Senator has long advocated direct talks as part of a sustained diplomatic campaign to enable negotiations to denuclearize North Korea
Trump admin. has yet to nominate a South Korean ambassador; chief diplomat to North Korea retired last week
Washington (March 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid heightened tension with Russia, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to begin a new round of strategic talks with Russia without delay.
“A U.S.-Russia Strategic Dialogue is more...
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Washington (March 8, 2018) – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed legislation sponsored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) designed to ensure that consumers are protected from unjust and unreasonable electric rate increases. Senator Markey’s legislation would ensure that if the Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Decries report that Trump administration is considering “outside help” on North Korea after purposely decimating State Department resources, personnel necessary for any negotiations to succeed
Washington (March 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign...
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Washington (March 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced Massachusetts State Representative James Cantwell will be joining his offices as Massachusetts State Director. Cantwell has been a State Representative in the 4th Plymouth District since 2009, representing Marshfield and Scituate. Born and raised on the South...
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Reports of initial North Korea-South Korea agreements suggest that North Korea is willing to talk with the United States, including about its nuclear weapons program
Washington (March 6, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed...
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Critical position remains vacant for a year despite North Korea’s continued progress on threatening military capabilities
Washington (March 5, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated his call for the Trump administration to...
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Brown, Markey, 13 of Their Colleagues Wrote Letters to 10 of Nation’s Top Health Insurers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ed Markey (D-MA) led a group of Senators in asking the nation’s top health insurers to do their part to combat the opioid epidemic. In an effort to hold the insurance industry...
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In wake of announcements from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart, and Kroger, Markey calls on 6 U.S. retailers to join companies looking to limit gun sales
Washington (March 2, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on six retailers to commit to prohibiting the sale of assault-style rifles and other accessories, as...
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Senator Markey has introduced legislation to reaffirm Congress’s Constitutional power over a first strike on North Korea
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Washington (March 1, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on...
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Markey legislation would provide $60 million in funding for CDC to conduct or support research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention
Washington (March 1, 2018) – As Congress nears the March 23 deadline to pass the omnibus budget bill, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called for immediate funding to support research on...
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Washington, D.C. - Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), Governor Charlie Baker (R-MA), and the entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation led a letter letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asking him to reverse the Trump Administration’s offshore drilling proposal. This letter comes after Moulton and Markey led a...
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Senator introduced legislation earlier this month to invest $1 billion in federal research to develop a universal flu vaccine
Washington (February 28, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released its strategic plan to...
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UN experts uncovered at least 40 previously unreported shipments by North Korea to Syria between 2012 and 2017 of prohibited ballistic missile parts and materials that could be used for both military and civilian purposes
Washington (February 27, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee...
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Latest reports have Energy Secretary Perry traveling to London to hold talks with Saudi officials
Washington (February 27, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, called on the Departments of State and Energy to explain reports that the Trump administration is pursuing a deal to sell...
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Only one more Republican Senator needed to overturn FCC decision and pass resolution in the Senate
Washington (February 27, 2018) – On the Net Neutrality National Day of Action, Senate and House Democrats introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) partisan...
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Carmaker may have used software to evade strong US auto pollution standards, Clean Air Act requirements
Washington (February 23, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called on the Department of Justice to thoroughly and quickly investigate any allegations that Daimler AG, the manufacturer...
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Markey is calling for full cut-off of crude oil as part of strategy that includes direct talks, economic pressure, and military deterrence
Washington (February 23, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed the announcement of additional...
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A number of Republican lawmakers have recently voiced support for ending CDC research ban in wake of Parkland mass shooting
Washington (February 22, 2018) – After U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar last week voiced his support for commencing gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Praises nationwide mobilization effort to get one more vote for his net neutrality CRA resolution
Washington (February 22, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today published its...
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