Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 13, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Nathan Simington regarding recent actions taken by... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to President Donald Trump demanding the Trump administration, Elon Musk, and the Department... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey Slams RFK Jr.’s Nomination to Run HHS Washington (February 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today delivered remarks on the floor of the Senate, objecting to the confirmation of Robert F.... Read More

“Trump Administration actions are endangering life-saving research and economic growth in Massachusetts and across the country.” “The chaos caused by the Trump administration is unacceptable—and you owe researchers and patients in Massachusetts and beyond an explanation about what is going on at your agencies.”  Text of Letter (PDF)  Washington... Read More

Letter Text (PDF)   Washington (February 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Don Beyer (VA-08), Senate and House members of the congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, wrote to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright regarding their concerns that Elon Musk’s Department of Government... Read More

Washington (February 11, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) in introducing the bicameral Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to codify protections for immigrants seeking essential service at locations like hospitals, schools, and courthouses. The... Read More

Washington (February 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today introduced the Strategy for Public Health Preparedness and Response to Artificial Intelligence Threats Act.  The bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy for public health preparedness and response to address... Read More

Washington (February 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Katherine Clark... Read More

Boston (February 8, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), top Democrat on the Primary Health and Pensions Subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced significant cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to support hospitals,... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), member of the Armed Services Committee, today urged National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell, to cancel the planned V-22 Osprey flyover... Read More

Washington (February 7, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) celebrated Wednesday’s passage of their Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act out of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, a major step toward increasing transparency and consumer protections in ticket sales.... Read More

Musk’s Team May Have Obtained Access to Personal Information of Millions of Borrowers; Raises Concerns About Violations of the Law, Failure to Protect Sensitive Information “The millions of families who rely on ED to help them achieve the American Dream deserve answers about reports that an unelected billionaire and his team now have access to some... Read More

WATCH: Senator Markey’s Remarks at EPA Headquarters Washington (February 6, 2025) - Earlier today at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) were denied a meeting with EPA Administrator Lee... Read More

Washington (February 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation -- Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (February 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today introduced a resolution to recommit the United States to arms control agreements to prevent a new nuclear arms race, one year before the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | Watch: Senator Markey’s Remarks Washington (February 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee’s Subcommittee on Primary Health & Retirement Security, along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), today reintroduced the... Read More

Washington (February 5, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) member of the Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee, and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee today released the following statement on the committee’s vote to advance the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, bipartisan and... Read More

Washington (February 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today after President Trump vowed to dismantle the Department of Education at a White House press conference. In Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Education last year... Read More

Washington (February 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate confirmed Chris Wright, most recently the CEO of fossil fuel company Liberty Energy, to head the Department of Energy. “Chris Wright is a bought-and-paid-for fossil fuel... Read More

Washington (February 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today filed an amendment to the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, which the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee is marking up on Wednesday, February 5. The amendment would make it... Read More