President has existing executive authority to cancel student loan debt from Congress    Canceling student loan debt will relieve a huge burden on families during COVID-19 and beyond, close the racial wealth gap, and boost our economy    Over 100 community, civil rights, consumer, and student advocacy organizations support... Read More

FCC need not, and should not, wait for Congress to act to close the “homework gap”   Washington (September 17, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.),... Read More

Washington (September 15, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chairmen Richard E. Neal (MA-01) and James P. McGovern (MA-02), and Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05), Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a... Read More

Boston (September 11, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended the decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) to require increased testing and monitoring at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station. On March 12, 2019, the NRC renewed the operating license of Seabrook Station... Read More

Senators make the case that there is no national security or technical rationale to conduct the first nuclear weapons test in more than a generation   Washington (September 10, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today led 21 of his Senate colleagues, including Democratic Leader Schumer,... Read More

Senators submit "a slew of" new evidence revealing President Trump and his advisors have repeatedly put their partisan interests ahead of the health and welfare of the American people Trump Administration's "failures have resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans, and threaten to leave the country with an unabated tragedy" Text of... Read More

Boston (August 26, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the death of Sergeant Elder Fernandes, of Brockton, Massachusetts, who was found last night more than a week after he was last seen outside of Fort Hood, Texas where he was stationed with the Army.   “I am heartbroken at this news, and... Read More

Senators release EPA letter with new details on policy, call it "a vague and indefinite get-out-of-jail free policy" for polluters  Reports indicate facilities with deeply harmful environmental records are taking advantage of suspension; Warren and Markey raise concern about disproportionate impact on low-income communities and communities of... Read More

Creates online portal for reporting issues, interference with USPS operations   https://www.markey.senate.gov/postal   Boston (August 21, 2020) – With reports that the Trump administration has actively undermined the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) by removing equipment, reducing staffing levels, and opposing relief funding, Senator... Read More

Sens. Markey and Warren, Rep. Trahan Call on Expected New Brooks Brothers Owner to Maintain Haverhill Manufacturing Jobs   Massachusetts (August 18, 2020) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) sent a letter to the expected new owner of Brooks Brothers asking that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today led the entire Senate Democratic caucus to demand answers from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on significant operational changes he directed that have caused serious delays for postal customers in Michigan and... Read More

Over 53,000 School Children in Boston Public Schools at Risk With Waivers Set to Expire on August 31   WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, along with Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), today issued statements reiterating... Read More

Letter follows reports that USPS indicated to state election officials it will depart from long-standing practice of prioritizing election mail, delaying delivery times unless states pay more   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland... Read More

Letter Reiterates Ongoing Concerns Regarding Access to Equipment Needed to Protect Frontline Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08),... Read More

Legislation introduced as Trump administration prepares this week to announce weakened rules on methane monitoring and reporting   Washington (August 12, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, today announced introduction of the... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF)  Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting an update on the agency's efforts to prevent and control the spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The senators' letter comes after Massachusetts... Read More

Lawmakers Ask FEMA to Waive Cost-Share Requirements for Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe   Text of Letter (PDF)   Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives William Keating (D-MA-09), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Katherine Clark... Read More

Lawmakers Ask FEMA to Waive Local Cost-Sharing Requirements for Major Disaster Assistance   Text of Letter (PDF)   Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating... Read More

As part of PIPES Act, Senate passes Markey legislation to close regulatory loopholes and increase safety standards for natural gas companies   Washington (August 7, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, commended the Senate... Read More

Washington (August 6, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 23 Senators today introduced a Senate Resolution to recognize, commemorate, and celebrate the 55th anniversary of the enactment of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson proposed the legislation just days after the civil rights march from Selma to... Read More