Washington (January 28, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan.    “I strongly agree with longstanding U.S. bipartisan policy that a true two-state solution is the only viable path... Read More

Commonwealth was the Hardest-Hit State in 2019, With 12 Reported Cases and 3 Deaths Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking an update on the agency's efforts to study the epidemiology of Eastern Equine... Read More

  Trump eliminated position in 2018 after Obama administration created it in response to Ebola crisis   Washington (January 27, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the President Donald Trump to reestablish the position of White House global health security and biothreats directorate within the National... Read More

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing serious concerns... Read More

  Lawmaker urges Tesla to adopt commonsense changes that will make sure drivers are paying attention to the road   Washington (January 24, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today released his recommendations from his review of Tesla’s Autopilot driver... Read More

  Since 2019, CPB officials at Logan Airport have been refusing entry to Iranian students with valid student visas   Washington (January 23, 2020) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today demanded Customs and Border Protection provide answers on a pattern of... Read More

City Will Use Funding to Create Loan Program to Attract Restaurants Downtown Brockton, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $1.5 million Section 108 Loan... Read More

  Novel virus has potential to become widespread pandemic necessitating early coordination and planning   Washington (January 23, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent letters to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More

 Consumers facing natural disasters like recent earthquakes in Puerto Rico should be protected from price gouging   Washington (January 23, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to update Congress on what... Read More

  Washington (January 23, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter querying Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That about the company’s facial recognition app, which has reportedly been sold to more than 600 law enforcement agencies. Recent reporting in the New York Times revealed... Read More

  Washington (January 21, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today introduced the Protecting Community Television Act, legislation to ensure that community... Read More

Funding Will Support Local Efforts to End Homelessness Across Commonwealth List of Grants (PDF) 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), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) and Lori Trahan... Read More

  FEMA’s recently-released Strategic Plan doesn’t mention climate change   Washington (January 16, 2020) – With news that the past decade was the hottest on record, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced legislation to ensure the Federal... Read More

Takeover is not in the public interest and ICANN should deny approval Lawmakers' letter comes as ICANN decision approaches Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and... Read More

Branch's Closure Leaves Over 3,000 Residents of Low-Income, Minority Neighborhood Without Access to Full-Service Bank Text of Letter (PDF) Springfield, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) wrote to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to request that the agency meet with community... Read More

  Revokes and denies visas to Chinese officials implementing coercive policy   Washington (January 15, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced legislation today to enhance accountability for Chinese officials involved in unjustly banning... Read More

  Reflecting the Island-Wide Damage from These Earthquakes, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced Has Requested That the President Declare a Major Disaster in Puerto Rico   More Than Two Days After the 6.4-Magnitude Event, More Than One Million of Our Fellow Americans in Puerto Rico Were Still Without Power   Earthquakes Make the... Read More

  Boston (January 14, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal, released the following statement after voting against committee passage of the USMCA.    “Since NAFTA went into effect in January 1994 – 26 years ago –... Read More

  Request comes as U.S. and China set to sign trade deal this week   Washington (January 14, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today urged President Donald Trump to insist that the Chinese government allow... Read More

  737 MAX plane crashes killed 346 people, FAA still investigating, emails indicate that Boeing misled regulators and rushed a dangerously flawed plane into the sky   Washington (January 13, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was today joined by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) in calling on... Read More