Boston (April 28, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Small Business Committee, released the following statement on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).   “The Paycheck Protection Program was created to help the truly small business, like our hard-hit Massachusetts hair salons, local... Read More

  Boston (April 27, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement commemorating the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.   “Every April, we honor and remember the 1.5 million Armenians who perished during the Armenian Genocide, the first... Read More

Klobuchar-led letter to the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) calls on Administration to develop strong supervisory mechanisms to identify instances of unjust enrichment   Recent reports indicate that distribution of the initial $350 billion in funding was not limited to businesses in need... Read More

  Senators: whenever the fossil fuel industry is involved, Trump’s EPA cannot be trusted to make reasoned decisions   Washington, DC – Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Court of... Read More

  Trump Administration tries to interpret law in a way that would impose overly restrictive limits on states that could trigger a vicious cycle: forcing cuts to public services & leading to layoffs of public employees on front lines of COVID-19 response   46 U.S. Senators pen letter urging Trump’s Treasury Department to revise... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative William Keating (D-MA-09), 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), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) and Lori... Read More

  Administration reversed decision to halt consideration of cases last fall but has since denied numerous urgent requests, insists detailed information on cases is not available   Washington (April 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley... Read More

  Washington (April 23, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) today called on the Federal Reserve not to acquiesce to the fossil fuel industry’s pleas to change the Main Street Lending Program, which is designed to provide loans to small- and medium-sized businesses that... Read More

House and Senate Leaders Urge Bangladesh to Restore Telecommunications for Rohingya Refugees in Coronavirus Pandemic   Washington—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Senator Ed Markey, Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More

  Senators request greater funding for coronavirus hotspots, health care providers with large Medicaid populations   Boston (April 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet Massachusetts’ needs in subsequent... Read More

Lawmakers Seek Cost-Share Waivers for Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives William Keating (D-MA-09), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05), Lori... Read More

  Senators join Gillibrand, Bennet to Introduce Expanded Legislation, including Key Components of the Van Hollen, Markey UNITE Act   WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ed Markey (D-MA) joined Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) in announcing legislation to mobilize and recruit... Read More

  Boston (April 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open an investigation into the shocking and disturbing allegation that the Trump administration removed Dr. Rick Bright as director of the Department of Health and... Read More

  Calls on Trump administration to ensure effort does not infringe upon individuals’ civil liberties, right to privacy   Boston (April 22, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today outlined a set of nine principles to guide federal leadership on... Read More

Trump Administration may have made decisions about distributing life-saving supplies based on electoral concerns of the President and his political allies Crass political propaganda at White House briefings and insistence on putting President's name on relief checks raise more concerns  Text of Letter to HHS & FEMA OIG (PDF) Text of Letter... Read More

  Bill would multiply the number of Americans who can serve each year through AmeriCorps, increase compensation to make it possible for all to serve   WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van... Read More

  Boston (April 21, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Small Business Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a $484 billion dollar interim coronavirus emergency relief package that included $380 billion for small businesses, $75 billion for hospitals, and $25 billion... Read More

  Washington (April 21, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) today applauded the introduction by Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) of E-rate legislation that would create a special $2 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund at the Federal Communications... Read More

  “We represent diverse states and communities, and some of us have also been personally targeted by prejudice. All of us must stand today in solidarity with the Asian and AAPI communities and amplify the many statements of concern that AAPI leaders and community organizations have issued in recent... Read More

  Influx of hundreds of temporary workers to surrounding community comes as Seabrook undertakes a month-long refueling process   Massachusetts (April 20, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-04) are calling for answers from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission... Read More