Agency should exercise broad authority to stop predatory business practices during this public health emergency   Washington (March 11, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the agency to... Read More

Senators Urge VP to Consult with Workers & Add a Labor Department Representative to the Task Force Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and... Read More

  Proliferation of drone technology increases security risks to aviation and critical infrastructure, requires new measures and authorities to protect public safety   Boston (March 9, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security, today sent a letter to the Federal... Read More

  Legislation focuses on comprehensive support for language, workforce, legal needs; increasing refugee admissions   VIDEO: https://bit.ly/2IygwUB   Washington (March 9, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the New Deal for New Americans Act, legislation that promotes immigrant and refugee inclusion, as... Read More

  WASHINGTON, DC – TODAY, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03); Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06), Joseph Kennedy, III (MA-04), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Richard Neal (MA-01), and James McGovern (MA-02) urged US Attorney General William Barr to use... Read More

CDC Grant Will Support State and Local Response to COVID-19 Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $500,000 in initial funding to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to support efforts to address a... Read More

  The KIDS Act addresses harms to children online, including amplification of disturbing and inappropriate content, damaging design features, and manipulative marketing   Washington (March 5, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation... Read More

  Travelers should not be exposed to a financial penalty for trying to protect themselves or their families   Washington (March 4, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Department of Transportation (DOT), urging the agency to require all airlines suspend their ticket... Read More

  Media reporting massive mark-ups for products such as hand sanitizer and face masks   Washington (March 4, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today called on Amazon to stop and prevent coronavirus-inspired price gouging on Amazon.com. Media is reporting... Read More

  The Connecting America’s Active Transportation System Act authorizes $500 million each year for a nationwide network of safe walking and biking routes   Washington (March 4, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today introduced the Connecting America’s Active Transportation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Rick Scott and Ed Markey introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of China and rebid it to a country unless Beijing addresses its violation of human rights. This resolution was also sponsored by Senators Jim... Read More

  Amendment would reform outdated 1872 Mining Law to set royalty rate for hardrock mining and fund abandoned mine cleanup   WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), joined by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris... Read More

  Call practice “a significant violation of the rights of unaccompanied children” and “at odds with professional norms”   Washington (March 3, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led eleven of his colleagues in decrying the reported practice of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) sharing the... Read More

  Second query comes after company announced last week that its entire client list was stolen after being hacked   Boston (March 3, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today raised new concerns about Clearview AI’s facial recognition app. Senator Markey... Read More

  Lawmakers warn against bringing the “add-on” aviation fee model to rail transportation   Washington (March 3, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to Amtrak expressing their concern about the company’s decision to introduce... Read More

  First U.S. death linked to coronavirus comes as cases spread across the country   Boston (March 2, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal coronavirus vaccine. Senator Markey’s legislation calls for a total investment... Read More

  Commonwealth to receive more than $132 million in federal heating aid   Washington (March 2, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) release of an additional $18,098,515 of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding... Read More

  Washington (March 2, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and more than a dozen members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to uphold the... Read More

  USPS has not put the Alzheimer’s semipostal research stamp back on the market as directed by Congress   Washington (February 28, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today raised concerns over the United States... Read More

  WWLP has not been on Charter's channel lineup in the Berkshires since April 2017; Senator Markey has been working to bring back in-state programming to Berkshire viewers for nearly three years   Washington (February 28, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced today that he has helped successfully broker a deal between... Read More