Following updates from federal accident investigators, Senators call for more oversight to prevent repeat disasters   Washington (October 22, 2018) – After additional briefings from the National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) on the causes of the September 13 Merrimack Valley gas pipeline explosions, Massachusetts... Read More

  Washington (October 19, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and longtime Congressional leader on nuclear arms control issues, released the following statement in response to media reports that the Trump administration is planning to withdraw the United States from the... Read More

Company Has Provided Inconsistent or Incomplete Estimates of Damage Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today requested information from Columbia Gas on the number of homes that remain uninhabitable and number of residents that remain displaced in the aftermath... Read More

  Senator Markey helped secure $700,000 that will help fund Amtrak project to install new gate and warning lights at Birnie Road crossing   Washington (October 18, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announcement that it has committed approximately $700,000 to... Read More

  Boston (October 18, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today blasted the decision by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee to approve a powerful new opioid medication Dsuvia, an opioid painkiller that is up to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl and 1,000 times more powerful than morphine. This week, the... Read More

  Letters to Trump and Trump Organization cite tens of millions in known Trump-Saudi transactions, seek business freeze during Khashoggi investigation and termination in event of Saudi government responsibility   WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), Elizabeth Warren... Read More

Letter Follows Commitment from NiSource CEO to Encourage Subcontractors to Hire Locked-Out Workers Text of the Letter (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Marcy Reed, President of National Grid of Massachusetts, to urging her to ensure that the gas workers... Read More

  Letter Urges the Administration to Reassert U.S. Moral Leadership in Protecting Freedom of Expression   Washington (October 12, 2018) –  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Ranking Member of its East Asia Subcommittee, led a letter yesterday with 22 Senate colleagues... Read More

  Washington (October 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today responded to the preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its investigation of the Merrimack Valley over-pressurization disaster. While this report provides some additional context on the timeline of events leading up to and... Read More

  Letter Calls for the Administration to Answer Questions on the Extent of China’s Activities Affecting U.S. Government and Private Sector Technology   Washington (October 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Ranking Member of its East Asia... Read More

  For more than a year, China has refused to provide access to samples that are critical to developing vaccines and treatments   Washington (October 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Ranking Member of its East Asia Subcommittee, wrote... Read More

  [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Tom Udall (D-NM) wrote the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to call for an investigation into Google’s security lapses and ongoing failure to prioritize consumer privacy. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that for three years,... Read More

  Bipartisan legislation includes provisions to help repair aging bridges over Cape Cod Canal, expedite the completion of the dredging of Plymouth Harbor, boost Boston Harbor’s maritime economy, and improve coastal resilience   Washington (October 10, 2018) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth... Read More

  High court leaves in place 2017 appeals court decision authored by Brett Kavanaugh striking down Obama-era EPA rule   Washington (October 9, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) released the following statement after the Supreme Court chose not to hear a case today on the Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency... Read More

  Urges Appointment of Replacement Who Recognizes the Importance of American Global Leadership and Value in Working with Partners and Allies Instead of Against Them   Washington (October 9, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Ranking Member of its East Asia Subcommittee,... Read More

  Proposed Rule Would Allow 12 Times More Carbon Emissions Over the Next Decade Compared to the Clean Power Plan   Washington (October 9, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) led 22 fellow Senate Democrats today in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to increase... Read More

  Today’s vote is not the end; it is the beginning of a fight to end Republican control of Congress and the White House   Washington (October 6, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today condemned the Republican-controlled Senate’s rushed confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the United States... Read More

  Review of Company Documents Show Columbia Gas Did Not Have Sufficient Safety and Response Measures in Place   Washington (October 5, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) today demanded answers from Columbia Gas of Massachusetts and its parent company NiSource on critical deficiencies in company... Read More

  Washington (October 3, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn), members of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, today called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the practices of app developers, advertising companies, and app stores, after a recent study found that... Read More

  Today’s vote is a step in the right direction, but cannot be the end of Congress’ work to end the opioid epidemic   Washington (October 3, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded Senate passage of bicameral, bipartisan consensus opioid legislation. This package contains dozens of policies and... Read More