Massachusetts will receive $14.8 million in the first round of ECF funding VIDEO: Vice President Harris announces E-Rate funding on The View this morning Washington (September 24, 2021) – Vice President Kamala Harris today announced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has committed over $1.2 billion in the first funding wave... Read More

Lead civilian official within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) was responsible for drafting the Nuclear Posture Review Washington (September 24, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to President Joseph R. Biden to express concern about organizational changes at the Department of Defense in the midst of... Read More

Washington (September 23, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Climate Change, Clean Air, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a key climate rule -- that the United States will cut the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – the chemicals... Read More

Washington (September 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Biden administration nominated Massachusetts State Representative Maria Robinson to be Assistant Secretary in the Office of Electricity at the Department of Energy. “From working to... Read More

Washington (September 22, 2021) – Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) issued the following statement... Read More

Former US Attorneys—Including Former Republican Governor Bill Weld—and Current and Former Suffolk County Law Enforcement Executives Support Rollins’ Nomination Citing Her Extensive Law Enforcement Credentials, the Leaders Urge the Judiciary Committee to Swiftly and Favorably Advance Rollins’ Nomination Washington (September 22, 2021)... Read More

Washington (September 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on negotiations between the Boston Newspaper Guild and The Boston Globe. “I stand with members of the Boston Newspaper Guild and their fight to secure a fair labor contract,” said Senator Markey. “All of the workers at The Boston... Read More

Washington (September 21, 2021) — Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and over three dozen of their colleagues introduced the Keeping Renters Safe... Read More

 “Consumer privacy has become a consumer crisis.” Washington (September 20, 2021) – Today, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, and group of eight... Read More

In Advance of Upcoming Global COVID-19 Vaccine Summit, Senator Says US Leadership is Necessary to Vaccinate Global Population and End Pandemic WASHINGTON (September 17, 2021) - U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in calling on President Joe Biden to expand the United States' global... Read More

**Amendment would help get big money out of politics and put power back in the hands of the American people**   Washington (September 17, 2021) – Today, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)  and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with Majority... Read More

Washington (September 17, 2021) - This morning Senator Edward J. Markey’s (D-Mass.) staff and morning Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09) joined a conference call with Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure Mark A. Correll to discuss U.S. Air Force remediation of PFAS contamination impacting wells... Read More

DOE plans to establish a government-funded uranium reserve, threatening health of Tribal and environmental justice communities Washington (September 15, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-03), along with Representatives A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Betty... Read More

Washington (September 15, 2021) – Following reports Facebook has conducted and reviewed research showing a connection between Instagram and mental health problems among young users, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Kathy Castor (FL-14) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today, demanding answers... Read More

Washington (September 15, 2021) - United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement today following the Senate's vote to confirm Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Angel Kelley to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. “Judge Kelley has... Read More

Officially out of two-decade-long war, Senators call for unspent, leftover Afghanistan defense funds to go toward assistance for people of Afghanistan Washington (September 13, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) led Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter to... Read More

Washington (September 11, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. “Twenty years have passed since the fateful attacks of September 11, 2001, and we remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in New York City, Arlington, Virginia, and... Read More

Washington (September 9, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today regarding two U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reports. The results follow Senator Markey and Massachusetts delegation members’ calls to investigate the death of a veteran, Mr. Tim White,... Read More

Lawmakers’ bill would ensure that passenger security fees go solely towards security Washington (September 9, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today announced reintroduction of legislation to bolster funding for the Transportation Security... Read More

Markey’s “Judiciary Act” would add justices to Supreme Court, restore balance after Republicans stole seats Washington (September 2, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson.  “The Supreme Court has thrown the... Read More