Boston (July 7, 2026) - Today, 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.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu released the... Read More

Boston (July 6, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today celebrated more than $25 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) funds from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for Massachusetts. The funds will be used to improve road... Read More

Letter (PDF) Boston (July 2, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Ranking Member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today wrote with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to four federal agencies regarding the potential need for federal assistance following the... Read More

Boston (July 2, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s disastrous “One Big Beautiful Bill.” “Trump and Republicans traded basic needs for billionaire greed,” said Senator Markey. “This was really One Big Ugly Bill to make life harder for working families while... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) | Response from DHS Washington (July 1, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Maxwell Frost (FL-10) today sent a letter to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Markwayne Mullin and David Venturella, Senior Official Performing... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (July 1, 2026) – As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-03) introduced a resolution to reaffirm Congress’s role in upholding the principles of equality, dignity, and justice for all. Past administrations have supported the inclusion of... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Boston (June 30, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the bicameral Environmental Justice Caucus and member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to... Read More

Boston (June 30, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. Barbara that children born in the United States to parents who are undocumented or temporarily in the country are U.S. citizens. “The Supreme Court reaffirmed a constitutional truth that has guided our nation... Read More

Boston (June 29, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Watson v. Republican National Committee to uphold a state law mandating that mail-in-ballots postmarked by Election Day but received within a grace period can be counted. “Today’s ruling is a victory for... Read More

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington (June 26, 2026) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) sent letters to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Frontier Airlines, Smoothstack, HCA Healthcare, and CRST seeking information about the companies’ use of coercive “stay-or-pay” contracts, including Training Repayment... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey press conference today outside Supreme Court Senator Markey alongside Whip Clark, Reps. Pressley, Wasserman Schultz Washington (June 25, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary... Read More

Washington (June 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, which shields Monsanto, which is owned by Bayer, from state-law liability for failing to warn consumers of cancer risks associated with Roundup, a weedkiller sold by the company... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 25, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today announced the reintroduction of the bipartisan Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act 2.0. The legislation... Read More

Washington (June 25, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and House author of the original E-Rate program, released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to open a review of the E-Rate program, threatening a program which has helped... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 24, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Environmental and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Gas Money Saved Act, legislation that would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine whether it can strengthen Corporate... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 23, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today introduced the Providing Understanding of Paraprofessionals in Learning (PUPIL) Act, legislation to commission a study on paraprofessionals... Read More

Shutesbury Post Office Letter (PDF) | Allston Post Office Letter (PDF) | Springfield Pine Point Letter (PDF) Washington (June 22, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) celebrated news that the United States Postal Service (USPS) reversed course on closing the post... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (June 22, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with HELP Ranking Member Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Senators Richard... Read More

Boston (June 19, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate author of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act of 2021, released the following statement today to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Juneteenth’s commemoration as a federal holiday and to recommit to fighting for liberty and justice for all. “Today, we reflect not only on... Read More

Senators Markey and Schatz Introduce No Robot Bosses Act (PDF) Senators Markey, Schatz, and Booker Introduce Stop Spying Bosses Act (PDF) Washington (June 18, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senator Brian Schatz... Read More