Government report requested by Senators Markey and Carper also highlights how lifting ban led to decreased profits for smaller refiners, declines for U.S. shipping industry Washington (November 23, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after... Read More

Washington (November 18, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced that Democratic strategist John Walsh will join his office as Chief of Staff. Walsh, who formerly served as the campaign manager for Markey’s successful 2020 re-election bid, brings decades of leadership experience to the Senate office. “John drove my re-election... Read More

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, over forty states have seen increases in opioid-related mortality.Despite the increasing need for opioid use disorder treatment, reports have indicated that several behavioral health and addiction treatment studies at NIH have been put on hold.Text of LetterWashington, DC - Today, United States Senators... Read More

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will allow Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to resume flying:  “Allowing these planes to fly... Read More

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released a joint statement on a lame-duck nomination of Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit."President Trump has announced his intent to proceed with a lame-duck nomination of a judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First... Read More

Reports emerge of physical coercion measures used to obtain signatures of Cameroonian ICE detainees on deportation orders WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have sent a letter calling on the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement after hearing the tragic news regarding Chief Warrant Officer Marwan Sameh Ghabour of Marlborough, Massachusetts’ passing in the Sinai Peninsula.“We are deeply saddened to hear the news... Read More

WASHINGTON –  In a joint statement, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Lori Trahan (MA-03), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), are calling on Harvard University to reinstate the emergency COVID-19 worker protections to their contracted workforce that their full-time... Read More

Washington (November 10, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his concern about the Russian-brokered agreement signed between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia to end the fighting in Nagorno Karabakh and surrounding areas.  “It is a disgrace that the United States under Trump-Pompeo... Read More

Request comes as the compressor station remains shut down following two significant emergency gas releases   Washington (November 9, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in support of a petition requesting a rehearing and rescission of the In-Service... Read More

Boston (November 4, 2020) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green New Deal resolution and member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement today, the day that the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement takes effect. The Trump administration announced its intention last... Read More

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and their colleagues in sending letters to the nation’s largest utility companies including Duke Energy, Southern Company,... Read More

In 2019 alone, an estimated 5,005 people were killed in crashes involving large trucksBoston (October 30, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), demanding the agency account for its repeated failure to... Read More

Washington (October 26, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court.“Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court is illegitimate,” said Senator Markey. “Now, the very outcome of the presidential... Read More

Judge Amy Coney Barrett wrote decision in similar case taking anti-consumer view, which if adopted by Supreme Court, would lead to countless more robocalls bombarding Americans’ mobile phones Washington (October 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Congresswoman Anna... Read More

Bill responds to reports that Saudi Arabia has acquired illicit ballistic missile and nuclear infrastructure and technology Washington (October 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), members of the Foreign Relations Committee, today announced the Stopping Activities Underpinning Development in Weapons of Mass... Read More

Washington (October 21, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Purdue Pharma totaling $8.3 billion for its role in the opioid crisis that has killed more than 400,000 Americans over the past two decades and continues to see tens of thousands die... Read More

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representative William Keating (D-MA-09), announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a federal grant of $16,000,000 to the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The funding, which will support infrastructure... Read More

Washington (October 21, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07) today announced they will introduce the Opposing Foreign Fundraising at U.S. Embassies (OFF U.S. Embassies) Act to prohibit foreign political fundraising at U.S. diplomatic posts. Last... Read More

Calls agreement “politically transparent”   Washington (October 20, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a long-time Congressional leader on nuclear arms control and nonproliferation issues, responded to reports that the United States and Russia have agreed in... Read More