An estimated 330,000 DACA and TPS recipients are essential workers, including more than 50,000 in the health care industry   SPRINGFIELD – As our nation continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, today... Read More

  Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) today led an effort opposing any diversion of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to the fossil fuel industry. Barragán, Markey, and 39 of their House and Senate colleagues sent a letter to... Read More

Washington, DC - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is introducing the bicameral Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act. The legislation is co-sponsored by Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and 14 of their Senate colleagues. In the House, the legislation is being... Read More

  Boston (April 14, 2020) – Two days ago, President Donald Trump retweeted a call to “#FireFauci”, referring to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the federal government’s top infectious disease specialist and Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). As currently written, the law allows the U.S.... Read More

  Treasury Department proposal could result in significant job losses and new burdens on airline employees   Washington (April 13, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the... Read More

  “UNITE Act” calls for increased AmeriCorps recruitment and increased compensation, offers priority consideration to unemployed veterans, others unemployed due to the coronavirus   Washington (April 13, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today announced the introduction of... Read More

  Boston (April 13, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today criticized new guidance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) permitting these gun dealers to conduct curbside and drive-through transactions. Senator Markey and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and... Read More

  “Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act” will break down barriers to lifesaving aid for North Korean civilians   Washington (April 13, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) announced introduction of the Enhancing North Korea Humanitarian Assistance Act to expedite the... Read More

  Boston (April 13, 2020) – With countless American families in desperate need to pay bills and workers newly unemployed, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to do everything it can to ensure American do not have to endure long wait times to receive their... Read More

  Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced today that they plan to introduce legislation establishing a bipartisan commission to examine the country’s response to the coronavirus... Read More

Data Can Be Used to Track Spread of Virus and Address Racial Disparities in Testing and Treatment Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 17 colleagues, to call on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure small businesses receive Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) associated with the COVID-19 crisis and the new Emergency Economic Injury... Read More

Many Asian Americans fear for their physical safety since outbreak, reports show, yet there have been no coordinated efforts by federal agencies to address rising harassment and attacks Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) led a letter... Read More

Boston (April 9, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing guidance for retail food workers and their customers regarding ways to protect themselves and prevent the spread of coronavirus. Senator Markey previously called on the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and... Read More

  More than 900 organizations endorse principles for future relief packages, along with 80 members of House of Representatives   Washington (April 9, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and seven of their Senate colleagues today released a set of five principles to guide future coronavirus relief... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and 53 of their colleagues on Thursday in sending a... Read More

Increasingly Popular Platform May Not Be Adequately Safeguarding Users' Data and Privacy Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Zoom Communications Inc. requesting information on how the videoconferencing platform is protecting the safety and privacy... Read More

  Boston (April 9, 2020) – – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to President Donald Trump regarding reports that White House senior adviser Jared Kushner has been in contact with several private companies about creating a national surveillance... Read More

  Millions of Americans may be vulnerable to cyberattacks as they meet and communicate online   Boston (April 8, 2020) – As countless Americans turn Zoom into a verb, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue... Read More

“Reliable local news and information has been critically important during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it has become more scarce.”   [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a group of nineteen senators calling for funding to support local journalism and media in any... Read More