Washington (December 8, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) today introduced the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Act of 2021, legislation that would eliminate the total funding cap for the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area and extend its authorization to... Read More

Washington (December 8, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to confirm Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Senators Markey and Warren recommended District Attorney Rollins as... Read More

Washington (December 8, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), authors of the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act and members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today introduced the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act, legislation to... Read More

Washington (December 7, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Jessica Rosenworcel’s nomination to serve as Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “Chairwoman Rosenworcel has served as a tireless advocate for consumer protection in... Read More

DEA has approved the manufacture of almost six billion 10-milligram pills of OxyCotin for 2021 Washington (December 7, 2021) – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has approved the manufacture of the equivalent of almost six billion 10-milligram pills of OxyContin for 2021. That is 18 pills for every man, woman, and child in the United... Read More

Washington (December 6, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, released the following statement upon reports that imprisoned Burmese elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to four years in prison by a Burmese court, which was then reduced by coup leader... Read More

Washington (December 6, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, released the following statement after the Biden administration today announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China.   “I... Read More

VIDEO: Markey remarks today in support of Rollins nomination Washington (December 2, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) voted today to discharge from committee Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins’s confirmation to serve as the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. In July, President Joe Biden announced the... Read More

Washington (December 2, 2021) – Today, the bicameral Global Vaccination Caucus—U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.);  Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn); and U.S. Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)—released the following... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency Region 1 decision to provide additional information and offer a public participation process for the Sole Source Aquifer review for... Read More

Washington (December 1, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement as the United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “This case marks the first time in 50 years that the nation’s top court is hearing a case that directly jeopardizes the bedrock Roe v.... Read More

Washington (November 30, 2021) – After the Biden administration announced a new trilateral security partnership between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia (AUKUS) this September, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the... Read More

Boston (November 24, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan Jr. were found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.  “Black lives matter. Ahmaud Arbery’s life mattered,” said Senator Markey. “Today, the three men who... Read More

$36.6 million recently awarded to academic institutions to develop a coronavirus vaccine that protects against multiple coronaviruses Boston (November 23, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) querying the agency about its ongoing... Read More

Washington (November 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today wrote to Facebook demanding answers after... Read More

Washington (November 19, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, filed five amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would advance President Joe Biden’s past support for a “no first use” of nuclear weapons policy, commit to nuclear... Read More

Washington (November 19, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today reintroduced the Flu Vaccine Act, legislation to conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or prevention that protects against multiple strains of the flu virus and offers... Read More

This summer, Senator Markey called on SAMHSA to maintain flexibilities instituted during pandemic that break down barriers to opioid treatment Washington (November 18, 2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced it would... Read More

Washington (November 18, 2021) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), — Co-Chairs of the COVID-19 Global Vaccination Caucus —and Representatives Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), and Mark Pocan (WI-02) issued the following statement today in... Read More

Washington (November 18, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released their Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure... Read More