Washington (July 18, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized rule to overhaul requirements for handling the toxic waste produced by burning coal, also...
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Senator’s resolution passed Senate in May with bipartisan support
Washington (July 17, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after Republican Congressman Mike Coffman (CO-06) announced he is going to support Congressman...
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Cite threat to Roe V. Wade and a woman’s right to choose
(PHOTO CAPTION: L-R: Rebecca Hart Holder, Executive Director, NARAL Massachusetts; Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshak, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts; Senator Markey; and Wendy Robinson)
Boston (July 16, 2018) –...
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Dubs President Trump’s refusal to stand behind America’s intelligence community disgraceful
Boston (July 16, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir met today in...
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Senators point to rape and sexual assault by government representatives in Burma, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Colombia, South Sudan, and Republic of Congo
Washington (July 13, 2018) –Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today sent a...
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Many smart TV’s are equipped with technologies that can track content users are watching without consumer consent
Washington (July 13 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are requesting that the Federal Trade Commission...
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Washington (July 13, 2018) – Aiming to end the use of so-called “gay panic” and “trans panic” defenses in federal court, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (MA-04) introduced the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018. “Gay panic” and “trans...
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Washington (July 12, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act, legislation that would strengthen accountability measures for gun dealers to ensure they are not engaging in illegal gun sales and to provide the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) with clear...
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Senators urge President Trump to discuss new limits on nuclear weapons in order to maintain global stability and remain in line with America’s nonproliferation agreements
Washington (July 12, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Congressional leader on nuclear...
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Calls countries the ‘chief enablers’ of Kim regime for illegal oil product exports to North Korea
Washington (July 12, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement about media reports that China and...
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Senator is author of Children’s Television Act
Washington (July 12, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) 3-1 party-line vote to proceed with a...
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Comcast bid heightens risk to consumers after repeal of net neutrality and expiring NBCUniversal merger conditions
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today wrote Makan Delrahim, the Assistant Attorney General leading the...
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CLEARR Drinking Water Act would authorize more than $1 billion to improve public water infrastructure for the 21st century
Washington (July 10, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and 11 other Democratic Senators today reintroduced the Contaminant and Lead...
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Washington (July 9, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Donald Trump announced Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to fill the vacancy that will be left when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy retires at the end of the month.
“Brett Kavanaugh is a right-wing...
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Senator Booker legislation would establish a new grant program to fund collaborative research to reduce the impacts of human activities on North Atlantic right whales
Washington (July 9, 2018) – With fewer than 450 North Atlantic right whales remaining, 17 confirmed deaths in 2017, and no observed calves this year, the species...
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Warns Acting Administrator and Former King Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler A Direct Threat To Agency Mission
Washington (July 5, 2018) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement upon announcement of the resignation of Environment Protection Agency (EPA)...
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[Washington, DC] -- U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) issued the following statement today criticizing a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration not to issue regulations regarding airline seat size and pitch.
“The FAA has an obligation to protect the safety and wellbeing of...
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Senator is co-author of law that provides national rules for connecting millions of Americans who are blind and deaf to the Internet
Washington (July 5, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Foreign Relations Committee and longtime champion for people with sensory disabilities, released the following...
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Highlights Shortcomings of President Trump’s ‘Trust Before Verify’ Approach to North Korea
Washington (July 1, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that...
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Proposed FCC rule requires more public input, additional stakeholder feedback before proceeding, Senators argue
Washington (June 29, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today led his Senate colleagues in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
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