Boston (October 10, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, released the following statement today after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced it will move to repeal the Clean Power Plan. The Clean... Read More

Push President Trump to immediately reduce the risk of war, urge inclusion of preliminary talks in diplomatic strategy and swift action to fill key diplomatic and national security posts in the region Washington (October 10, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia, the Pacific, and International... Read More

Washington (October 6, 2017) – As Puerto Rico continues to reel in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and a group of his Senate Democratic colleagues today in writing to the Financial Oversight and Management Board (“Board”) which currently oversees... Read More

Coverage requirement included in the Affordable Care Act saved women $1.4 billion within first year of enactment Washington (October 6, 2017) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s new rule allowing employers to no longer provide contraceptive coverage to their employees.... Read More

Washington (October 6, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to J. Christopher Stevens, Glen A. Doherty, Tyrone Woods and Sean Smith in... Read More

Legislation would repeal liability shield gun sellers and manufacturers currently enjoy Washington (October 5, 2017) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) to introduce legislation – the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun... Read More

Washington (October 5, 2017) - A bipartisan resolution (S.Res.211) introduced by U.S. Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) condemning Chechen officials’ torture, murder, and call for so-called “honor killings” of men who are, or are suspected of being, gay was unanimously passed by the Senate Foreign... Read More

More than ten prohibited people a day are sold guns by dealers who do not wait for completed background check Washington (October 5, 2017) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to introduce legislation to close a current loophole that allows gun... Read More

Washington (October 4, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today applauded committee passage of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Modernization Act. The legislation included provisions banning knives on planes and codifying a pilot program to improve... Read More

Washington (October 4, 2017) —Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and a number of Democrats to introduce the Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act, a bill to close a loophole that allows semi-automatic weapons to be easily modified to fire at the rate of automatic weapons,... Read More

Washington (October 4, 2017) – The Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today passed legislation that would promote the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles. Several amendments from Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the committee, were included in the legislation, including an amendment establishing a privacy... Read More

Legislation would ensure that only authorized users can operate handguns Washington (October 4, 2017) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced legislation to address the gun violence that is gripping communities across the country. The bill, the Handgun Trigger Safety Act, would improve gun safety by ensuring that only... Read More

Federal Grant Will Fund Textile Innovation Center Feasibility Study in Lawrence Washington (October 3, 2017) - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representative Niki Tsongas and Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera, announced today that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a federal grant of... Read More

Washington (October 3, 2017) – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai. The letter encourages the commission to continue with a rulemaking that creates and makes available a comprehensive database of reassigned telephone numbers... Read More

Washington (October 3, 2017) – Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity, introduced comprehensive bipartisan legislation to economically and diplomatically pressure North Korea and its enablers, and authorize... Read More

Senators urge White House not to neglect the Islands and to carefully monitor the Vieques Superfund site Washington (October 3, 2017) - United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in calling on President Trump to step up disaster recovery efforts on the Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and... Read More

Calls Trump administration disaster response effort in Puerto Rico shameful and urges ramp up of immediate relief efforts across federal agencies Boston (September 30, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Donald Trump this morning tweeted about Carmen Yulin Cruz, the mayor of San... Read More

Washington (September 30, 2017) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Subcommittee of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after The New York Times reported that Secretary Rex Tillerson had confirmed the United States is in direct diplomatic... Read More

Boston (September 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Chair of the Senate Climate Task Force, released the following statement today after the Senate Republicans FY2018 budget resolution included instructions that would open the door for drilling in the Arctic National... Read More

First all-in-one, voice-controlled smart baby monitor could record and transmit sensitive information about child’s personal development Washington (September 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Joe Barton (TX-06), co-founders of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to the toy company... Read More