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Acting Sec. of Defense and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff refrain from
acknowledging any Trump orders to use nuclear weapons or unlawfully take
military action Washington (January 8,
2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and Congressman James McGovern (MA-02), Chair of the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S.
Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Lisa
Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the signing of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act,
legislation to mitigate the
challenges facing the next generation of entrants
into the fishing industry by supporting
regional training opportunities and...
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Washington
(January 4, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.), and Representatives William R. Keating (MA-09) and Seth Moulton
(MA-08) joined in expressing support for the inclusion of $300 million in
national fisheries disaster assistance as...
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Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced they will convene a
bipartisan advisory committee to review and provide recommendations on federal
District Court candidates across Massachusetts. Candidates interested in
applying for a U.S. District Court nomination must submit their...
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Wood-burning power
plants have a carbon dioxide emissions rate approximately 50% higher than a
coal-fired power plant Washington
(December 24, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth
Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (MassDEP) urging the agency to consider...
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Washington
(December 23, 2020) – As 190.4 million flu vaccines have been
distributed in the United States so far this flu season, Senator Edward J.
Markey (D-Mass.) announced he helped secure $220 million in the year-end
spending package for research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine
that could protect against multiple...
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In 2012, Independence at Home began as a
three-year demonstration program through the Affordable Care ActWashington
(December 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Rob Portman
(R-Ohio), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), commended a three-year extension of the Independence At Home (IAH) demonstration project in the year-end budget
legislation....
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Washington (December 22, 2020) – Senator Edward
J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force
on Alzheimer's Disease, today commended the inclusion of $3.1 billion for
Alzheimer’s and related dementia research funding at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) in the year-end spending bill. This funding is a $300...
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Spending package includes five-year extension of critical tax incentives for offshore wind
Washington (December 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) applauded the inclusion of key components of their legislation, the Offshore Wind Incentives for New...
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Massachusetts
lawmakers introduced legislation in the wake of Merrimack Valley gas explosion Washington
(December 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.), and Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Seth Moulton (MA-08)
applauded the...
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Bipartisan legislation includes provisions
to expedite the replacement of Cape Cod Canal Bridges, improve climate
resilience, mitigate flood risks, and control coastal erosion Washington
(December 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren commended
Congress’s passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020,
a water...
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Washington
(December 22, 2020) – With funding for federal gun violence prevention
research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) beginning for
the first time this past fall, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) today applauded the inclusion of $25
million in the 2021 Fiscal Year package to...
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Bipartisan Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act passes Senate WASHINGTON,
D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow
(D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ed Markey (D-MA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today announced Senate passage of the
bipartisan Improving HOPE (Health, Outcomes, Planning, and Education)...
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Washington (December 21, 2020) –
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement upon
passage of a $900 billion bipartisan coronavirus relief package. “Workers, small businesses, and
families may be getting an ounce of relief in this coronavirus package, but
they need a ton more. With millions literally lining up in...
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Washington (December 21, 2020) –
Today, Congress released its final end-of-year spending legislation, which
includes Senator Edward J. Markey’s (D-Mass.) bill to preserve first
responders’ access to T-band spectrum (470–512 MHz). Congress is now poised to
pass the Don’t
Break Up the T-Band Act, legislation that allows firefighters,
emergency...
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Spending
package includes five-year extension of critical tax incentives for offshore
wind Washington (December 22,
2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),
and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) applauded the inclusion of key components
of their legislation, the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development
(WIND)...
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Blast lame-duck oil and gas lease sale and seismic exploration in Arctic Refuge as lease sale bidding begins today Washington (December 21, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began the process of accepting bids for an oil and gas lease sale for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
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Washington (December 19, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, led Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in outlining a set of recommendations for the incoming Biden administration to ensure that new...
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Washington (December 17, 2020) –
Senator Edward J. Markey, member of the Environment and Public Works Committee
and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, released the following
statement after media reported that former Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Administrator and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) President Gina
McCarthy...
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Washington (December 16, 2020) –Senator Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.) and Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02), Chair of the House Natural
Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, were joined today by 29
Senate and 79 House members in expressing strong opposition to the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas lease sale scheduled for...
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