Washington (April 1, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the entire federal staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) as a part... Read More

Washington (April 1, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today following the Trump administration’s decision to cut $106 million in K-12 education funding in Massachusetts, and more than $2 billion to K-12 schools nationwide. “President... Read More

Washington (April 1, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today celebrated their AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act securing a filibuster-proof 60 cosponsors in the Senate. This... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and a group of 19 Senators in introducing a resolution to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility and recognize the achievements and courage of the transgender community around the world. “Trans Day of Visibility is a call to... Read More

The Privacy Act Modernization Act would empower Americans to sue officials for misuse of their data and federal systems Washington (March 31, 2025) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), today introduced legislation to protect Americans against Elon Musk, DOGE and other officials illegally accessing stores of personal data... Read More

Legislation would provide urgently needed relief for families as energy prices rise  Bill Text (PDF) | Section-by-Section (PDF) Washington (March 31, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) today reintroduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act, bold... Read More

Family caregivers provide $600 billion in unpaid care every year Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 31, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), and Representatives Seth Magaziner... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) have reintroduced legislation that would redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.  Salem Maritime was established in 1938 as the first National Historic Site to be included in the... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey, Advocates Demand: No Cuts to Social Security Boston (March 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, held a press conference today to discuss how the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to gut... Read More

Student seemingly arrested for her political views, Sen. Markey demands her release  Letter Text (PDF)  Washington (March 28, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), today led over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of... Read More

Bill comes after record-breaking spring temperatures in Phoenix and across the West this week Washington (March 28, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act which would create a competitive grant program to provide funding to combat the causes and consequences of... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and House Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern (MA-02) today reintroduced the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, legislation to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Deerfield River to identify portions of the river and its... Read More

Washington (March 27, 2025) - Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after today’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee business meeting. “President Trump and Administrator Loeffler are running the Small Business Administration (SBA) into the ground. While proposing to cut 2,700 jobs - nearly half of... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led his colleagues Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) in writing today to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright about the Department of Government Efficiency’s... Read More

Washington (March 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released the following statement in response to media reports that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is... Read More

Massachusetts receives $2.6 billion in SNAP annually Washington (March 26, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today hosted a virtual meeting with Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), advocates from Mass Law Reform Institute, Project Bread, Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Greater Boston Food Bank, Worcester County Food Bank, Massachusetts... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led eight colleagues in writing today to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) senior official Kika Scott to express strong disapproval of the Trump administration’s resurrection of one of the country’s most draconian and discriminatory immigration... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (March 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today introduced the Water Intelligence, Security, and Cyber Threat Protection Act, legislation that would provide funding for clean water and wastewater utilities to become members of the Water Information Sharing and Analysis... Read More

For the first time in 65 years, cities and towns in southeastern Massachusetts will have passenger rail service Boston (March 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement celebrating the formal opening of South Coast Commuter Rail service. South... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today wrote to President Donald Trump, requesting additional information on any efforts to keep TikTok online in the United States and... Read More