN) Oil Exports Act,
legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and
reinstate the ban on exporting American crude oil and natural gas abroad. The
legislation...
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Boston
(April 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports that the
Biden administration will formally recognize the century-old atrocities
committed by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians as genocide, marking the 106th
anniversary of the...
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Legislation
calls for action against hate crimes resulting from racist rhetoric during the
COVID-19 pandemic Washington
(April 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following
statement after the Senate passed the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act today. “The
COVID-19 pandemic unleashed more than a virus on our society,...
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The
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety will hold a subcommittee
hearing on Markey’s legislation this Tuesday Washington
(April 22, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van
Hollen (D-Md.), and the Committee on Environment on Public Works Subcommittee
on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety announced...
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Washington (April 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Biden administration
announced plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent by 2030.
The announcement comes on the morning of the Leaders Summit on Climate: “The Biden administration inherited four years of dust...
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Majority
of Americans Support Medicare at 50, Which Would Lower the Cost of Care for
Older Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow
(D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Health Care
Subcommittee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today reintroduced
the Medicare at 50 Act to give people...
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Bill reauthorizes Markey’s 2018 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
(ARIA) through 2026, authorizes the Taiwan Fellowship Act, and calls for a
Climate Resilience Strategy Washington (April 21, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and
International Cybersecurity Policy,...
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Lawmakers highlight evidence of children’s
privacy violations that appear to conflict with Google’s representations to
parents Washington
(April 21, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Kathy
Castor (FL-14) today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging
it to investigate whether Google violated...
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Washington, D.C. - In the wake of Judge William G. Young
announcing his intention to retire from regular active service as a United
States District Court Judge, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reconvened a bipartisan advisory committee last
month to review and provide additional recommendations on...
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