Markey applauds Biden’s executive order to require mask use on federal property and plans to vaccinate 100 million people in first 100 days of office as United States reaches a tragic 400,000 deaths due to coronavirus Washington (January 20, 2021) – As newly-inaugurated U.S. President Joseph Biden prepares to sign executive orders today... Read More

Washington (January 20, 2020) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green New Deal resolution and member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today, as President Joseph Biden re-enters the United States into the Paris climate agreement.  “On day one,... Read More

No one person should have unchecked power to end millions of lives instantaneously with nuclear weapons   Washington (January 19, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) announced their intention to introduce the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2021. First... Read More

Washington (January 15, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement today after the Trump administration announced a proposal to rescind $12.3 million of the $12.5 million appropriated in Fiscal Year 2021 for Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research... Read More

  Washington (January 14, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s emergency coronavirus relief package.   “This proposal shows that President-elect Joe Biden is ready to hit the ground running on Day 1. It makes immediate and... Read More

Massachusetts lawmakers condemn Hun Sen’s crackdown and political charges against Members of Cambodia’s leading opposition political party   Washington (January 13, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), lead Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren... Read More

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced members of the bipartisan advisory committee that will review and provide recommendations on federal District Court candidates across Massachusetts. The Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations will... Read More

Request Acting Sec. of Defense and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff refrain from acknowledging any Trump orders to use nuclear weapons or unlawfully take military action  Washington (January 8, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Congressman James McGovern (MA-02), Chair of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today welcomed the signing of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, legislation to mitigate the challenges facing the next generation of entrants into the fishing industry by supporting regional training opportunities and... Read More

Washington (January 4, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives William R. Keating (MA-09) and Seth Moulton (MA-08) joined in expressing support for the inclusion of $300 million in national fisheries disaster assistance as... Read More

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced they will convene a bipartisan advisory committee to review and provide recommendations on federal District Court candidates across Massachusetts. Candidates interested in applying for a U.S. District Court nomination must submit their... Read More

Wood-burning power plants have a carbon dioxide emissions rate approximately 50% higher than a coal-fired power plant Washington (December 24, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) urging the agency to consider... Read More

Washington (December 23, 2020) – As 190.4 million flu vaccines have been distributed in the United States so far this flu season, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced he helped secure $220 million in the year-end spending package for research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine that could protect against multiple... Read More

In 2012, Independence at Home began as a three-year demonstration program through the Affordable Care ActWashington (December 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), commended a three-year extension of the Independence At Home (IAH) demonstration project in the year-end budget legislation.... Read More

Washington (December 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, today commended the inclusion of $3.1 billion for Alzheimer’s and related dementia research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the year-end spending bill. This funding is a $300... Read More

Spending package includes five-year extension of critical tax incentives for offshore wind   Washington (December 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02) applauded the inclusion of key components of their legislation, the Offshore Wind Incentives for New... Read More

Massachusetts lawmakers introduced legislation in the wake of Merrimack Valley gas explosion Washington (December 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Seth Moulton (MA-08) applauded the... Read More

Bipartisan legislation includes provisions to expedite the replacement of Cape Cod Canal Bridges, improve climate resilience, mitigate flood risks, and control coastal erosion Washington (December 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren commended Congress’s passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, a water... Read More

Washington (December 22, 2020) – With funding for federal gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) beginning for the first time this past fall, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) today applauded the inclusion of $25 million in the 2021 Fiscal Year package to... Read More

Bipartisan Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act passes Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Ed Markey (D-MA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today announced Senate passage of the bipartisan Improving HOPE (Health, Outcomes, Planning, and Education)... Read More