Legislation Would Hold Federal Enforcement Officers, Not Just State and Local Officials, Accountable for Breaking the Law and Killing Our Neighbors Bill Text (PDF) Washington (January 13, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today announced the introduction of the Qualified Immunity Abolition Act of... Read More

Washington (January 12, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting against the motion to proceed to invoke cloture on the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. “I can’t support this appropriations bill, which funds the... Read More

Public Health Nursing Act Authorizes $5 Billion to Boost Workforce Bill Text (PDF) Washington (January 9, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) today reintroduced the Public... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 8, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today wrote to Secretary of Energy Chris Wright with concerns about the Trump administration’s executive overreach following its illegal military actions... Read More

Washington (January 8, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting with the majority to prevent the Trump administration from further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval. “President Trump’s unconstitutional military actions against Venezuela risk dragging the United States... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 6, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, today wrote to the CEOs of three U.S.-based oil companies—Michael K. Wirth, CEO of Chevron; Darren W. Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil; and Ryan Lance, CEO of... Read More

Washington (January 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement marking five years since President Donald Trump incited a MAGA mob to violently storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and threaten to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “Five years ago, Donald Trump incited a vicious MAGA mob... Read More

Washington (January 5, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors officially voted to dissolve the organization. “Today’s decision to dissolve the Corporation for Public Broadcasting... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a letter to President Trump, demanding a cessation of hostilities against Venezuela and answers on the Trump administration’s objectives, legal rationale, and plans for Venezuela’s future. History offers a clear warning against U.S.-led regime change... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey opposes Trump administration actions in Venezuela Washington (January 3, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Trump administration launched an illegal strike on Venezuela and kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. “The Trump... Read More

LETTER Boston (December 23, 2026) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today demanded access to the Department of Defense classified reports that the Department of Interior cited in its decision to announce a pause on leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, including... Read More

Lawmakers: “Rather than using this audit as a pretense to unfairly attack a program with which you have an ideological disagreement, it is our hope that you will refocus on the goals of the 8(a) Program to make sure it continues to support socially and economically disadvantaged businesses—as intended.” Washington (December 23, 2025) – Senators... Read More

“Selling cars with unrepaired safety recalls is extremely dangerous and poses a potentially fatal threat to vehicle drivers, passengers, and others on the road.” Washington (December 22, 2025) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on Amazon to remove listings for pre-owned... Read More

Boston (December 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Trump administration issued an order to suspend leases on five under-construction offshore wind... Read More

Washington (December 19, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Lori Trahan (MA-03) released the following statement today on the escalation of violence along the Cambodia-Thailand border. In recent weeks, long-standing tensions have erupted into renewed and intense clashes along the shared... Read More

Markey: “Youth across the country will suffer because of Trump and RFK, Jr.” Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) today, on International Migrants Day, reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act, legislation that would ensure a U.S. President cannot set a Presidential Determination on Refugee... Read More

Washington (December 18, 2025) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) welcomed the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reinstate a prior administrative stay blocking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... Read More

Washington (December 18, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration will escalate denaturalization efforts, the latest in a cruel and callous slew of attacks on immigrants and their rights to citizenship. “The Trump administration’s latest anti-immigrant attack is... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (December 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Naturalization and Oath Ceremony Protection Act, legislation that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 to ensure that individuals who have gone through the naturalization process and received approval to... Read More