Washington (July 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass H.R. 1, Donald Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill. The bill will now head to the President's desk for signature. “On the eve of America’s Independence Day, House Republicans bent the knee to their wannabe... Read More

Washington (July 2, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), co-chairs of the Environmental Justice Caucus, today issued the following statement after Senate Republicans rammed through Trump’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill, which would rescind funds already appropriated by Congress through the... Read More

Calls for full Commission vote on Paramount’s pending merger Washington (July 2, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after Paramount Global, the parent of CBS News, agreed to pay $16 million to settle a frivolous lawsuit brought by President... Read More

Senator Markey: “Senate Republicans abdicated their responsibility to the American people.” Washington (July 1, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after Republicans voted to pass H.R. 1, Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill now heads to the House of Representatives for... Read More

Washington (July 1, 2025) – Overnight, the U.S. Senate voted 99-1 in favor of an amendment co-sponsored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Marsha Blackburn... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Representative Dina Titus (NV-01) to announce the introduction of the Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality (GLOBE) Act, legislation that would reaffirm U.S. leadership in advancing the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ individuals around the... Read More

Washington (June 30, 2025) - As opposition to the new Blackburn-Cruz five-year AI moratorium “compromise” continues to grow, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation filed an amendment to strip the entire provision from the Republican... Read More

Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Due to GOP Cuts Watch: Senator Markey forces vote on Senate floor Washington (June 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security,... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Senate failed to advance Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-Va.) war powers resolution to halt the Trump administration’s use of United States Armed Forces for its unauthorized hostilities against Iran. Congress has the sole power to declare war,... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced the reintroduction of the LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act, legislation that would prohibit the use of “panic” defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity in federal courts. These defenses seek to... Read More

Lawmakers release data showing over 250 schools at risk of delayed projects and higher energy costs Letter Text and Full Dataset (PDF) Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committees, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research that the Universal Service Fund (USF) is constitutional. The USF funds broadband programs,... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Casa, Inc. that district court judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions. “This ruling is what happens when the Supreme Court is packed with right-wing extremists who are not only unwilling... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Seth Moulton’s (MA-06) legislation to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park has now passed both chambers of Congress. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in May and cleared the Senate last... Read More

Washington (June 27, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Seth Moulton’s (MA-06) legislation to redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park has now passed both chambers of Congress. The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in May and cleared the Senate last... Read More

Lawmakers raise concerns with Republican health care and food security cuts Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 26, 2025) - Small Business Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and... Read More

Reports reveal office held people for days with little food and water, cramped cells, lack of access to health care ICE recently changed policy to attempt to block Congressional oversight, prevent Americans’ representatives from witnessing ICE’s violations “We are disturbed that ICE appears to be using the Burlington facility... Read More

Watch: Sen. Markey commemorates Gun Violence Awareness Month Washington (June 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, today announced a package of gun violence prevention bills that would significantly decrease the pervasive threat of gun violence across the United States by putting an end to... Read More

Washington (June 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) today celebrated the unanimous passage of their Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) through the Commerce Committee. The legislation would update online data... Read More

Legislation would create dedicated public engagement office and program to lower financial barriers to participation Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington (June 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Public Engagement... Read More