ADVISORY FOR: 11 AM, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2012 Rep. Markey Joined by Climate Experts, Advocates to Illustrate Catastrophic Costs to Boston if Climate Change Left Unchecked MEDFORD, MA. – If some early forecasting models had come true, superstorm Sandy was on track for a direct hit on Boston. What if that had happened? Major Boston... Read More

Accident at Rig Claims 2 Lives, 2 Missing; Comes Day After BP Criminal Settlement   WASHINGTON (November 16, 2012) – Just one day following the federal government’s settlement with BP for 14 criminal charges relating to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, another explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed two... Read More

Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo, and Committee Member Edward J. Markey sent a letter to their colleagues to call attention to a troubling constitutional argument being advanced as part of a case filed by Verizon to overturn the Open Internet... Read More

Settlement Includes Guilty Plea for Lying to Congress, Manipulating Data on Flow Rate of Spill; Congressman Releases Documents Given to DOJ for BP Investigation   WASHINGTON (November 15, 2012) – A $4.5 billion settlement between the United States government and BP includes a guilty plea of obstruction by a BP executive for lying to... Read More

Lawmakers voice concerns in light of meningitis outbreak linked to drugs from Massachusetts compounding pharmacy   WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the number of drug shortages has risen over the past several years, doctors and hospitals have increasingly turned to compounding pharmacies to fill a void. Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.),... Read More

Lawmakers are the leading investigators in Congress into the BP oil spill   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), the leading investigators in Congress into the BP oil spill, including the flow rate and size of the spill, will speak on today’s announcement of the settlement between BP and the... Read More

WASHINGTON (November 15, 2012) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) the leading investigator into the BP oil spill, released the following statement on early reports of the settlement between BP and the Department of Justice related to criminal charges and fines related to the company’s 2010 oil spill. The settlement reportedly a guilty plea of... Read More

Lawmaker has introduced VALID Compounding Act to strengthen federal regulations for compounding pharmacies   WASHINGTON, D.C. - With both Congressional and Massachusetts state hearings scheduled this week on the fungal meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated drugs from a compounding pharmacy located in his district, Congressman Edward J.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement upon the passing of Massachusetts Congressman Joseph Early, Sr.   “Joe Early served the state of Massachusetts with excellence for decades and helped build the foundation for the... Read More

Nine major data brokers provide lawmakers with only a partial glimpse of industry controlling information on hundreds of millions of Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-Chairmen of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, today released... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and author of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, released the following statement after AT&T announced it is making its FaceTime application available to all deaf and hard of hearing customers.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 5, 2012 – The Science Coalition today honored Congressman Edward Markey with its Champion of Science award in recognition of his strong commitment to funding the basic research that keeps the United States and the state of Massachusetts at the forefront of scientific discovery and technological... Read More

Will be joined by constituents, lawmakers, leaders in climate change impacts, solution   MEDFORD, MA. – Superstorm Sandy is the latest example of climate change contributing to extreme weather.  With Sandy expected to cost between $30 and $50 billion, the storm’s devastating impacts should be taken as a warning for... Read More

VALID Compounding Act will give FDA authority it needs to ensure the safety of the compounding pharmacy sector nationwide   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced legislation he plans to introduce tomorrow that will strengthen federal regulations for compounding pharmacies. The New England Compounding... Read More

Federal Trade Commission promises intensified vigilance     WASHINGTON (November 1, 2012) – With consumers reporting huge price increases at gas stations across the east coast in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today released a letter from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) responding to concerns about... Read More

Lawmaker to outline legislative proposal, actions needed to address “regulatory black hole” of compounding pharmacy oversight   MEDFORD, MA. – With the meningitis outbreak death toll reaching 28 and 377 more sickened by injectable steroids manufactured at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), Rep. Markey will outline a... Read More

Extreme Weather Events Demand Urgent Climate Action, Says Congressman; Recent Reports Detail Climate Change’s Fuel for Stronger Storms   WASHINGTON (October 30, 2012) – Superstorm Sandy is the latest example of climate change contributing to extreme weather. It underscores the need for the United States and the world to take... Read More

Lawmaker’s review also shows industry resistance to FDA, limited state role in safety oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the meningitis outreak death toll reaching 25 and 344 more sickened by injectable steroids manufactured at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a new... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus co-Chairs, released the following statement after today’s announcement from Yahoo that the company will not recognize do not track signals from the Internet Explorer 10 browser, which sets Do Not Track as a default setting. The... Read More

ROV Footage Still Not Available; Macondo Oil Still Remains in Environment   WASHINGTON (October 25, 2012) – BP announced today that it has plugged the leaks in the 40 foot high containment dome, the so-called cofferdam, that had been leaking oil originally from BP’s blown-out Macondo well. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called on... Read More