Amicus Brief affirms Congress’ support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth AMICUS BRIEF TEXT (PDF) Washington (September 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives Mark... Read More

One in fifteen Amazon warehouse workers sustain injuries on the job WATCH: Senator Markey stands with warehouse workers in Revere Boston (September 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security today joined Amazon warehouse workers... Read More

Lawmakers spotlight “larger statewide problem” with postal service in Massachusetts Letter Text (PDF) Boston (August 30, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led his Massachusetts colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04),... Read More

Boston (August 29, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that they secured $15.78 million in grants for Massachusetts Fire Departments as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. These awards will support fire departments with... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 22, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security, led the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 21, 2024) - Amidst an epidemic of gun violence in the United States, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a letter with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to Steven Dettlebach, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), urging it to closely examine vending machines... Read More

Hosts resources from Senator’s office, White House, federal agencies to equip communities with information to unlock a clean and healthy future LINK TO HUB Boston (August 16, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green New Deal and chair of the Environment and Public Works Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee,... Read More

Last month, Markey joined colleagues to subpoena Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre to testify in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on September 12 Boston (August 16, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement... Read More

Funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund stems from National Climate Bank provisions authored by Markey, Van Hollen, and Dingell and included within the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law two years ago today Washington (August 16, 2024) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and U.S. Representative... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 12, 2024) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) wrote to the INTERDICT Science Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requesting information on how better to support the Center’s needs and mission. In 2018, CBP rebranded and reconfigured the Department of... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 9, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, and Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, today led a letter with twenty other colleagues in the Senate and... Read More

Apollo is Now “Sole Negotiator” Controlling the Fate of Steward Hospital Properties Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) requested information from private equity firm Apollo Global Management (Apollo) on the company’s role in Steward Health Care’s (Steward’s) bankruptcy,... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 7, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) today wrote a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, urging the agency to ensure recipients of... Read More

Washington (August 5, 2024) – Today, Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), led their colleagues in sending a letter to push the Social Security Administration (SSA) to address the barriers those with Long COVID... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 2, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Bill Keating (MA-09) led their colleagues today in a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing alarm at the declining state of democracy and human rights in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been... Read More

Washington (August 2, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommitte on Primary Health and Retirement Security joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chairman of the HELP Committee, today in introducing legislation to address the long COVID crisis that is affecting more than 22... Read More

Washington (August 2, 2024) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Representatives Tim Walberg (MI-05) and Kathy Castor (FL-14) today applauded the Department of Justice (DOJ) for filing a complaint against TikTok for potential violations of... Read More

Washington (August 2, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representative Doris Matsui (CA-07) in reintroducing legislation to better protect passengers aboard cruise ships through updated passenger safety standards and cruise line reporting requirements. The Cruise Passenger Protection Act... Read More

Washington (August 1, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), today issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit stayed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s rule reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act and... Read More

Package authorizes projects to prevent coastal erosion, manage flood risks, and improve water infrastructure in Massachusetts Washington (August 1, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded today’s passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 through the... Read More