Boston (November 4, 2020) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green New Deal resolution and member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement today, the day that the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement takes effect. The Trump administration announced its intention last... Read More

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and their colleagues in sending letters to the nation’s largest utility companies including Duke Energy, Southern Company,... Read More

In 2019 alone, an estimated 5,005 people were killed in crashes involving large trucksBoston (October 30, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), demanding the agency account for its repeated failure to... Read More

Washington (October 26, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court.“Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court is illegitimate,” said Senator Markey. “Now, the very outcome of the presidential... Read More

Judge Amy Coney Barrett wrote decision in similar case taking anti-consumer view, which if adopted by Supreme Court, would lead to countless more robocalls bombarding Americans’ mobile phones Washington (October 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Congresswoman Anna... Read More

Bill responds to reports that Saudi Arabia has acquired illicit ballistic missile and nuclear infrastructure and technology Washington (October 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), members of the Foreign Relations Committee, today announced the Stopping Activities Underpinning Development in Weapons of Mass... Read More

Washington (October 21, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Purdue Pharma totaling $8.3 billion for its role in the opioid crisis that has killed more than 400,000 Americans over the past two decades and continues to see tens of thousands die... Read More

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representative William Keating (D-MA-09), announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a federal grant of $16,000,000 to the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The funding, which will support infrastructure... Read More

Washington (October 21, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) today announced they will introduce the Opposing Foreign Fundraising at U.S. Embassies (OFF U.S. Embassies) Act to prohibit foreign political fundraising at U.S. diplomatic posts. Last... Read More

Calls agreement “politically transparent”   Washington (October 20, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a long-time Congressional leader on nuclear arms control and nonproliferation issues, responded to reports that the United States and Russia have agreed in... Read More

Washington (October 20, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to seek an immediate ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and push for a negotiated resolution to the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh that has been ongoing since late September. On Friday, Secretary Pompeo is scheduled to meet separately... Read More

DHS has proposed an expansion of facial scans, voiceprints, and DNA testing that would allow the Department to force U.S. citizens and children to share their data. Washington (October 16, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator... Read More

Washington (October 15, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), along with 24 Senate and House colleagues, today wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the State Department to support free and fair elections in Haiti and to stop State Department officials from making public statements that... Read More

“Given that the role of the Library of Congress is to inform Congress and the public, we would submit that the Library has an obligation to describe historical events like the Armenian Genocide in the most historically accurate manner.”   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations... Read More

Massachusetts (October 8, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), today wrote to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) demanding answers to questions surrounding the October 6, 2020, apparent stop-and-detention of Bena... Read More

On October 8, 2010, President Obama signed Senator Markey’s landmark accessibility legislation into lawWashington (October 8, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement in honor of the 10th anniversary of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), landmark legislation that... Read More

Boston (October 5, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement about the latest effort by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to undermine net neutrality. In April, Senator Markey led 27 colleagues in calling on the FCC to consider how... Read More

Washington (October 1, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Climate Task Force, released the following statement after Canadian energy company Enbridge announced it will pause activities at the Weymouth Compressor Station. Enbridge agreed to pause start of operations at the natural gas compressor station after the... Read More

Markey introduced the bipartisan Senate companion to H.R. 6986, legislation that will ensure that the U.S. takes a leadership role in countering abuses, protecting human rights abroad.   Washington (October 1, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauds the successful passage of the... Read More

Bipartisan bill moves to House of Representatives, will convene aviation, security, and public health experts to develop comprehensive plans to protect the flying public during and after coronavirus pandemic   Washington (October 1, 2020) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Commerce Committee... Read More