[WASHINGTON, DC] – After an investigation by technology publication Quartz revealed Google collects Android users’ location data – even when location services are disabled – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai to demand... Read More

Letter Follows Reports that Bots may have Filed Hundreds of Thousands of Comments to FCC During Net Neutrality Policymaking Process WASHINGTON – Senator Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and 26 of their colleagues today in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, expressing concern over reports... Read More

Washington (December 2, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting in opposition to the Tax Reconciliation Act, the Republican so-called tax reform bill. “In the dead of night, Senate Republicans turned their backs on the middle class, along with any legislative standards, all to fulfill... Read More

Amendment would snap-back corporate tax cut to prevent cuts to Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced an amendment to hold Senate Republicans accountable for their pledge that their tax plan will not result in any cuts to Medicare. Under the Senate’s... Read More

Requests Full and Immediate Briefing from Secretaries Tillerson, Perry on Status of all Ongoing Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Negotiations Washington (November 30, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter today to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Energy Rick... Read More

Senators also want rising costs of modernization effort addressed in next Nuclear Posture Review Washington—Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined with 13 of their colleagues today to urge the Trump administration to reject calls for new nuclear weapons and to reevaluate the affordability of the... Read More

Senators call for consequences to end human rights abuses including sexual and gender-based attacks against the Rohingya population  Washington (November 28, 2017) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia Subcommittee, today led a bipartisan group of 16 Senators in a letter to the United... Read More

CBS local programming is no longer available for Boston market viewers with DISH;  Patriots vs. Miami game will be blacked out for those viewers that have DISH unless they have a digital antenna Washington (November 22, 2017) - Senator Edward Markey, a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urged representatives... Read More

Washington (November 20, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's decision to begin gutting net neutrality: “Last year, Chairman Pai threatened to take a “weed whacker” to net neutrality rules, and regrettably, he’s about to make good on his... Read More

Washington (November 20, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to terminate temporary protective status for Haitians: "The Trump Administration has continued its heartless approach to those who have sought a safe haven from their devastated homeland.... Read More

Washington (November 20, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the Justice Department announcement that it would file suit to stop the merger between AT&T and Time Warner: “I have previously stated the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger... Read More

Washington (November 20, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-03) calling on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to persuade Cambodia to release Cambodia... Read More

New Senate Resolution highlights American support for climate action, progress on clean energy and climate solutions Washington (November 17, 2017) – As the United Nations 23rd Conference of the Parties wraps up in Bonn, Germany, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led their colleagues... Read More

Washington (November 17, 2017) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today joined Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), ranking member of the Senate’s Immigration Subcommittee, and 18 senators in sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kirstjen Nielsen, calling on her to answer several immigration related questions prior... Read More

Senator Markey is House author of the E-Rate program  Washington (November 17, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today led a group of eleven Senators in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging it to protect the E-Rate Program, an essential... Read More

Washington (November 16, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt rules which eliminate broadcast ownership rules and erode the crucial Lifeline program. The FCC rolled... Read More

Would award Congressional Gold Medal to Merrill’s Marauders  Washington (November 15, 2017) – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. recently introduced the bipartisan Merrill’s Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act, S.2114, to recognize the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices of the 5307th... Read More

Washington (November 15, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement as President Donald Trump wraps up his five-country trip to Asia. “Continued American leadership in Asia-Pacific is essential for global peace... Read More

200,000 Veterans Denied Medal Honoring Service in Nuclear Weapons Tests, Lawmakers Call on President Trump to Act to Honor These Veterans Washington (November 14, 2017) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) expressed outrage that Senate Republicans removed a provision in the Fiscal Year 18 National Defense... Read More

The Massive Equifax Breach Again Reveals The Urgent Need For Consumer Privacy Safeguards Washington (November 14, 2017) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and five other senators to introduce comprehensive consumer privacy legislation to protect Americans’ sensitive personal information against... Read More