Campus closures due to the coronavirus pandemic may create significant barriers to counting Massachusetts students, leading to a major undercount for Massachusetts in the 2020 Census   Text of Letter (PDF)   Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the Massachusetts congressional delegation, including... Read More

Washington (March 24, 2020) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Education (ED) requesting the agencies issue joint guidance to education technology (ed tech) companies and parents to protect... Read More

  Lawmakers call for urgent and dedicated financial assistance to fishermen and seafood processors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic   Washington (March 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today were joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in leading a... Read More

New report indicates the Chamber has successfully lobbied against the President's use of the Defense Production Act to address the huge shortfall of medical equipment needed to treat COVID-19 patients Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i),... Read More

Colleges and Universities Make Up a Significant Share of Massachusetts Workforce Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine... Read More

  Washington (March 23, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), co-authors of the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S.151), today sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice encouraging the agencies to take... Read More

The current public health emergency is likely to exacerbate a longstanding “homework gap” without immediate action by Congress   Washington (March 22, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today led 17 of their colleagues in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch... Read More

  Washington (March 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the Senate Republican-crafted CARES Act, the so-called Phase 3 coronavirus economic relief package.   “This proposal is a corporate relief package, not a worker relief package,” said Senator Markey.... Read More

  Washington (March 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement upon the passing of Larry Rasky, who served as then-Rep. Markey’s communications director in the 1980’s.   “Larry Rasky helped craft the stories and campaigns for some of the great leaders and causes of our time.... Read More

  Argue that “America First” foreign policy will not defeat novel coronavirus nor the health emergencies to come   Washington (March 21, 2020) – To fight the global spread of the novel coronavirus and help prevent future biothreats, Senator Edward J. Markey, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by... Read More

Lawmakers call on Senate leadership to put workers first in any pandemic relief package   Washington (March 20, 2020) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today led a dozen of his colleagues in a letter to Senate leadership calling for the inclusion of protections for... Read More

  Lawmakers urge immediate suspension of cancellation and change fees across entire airline industry   Washington (March 20, 2020) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today blasted the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its refusal to protect travelers from unfair cancellation and change fees during... Read More

  Washington (March 20, 2020) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) requested information from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) on the plans and procedures it has in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to children in ORR-funded facilities. It has been reported today that a staff member at a New York facility housing... Read More

  President has only invoked part of one title in Act, and refused to deploy Act’s powers to incentivize industry, retool private manufacturing capabilities    Senators also urge Trump to stop xenophobic references to COVID-19   Washington (March 20, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown... Read More

Critical Funding Will Help Local Governments Provide Services During Unprecedented Pandemic Text of the Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09),... Read More

  Senator’s office reports young students stuck in Morocco, other Massachusetts residents reaching out to State Department only to get lack of coherent, timely, and focused advice   Washington (March 20, 2020) – As more and more countries close their borders and take action to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Senator... Read More

  Calls for closer coordination with World Health Organization, worldwide partners in responding to coronavirus pandemic   Washington (March 20, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today demanded answers from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of the... Read More

21 million Americans, including at least 140,000 Massachusetts residents, cannot access broadband Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to take emergency action to address broadband... Read More

 Calls on Senate leadership to protect vulnerable workers   Washington (March 19, 2020) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on Senate leadership to protect gig workers who are struggling during the coronavirus emergency. In a letter sent to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer... Read More

(Washington, DC)—U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Democrats, which Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,) is a member, today released a new relief proposal to help small businesses address public health-related challenges from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.   Committee Ranking Member Ben Cardin... Read More