New research announced today shows vaccine candidates developed at BIDMC protect primates against the Zika virus
Boston (August 4, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined medical leaders and researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) where they toured a lab and learned more about promising vaccine candidates...
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In New Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Democrats Call for Republican Leaders to Immediately Reconvene both Chambers and Finally Pass a Real, Comprehensive Response to Growing Zika Threat
Since Republicans Decided To Shutter Congress For a Seven-Week Recess – the Longest in 60 Years...
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Washington, D.C. -- The Massachusetts Congressional delegation is urging U.S. House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith to cease House Republicans’ blatant abuse of congressional subpoena authority in an effort to deny the causes of global climate change. In July, Smith issued subpoenas to Massachusetts Attorney...
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Washington (August 2, 2016) – Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released final guidance on consideration of climate change under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for all federal actions, including energy and mining activities. Over the past few years, courts have ruled that federal NEPA reviews need to...
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Senators argue changes to outdated Medicaid rules necessary in response to worsening opioid addiction epidemic
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today led a bipartisan group of 29 senators urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve access to substance abuse treatment...
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Senator has introduced legislation with Rep. Peter Welch to ensure transparency and privacy for drone use
Washington (August 2, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the White House announced new efforts to integrate unmanned...
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Senators call on United Nations to accept responsibility and take steps to respond to public health emergency
Washington (July 22, 2016) – As Haiti continues to suffer from a cholera epidemic that has resulted in more cases and deaths than any other known cholera outbreak in the Americas, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio...
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While 80% of households in developed nations have internet access, only 34% of households in developing countries do
Washington (July 19, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Africa and Global Health Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced legislation to help expand quality and open...
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In letter signed by ten senators, lawmakers call for bold action as president conducts comprehensive review of nuclear weapons policies
Washington (July 20, 2016) – In a letter to President Barack Obama, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and eight senate colleagues called on the president to take bold...
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[ROCKFORD, IL] – In a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on the agency to use its power to more aggressively combat the opioid epidemic that is affecting...
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Washington (July 19, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking Democrat on the Africa and Global Health subcommittee, released the following statement on the upcoming presidential elections in Gabon.
“I call on all Gabonese leaders to urgently work to ensure that the upcoming presidential elections on August 28 are conducted...
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Senator is House author of fuel economy standard update in 2007 energy bill
Washington (July 18, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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Letter to State Dept. and NOAA calls for strong rule that ensures fish is traceable from boat to table
Washington (July 15, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today led a group of Democratic senators calling on the State Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Letter Calls For Development of Consumer Warning System to Alert Consumers to Deceptive Practices
Text of the senators' letter available here
Washington, DC - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie...
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Nineteen Senators expose fossil fuel-funded groups involved in a campaign to deny climate facts and stymie climate legislation
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Washington, D.C. – Throughout the week on the Senate floor, Senate Democrats called out various trade associations, foundations, and organizations for perpetrating a sprawling web of...
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John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act would help to carry out activities to honor President Kennedy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth
Washington (July 15, 2016) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Orin Hatch (R-Utah) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) applauded passage of Senate legislation to...
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EWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey and Bob Menendez today introduced a pair of bills to eliminate bailouts for the multi-billion-dollar oil and gas industry, increase accountability for big oil companies responsible for disastrous spills, and improve the federal government's ability to help areas affected by an oil disaster. ...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter today to the Honorable Meredith Attwell Baker, the president and CEO of CTIA – The Wireless Association, on whether wireless carriers are in a unique...
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Senators release Government Accountability Office Report on Unfair Treatment and Retaliation against Whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents examples of retaliation...
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Recent proposed settlements between the FTC and used car dealers allow dealers to continue advertising used cars as certified and “safe” even if those vehicles have unrepaired safety recalls
Senators today called on FTC and NHTSA to redraft the proposed settlements to ensure consumers have the information they need to stay...
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