Letter Comes as Families Struggle to Access Resources Under DOJ’s Crime Victims Fund Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), today sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime urging it to ensure resources and supports are made... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | Section By Section (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), today introduced the Nautical Oversight Safety and Protection of Inflammable Liquids... Read More

For every one homicide victim, there is an average of ten surviving family members who suffer their loss in the aftermath Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month congressional... Read More

Washington (December 17, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after the Department of Energy released its study on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. “This study confirms what I’ve been saying for years – surging LNG exports are bad for consumer... Read More

New All Aboard Act would make $200 billion investment in rail Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) | Section By Section (PDF) Washington (December 17, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced the All Aboard Act, legislation that would dedicate $200 billion... Read More

Washington (December 16, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released a report on working conditions at Amazon following an extensive investigation. In May 2024, Senator Markey introduced the Warehouse Worker Protection Act along... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced the Generating Resilient and Energy Efficient Network (GREEN) Communications Act to sustainably defend communications networks against climate change and extreme weather disasters. Scientists have projected that sea-level rise will submerge more... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | Section by section (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) today introduced the Public Archives... Read More

Acadia is under investigation by federal agencies Acadia Letter Text (PDF) | Acadia Response (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today wrote to Acadia Healthcare, raising concerns regarding the company’s... Read More

Companies failed to respond to Senators’ questions Letters Text (PDF) | OTP Responses (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) today wrote to BayMark Health Services,... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 12, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and Representative Ted Lieu (CA-36), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today wrote to President Joe Biden, urging him to put guardrails on incoming... Read More

Washington (December 11, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull released audit reports on the operations of the Boston Processing and Distribution Center and postal facilities in Brookline, Fort Point, and Revere. In November 2024,... Read More

Lawmakers suggest cleaner, affordable, more reliable alternatives to the agency’s draft Integrated Resource Plan Washington (December 10, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today led a letter to the leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) with seven House and two Senate colleagues urging the... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 10, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.), today called for answers from FLL Partners, Two Sigma Impact, Revelstroke Capital Partners, Warwick Capital... Read More

Washington (December 10, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) publication of a peer-reviewed study on the pathways and flow of radioactive wastewater proposed for... Read More

Washington (December 6, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released the following statement today after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the legislation that bans TikTok: “The Court of Appeals decision to uphold the TikTok ban is disappointing and a serious threat to TikTok and its users’ constitutional rights... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 4, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), today called on the Department of Education to discharge student loan debt for hundreds of thousands of students who... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 4, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, along with Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), today sent a letter to President Biden, thanking him for his leadership on... Read More

Washington (December 2, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the following statement applauding the United States Senate’s confirmation of Brian Murphy to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.   “Judge Murphy has a deep commitment to justice and fairness that was shaped by... Read More

Letter to the Postmaster General (PDF) | Letter to USPS Inspector General (PDF) Boston (November 27, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led members of the Massachusetts delegation, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine... Read More