Today’s U.S. District Court ruling references Markey-led amicus brief Washington (February 2, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia paused the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, which was set to... Read More

Markey has not received a response to his Dec. 17 letter to ICE Boston Acting Field Director Letter Text (PDF) Boston (January 31, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Acting Field Office Director David Wesling, demanding answers about conditions at the ICE field office in... Read More

Senator Markey opposes any bill to fund Trump’s lawless DHS Washington (January 30, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting against legislation to advance the five remaining fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills and a two-week continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 30, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today wrote to President Trump urging the strongest possible non-proliferation measures in any revised... Read More

Senators raise alarm on Attorney General Bondi’s attempt to coerce Minnesota Governor Walz into relinquishing the state’s voter registration list as a condition for the removal of ICE and CBP from Minneapolis following the rejection of DOJ’s lawsuits in two other states Washington (January 29, 2026) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager (PDF) Washington (January 29, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the AV Safety Data Act, legislation that would require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 28, 2026) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) today pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) on his proposed overhaul of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program... Read More

Washington (January 28, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee and a... Read More

Washington (January 28, 2026) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, and four New England Senators in requesting answers from ISO New England President and CEO Vamsi Chadalavada about how the grid operator plans to... Read More

Washington (January 27, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) issued a statement after a federal judge stayed the Trump administration’s December 22 order halting the ongoing construction and operation of Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind project... Read More

Markey criticizes lack of transparency over the agreement and calls on Congress to investigate Boston (January 23, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement following news that the U.S. and China have signed off on a deal over TikTok. “After over a... Read More

Urges transparency from OpenAI on its announcement that the company will deploy advertisements in ChatGPT Letter Text (PDF) Boston (January 22, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to CEOs of seven major tech companies—Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google; Mark... Read More

Senators’ inquiry comes as administration convenes oil companies to discuss oil extraction, and as first sale of U.S.-controlled Venezuelan oil goes to company with a history of millions in political donations to Trump campaign Washington (January 22, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and 12... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (January 22, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) this week wrote to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights Paula M. Stannard in strong opposition to the Department of Health and Human... Read More

With Temporary Protected Status for Over 350,000 Haitian Nationals Set to Expire February 3, Lawmakers Uplifted Impact on Haitians in Massachusetts Watch: Markey, Pressley highlight importance of Haiti TPS Boston (January 21, 2026) – Yesterday, as Trump marked one year in office, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley... Read More

Boston (January 16, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced their successful efforts to secure $30,774,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Massachusetts through the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations cycle. The federal funding awards will support 28 critical infrastructure, justice, science,... Read More

Boston (January 16, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), and Bill Keating (MA-09) announced... Read More

Washington (January 15, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, a Commerce Committee member, are... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (January 15, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) today reintroduced the Eliminating Bias in Algorithmic Systems (BIAS) Act to ensure that every federal agency that uses, funds, or oversees artificial intelligence... Read More

Washington (January 14, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement tonight after voting with the minority to advance the debate on preventing the Trump administration from further military action against Venezuela without congressional approval. The vote to advance debate failed, 51-50. “President Trump’s unilateral... Read More