Washington, DC – Following months of reports of ethical and managerial lapses at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 5 members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee in releasing a letter they sent to EPW Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) calling for EPA Administrator... Read More

Senator Markey is the House author of the TCPA   Washington (May 14, 2018) –  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today circulated a Public Notice seeking comment on the interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in light of a recent decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down... Read More

    Perry could use obscure provisions of laws that stakeholders, including natural gas, renewables, oil and energy efficiency, have warned against   Washington (May 14, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Chair of the Senate Climate Task Force, today sent a... Read More

  Washington (May 14, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced in a tweet he is directing his Commerce Department to “give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get... Read More

  Washington (May 14, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Richard Neal (MA-01) sent letters today to Charter Communications and Hearst Television expressing concerns about the ongoing business dispute between the two parties. Media is reporting that Charter Cable will no longer... Read More

  Google Location History allows the company “expansive and continuous” data on a user’s movements as “they watch their user’s seek the support of reproductive health services, engage in civic activities, or attend places of religious worship”   [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard... Read More

With Entire Senate Dem Caucus And One Republican Senator Already In Support, Senate Democrats Plan To Force A Vote On Sen. Markey’s CRA To Restore Net Neutrality This Wednesday –Legislation Will Undo FCC’s Disastrous Decision To Repeal Net Neutrality Rules   Senate Democrats Will Urge Republicans To Side With Average... Read More

  Lawmakers express concerns about impact of the device on children’s development   Washington (May 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Joe Barton (TX-06), co-founders of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today sent a letter to Amazon with a series of questions about the company’s... Read More

  Lawmakers urge DHS to complete formal rulemaking before the end of the calendar year and before further expanding the biometric exit program   Washington (May 11, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today called on the Department of... Read More

  Washington (May 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was today joined by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Angus S. King Jr. (I-Maine), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in calling on President Donald Trump to support legislation that would invest in... Read More

 v Also calls on Trump to provide a timeline for engaging stakeholders, state officials, labor, and other experts before releasing proposal to weaken fuel economy   Washington (May 10, 2018) – As President Trump prepares to meet with a group of auto company CEOs tomorrow at the White House, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called... Read More

With 50 supporters for CRA resolution, Senate Democrats prepare for final vote in the coming days   Momentum continues to grow for grassroots effort to ensure a free and open internet by overturning President Trump and FCC Chairman Pai’s anti-consumer action   VIDEO: https://bit.ly/2I1UKei     Washington, D.C. –... Read More

  Washington (May 9, 2018) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced that North Korea has released U.S. citizens Tony Kim, also known as Kim Sang-duk, an American teacher detained by... Read More

  Washington (May 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).   “The President’s decision has... Read More

  A Better Deal for Public Housing & Ladders of Opportunity for American Families Would Empower Residents, Create Economic Opportunities, Foster Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods   BOSTON, MA – Today, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined U.S. Congressman Jeffries (NY-8), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and... Read More

  Senator continues to call for Pruitt’s resignation in light of serious ethical issues, efforts to undermine environmental protections   Washington (May 4, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today asked Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott... Read More

  Calls for company to cease all tracking of Facebook users across websites after users have logged out of their accounts; require Facebook to suspend deployment of facial recognition tools pending completion of the FTC investigation; ensure compliance with the consent decree   Washington (May 4, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey... Read More

Grants Will Support Passenger Ferry Systems in Hingham and Salem Washington, DC - United States Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, along with Representatives Stephen F. Lynch and Seth Moulton, announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded over $9 million in federal grants to support passenger ferry... Read More

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) issued the following statement today after former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn was charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. government as part of a multi-year effort to circumvent emissions standards:   “Today’s charges... Read More

  WASHINGTON— Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and a bipartisan group of seven other senators in a letter to Wa Lone, and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters journalists who have been imprisoned by the regime in Burma for documenting the ongoing genocide against the Rohingya people... Read More