Letter Reiterates Ongoing Concerns Regarding Access to Equipment Needed to Protect Frontline Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08),... Read More

Legislation introduced as Trump administration prepares this week to announce weakened rules on methane monitoring and reporting   Washington (August 12, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, today announced introduction of the... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF)  Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting an update on the agency's efforts to prevent and control the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The senators' letter comes after Massachusetts... Read More

Lawmakers Ask FEMA to Waive Cost-Share Requirements for Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe   Text of Letter (PDF)   Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives William Keating (D-MA-09), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Katherine Clark... Read More

Lawmakers Ask FEMA to Waive Local Cost-Sharing Requirements for Major Disaster Assistance   Text of Letter (PDF)   Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating... Read More

As part of PIPES Act, Senate passes Markey legislation to close regulatory loopholes and increase safety standards for natural gas companies   Washington (August 7, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, commended the Senate... Read More

Washington (August 6, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 23 Senators today introduced a Senate Resolution to recognize, commemorate, and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the enactment of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson proposed the legislation just days after the civil rights march from Selma to... Read More

EPA identifies immediately available sensors, commits to deploying a permanent air quality station in Chelsea if concerns are identified   Washington (August 6, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today released a response from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 to their... Read More

A five-year extension would limit Russia’s new super-weapons and lay foundation to eventually include China   Washington (August 6, 2020) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led 16 of his colleagues on a Senate resolution calling on President Donald Trump to immediately extend for... Read More

WASHINGTON, August 6 – Today, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) introduced a 60-percent tax on the windfall wealth increases of billionaires during this pandemic in order to pay for all out-of-pocket medical expenses for every person in America for a year. The Make Billionaires Pay Act would... Read More

Washington (August 6, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and long-time Congressional leader on nuclear non-proliferation, released the following statement on the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima.   “Seventy-five years ago, a B-29, the... Read More

Boston (August 4, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called federal Department of Justice officials and officials in New York state to conduct a renewed, thorough, and transparent investigation into the death of Danroy “DJ” Henry, Jr. On October 17, 2010, DJ, then a 20-year-old junior and football player at Pace... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Ayanna... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the Massachusetts delegation, including Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06),... Read More

Washington (July 30, 2020) – Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report requested by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The Senators requested the GAO Report in February. They asked the GAO to identify what steps, if any, the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear... Read More

New bill will guarantee that children can sit with their parents on flights at no additional cost, an important safety measure during the coronavirus pandemic   Washington (July 28, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today announced the Fly... Read More

The RISE Act would authorize $26 billion in relief for research workforce and institutions   Washington (July 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) today introduced the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act to authorize $26 billion... Read More

  Coalition of endorsing organizations and Congressional co-sponsors grows for “Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act”   Washington (July 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley... Read More

  VIDEO: https://bit.ly/3eUbzmR   Washington (July 22, 2020) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey’s amendment with Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) to cut America’s $740 billion military budget by ten percent to invest in jobs, health care, and education secured the support of 23 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus... Read More

Extreme heat legislation introduced as Massachusetts and states all along the East Coast face dangerous heat with triple-digit heat index values   Washington (July 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced he will introduce legislation to address the rising health risks of extreme heat. The Preventing Health... Read More