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

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

Senator Markey: “Self-driving cars aren’t a danger of the distant future—they are a pressing safety threat today.” Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (December 17, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today introduced the Stay in Your... Read More

Markey slams Trump’s brutal immigration enforcement campaign Letter Text (PDF) Washington (December 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to David Wesling, Boston Acting Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations, demanding answers about the treatment of people... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) today introduced the Lowering American Energy Costs Act. The bill directs the President to prohibit most U.S. exports of natural gas due to... Read More

Markey also files his bill as an amendment to the appropriations package in the Senate Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today led ten of his colleagues in introducing the States’ Right to Regulate AI Act, legislation to prohibit the... Read More

Washington (December 17, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the $1 trillion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. The FY26 NDAA passed the Senate by a final vote of 77 to 20 and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “The Defense budget is the Trump... Read More

Isaacman requests SpaceX release him from NDA (PDF) SpaceX to Isaacman: Sen. Markey’s request has a “baseless premise” (PDF) Washington (December 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today slammed Elon Musk’s SpaceX for attempting to cover up its financial ties with Jared... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (December 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Alma S. Adams, PhD (NC-12) today reintroduced the Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Environmental, and Climate Targets through Innovative, Values-aligned, and Equitable (EFFECTIVE) Food... Read More

Massachusetts visit builds on Senator Markey’s ongoing oversight of ICE facilities after visiting two Louisiana detention centers in April Watch: Senator Markey’s Press Conference at Faneuil Hall Boston (December 13, 2025) – After his visit to the Burlington ICE facility on Friday, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) held a press conference with... Read More