Lawmakers urge  Sonny Perdue to Protect Hungry Americans   Full Text of Letter (PDF)   WASHINGTON  – Today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), United States Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Congressman Joe Kennedy (D-MA-04) led members of the Massachusetts Delegation in a letter to United... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), today announced the introduction of legislation that would prohibit the Department of the Interior from slashing royalty rates for fossil fuel corporations, amid reports that the Trump administration is... Read More

  Federal government relief should focus on addressing coronavirus and supporting working families   Washington (March 13, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today decried any plan to bail out fossil fuel executives as part of the national coronavirus response. Reports... Read More

Office within DOJ ordered immigration court judges and staff to remove all posters with public health information about COVID-19; quickly reversed decision after public reports Lawmakers urge the DOJ office to prioritize public health, require the posting of the CDC guidance in immigration courts Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- United... Read More

CDC Has Awarded Nearly $12.15M to Commonwealth for COVID-19 Response to Date Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), 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

  Calls for protections for most vulnerable, outlines plan to address public health emergency   VIDEO: https://bit.ly/2xvwlJy   Washington (March 11, 2020) – As states ban large events and declare public emergencies, the NCAA shuts its annual basketball tournament to spectators, and the number of coronavirus cases reaches 1,000... Read More

  Calls for protections for most vulnerable, outlines plan to address public health emergency   VIDEO: https://bit.ly/2xvwlJy   Washington (March 11, 2020) – As states ban large events and declare public emergencies, the NCAA shuts its annual basketball tournament to spectators, and the number of coronavirus cases reaches 1,000... Read More

  Stimulus should focus on boosting working Americans, not corporate bottom lines ~   WASHINGTON – Today in a letter to President Trump, 34 Senate Democrats led by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) called for an economic stimulus package focused on helping working Americans and their families who will be most harmed by... Read More

Lawmakers Call on Pence to Take Specific Action to Support Massachusetts During COVID-19 Outbreak Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), William Keating (D-MA-09), Joseph P. Kennedy III... Read More

  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