Between 2009 and 2018, pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities increased nearly 51%. In 2019, more than 6,000 pedestrians and 800 bicyclists were killed in crashes with motor vehicles. Washington (February 24, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congressman Steve... Read More

Washington (April 13, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today wrote to the Department of Homeland Security requesting that it take into consideration the unique... Read More

Washington (April 13, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after paying his respects to United States Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans today in the U.S. Capitol: “Officer William “Billy” Evans was a true American hero who gave everything defending his country and the sacred institution of... Read More

Senator previously called for 10% cut to Pentagon budgetWashington (April 9, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after release of President Joseph Biden’s first annual budget request, which included a $715 billion request – and increase of 1.5 percent – for the Defense Department for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.... Read More

Boston (April 6, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today urging the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to close the Weymouth natural gas compressor station after the station’s third unplanned gas release since September 2020. This February, Senators Markey and Elizabeth Warren... Read More

Washington (April 5, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) today demanded answers from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding Facebook’s recent announcement that the company is “exploring” plans to develop a version of Instagram... Read More

Washington (April 2, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) applauded today’s decision by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to heed their request and revoke the approval for a proposed biomass-fired power plant in Springfield, Massachusetts. On December 24, 2020,... Read More

Washington (April 2, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on today’s tragic death of United States Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans.  “Our hearts break at the death of brave Officer Billy Evans, an 18-year veteran of the United Stated Capitol Police force and Massachusetts native. Officer Evans... Read More

COMPRESSOR Act would prevent the operation of the Weymouth compressor station and similar natural gas projects Washington (April 2, 2021) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today announced the reintroduction of the Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting... Read More

Washington (April 1, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to narrowly interpret the Telephone Consumer Protection Act... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement regarding President Joseph Biden’s newly announced $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan. “Our country needs a roadmap for recovery that addresses the intersecting crises we face -- climate change, a public health pandemic, racial injustice, and... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today highlighted the inclusion of a national climate bank in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package, the American Jobs Plan. The lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a Clean Energy and... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced their plan to reintroduce the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act which would ban the use of “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses in federal court. These defenses seek to excuse crimes, such as murder and assault, by arguing that... Read More

NOAA allocates $255 million for COVID-19 relief from 2021 Appropriations Bill   Washington (March 31, 2021)—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its plan to distribute $255 million in fisheries disaster funds appropriated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, supporting previously authorized... Read More

Freedom to Move Act will help make fare-free transit a reality, improve safety and quality of transportation, and address transit equity gaps Boston (March 30, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the Freedom to Move Act, bold legislation to support state and... Read More

Washington (March 29, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released a joint statement after the U.S. Census Bureau agreed to the senators’ request to continue its Household Pulse Survey and collect much-needed... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) today were joined by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), in introducing a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The... Read More

Legislation stops development of the Pentagon’s new $93-96 billion intercontinental ballistic missile and redirects savings this fiscal year towards development of a universal coronavirus vaccine Washington (March 26, 2021) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, and... Read More

Announces plan to reintroduce bill to require the U.S. government to determine whether crimes against Rohingya were genocide   Washington (March 25, 2021) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, called on the Biden administration and the international... Read More

Washington (March 25, 2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), with Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Julia Brownley (CA-26), today reintroduced the Climate Change Education Act. This legislation would create a grant program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to assist state and local education agencies improve... Read More