Approximately 731,000 Haitian-born people live in the United States
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Washington (March 18, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), led 19 of their Senate...
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“The Ed Markey Podcast” Episode 6 (TRAILER)
Senator Markey hosts Sunrise Movement Political Director Michelle Weindling and Youth Organizer Wei Zhou
Washington (March 15, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released his sixth episode of the “The Ed Markey Podcast,” featuring Sunrise...
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MOHELA allowed the backlog of unprocessed forms in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to grow to 800,000
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Washington (March 15, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,led Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth...
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Letter: “For flight crews, safety is always the top priority, and we now have decades of evidence demonstrating that flight crews can attend to [breastmilk pumping] in a way that does not disrupt safety, service, or other duties.”
Washington (March 15, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who led 18...
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Washington (March 14, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.)—the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ senator to serve in the Senate—Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Senate colleagues in introducing the Pride in Mental Health Act which would strengthen mental health and crisis intervention resources for...
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Bipartisan legislation would protect Americans from foreign threats and from warrantless government surveillance
Washington (March 14, 2024) – With the April 19 sunset of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) approaching in just a few weeks, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin...
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Washington (March 14, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-36) released the following statement today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to approve the Cyber Trust Mark program, a White House initiative similar to Senator Markey...
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Washington (March 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, invited Steward Health Care Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ralph de la Torre to attend and testify at the April 3, 2024 field hearing that...
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Washington (March 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jim McGovern (MA-02), introduced a bicameral resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s suspension of its...
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In 2022, more than 80,000 people in the United States died from an opioid overdose
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Washington (March 13, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, led his colleagues in letters to Acadia Healthcare, BayMark...
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Washington (March 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), alongside Senators Michael Bennet (D-Col.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-Ill.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Angus King...
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Washington (March 12, 2024) - In the wake of ongoing violence in Haiti and following the resignation announcement from Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement:
“I am heartbroken to see the images and reports of disaster, danger, and destruction from Haiti. After more than three years...
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Secures provisions to ensure communities have the resources needed to create climate-resilient infrastructure projects
Washington (March 12, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and congressional champion for environmental justice...
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National Park Service Response (PDF) | Letter Text (PDF)
Washington (March 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) applauded the National Park Service (NPS) for heeding their calls to evaluate the Deerfield River and its major tributaries for designation under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program....
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Bicameral resolution honors abortion providers and clinic staff by designating March 10, 2024 as “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day” ~
Washington (March 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), who led 23 of their colleagues,...
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Blasts industry-backed effort to block his “Good Jobs for Good Airports Act” to protect airport service workers
Washington (February 8, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and longtime champion for consumer and worker protections, released the following statement today...
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Washington (March 11, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement after the passage of the first half of the 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) spending bills. The package included major federal investments to advance and...
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Washington (March 11, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Massachusetts congressional delegation, has secured $335 million in federal funding for Allston’s I-90 project. This project will:
Transform the Allston neighborhood of Boston by rebuilding...
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Washington (March 11, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the following statement in support for the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission to move forward with a Project Labor Agreement in the construction of the West Parish Filters Water Treatment Plant:
“The completion of the West Parish...
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“The Ed Markey Podcast” Episode 5 (TRAILER)
Washington (March 8, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released his fifth episode of the “The Ed Markey Podcast,” featuring Kaniela Ing, the National Director of the Green New Deal Network (GNDN), a coalition of national movements and...
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