Washington (August 1, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated his call for a strategy of direct negotiations with North Korea coupled with increased economic sanctions on the country. Earlier today, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said about... Read More

Washington – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Democrats today to write to President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Chairman of the Finance Committee Orrin Hatch, urging Republicans to come to the table and work with Democrats in a bipartisan way on the Senate’s next critical item –... Read More

The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act would crack down on employers who steal wages from their workers   Employers steal more than $15 billion from workers every year, particularly from workers in low-wage industries     (Washington, D.C.) – Senator Edward J. Markey joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA),... Read More

Recommendations on mandatory prescriber education, and detecting and interdicting fentanyl and other illicit synthetic opioids mirror legislation introduced by Senator Markey   Washington (July 31, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the White House opioid commission released its... Read More

Transgender service members have been serving openly since the policy was changed in June 2016; no military branch has reported any issues associated with their service   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today led a bipartisan letter signed by 44 additional Senators to Secretary James N. Mattis urging him... Read More

Washington (July 28, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated his call for a strategy of direct negotiations with North Korea coupled with increased economic sanctions on the country. Earlier this month, Senators Markey and Cory Gardner... Read More

Boston Globe: Ed Markey hopes vote will ‘signal a new era’ in collaboration By Felicia Gans July 28, 2017 After hours of debating and voting on the Senate floor late Thursday night, Senator Ed Markey said he was relieved to see the Senate uphold Obamacare.   The 49-51 vote, which came out at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday, was yet... Read More

Legislation would close used car dealer loophole that poses large safety-risk to drivers, passengers [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced legislation to ensure used vehicles containing recalled, unsafe parts are repaired before being... Read More

~ Nearly one-third of permanent career federal employees will be eligible for retirement by 2019 ~    WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) led a group of Senators in calling on Senate leaders to protect federal employee retirement benefits from further cuts, as proposed by the Trump... Read More

Washington (July 26, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump this morning tweeted that, “the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.”   “Donald Trump powered his campaign for... Read More

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey along with Representatives Jim McGovern, Mike Capuano, and Bill Keating announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded five fire departments in Massachusetts nearly $2.2 million in federal grants. Three fire departments received... Read More

Calls the Republican health care proposals the bad, the worse, and the ugly   Washington (July 25, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting not to proceed to debate the Republican health care legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.   “It is a testament to... Read More

Wi-Fi structures would be placed in up to 60 communities Washington (July 25, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, yesterday sent a letter signed by the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling for a careful... Read More

Broad interagency input, a publicly-available document, and continuation of U.S. commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons should be core components of Nuclear Posture Review say 22 Senators   Washington (July 19, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today led 20 colleagues in a letter to the... Read More

Despite Bipartisan Agreement On Need To Take Immediate Action To Address Opioid Epidemic, President Trump’s Opioid Commission – Chaired By NJ Governor Chris Christie – Has Now Missed Its Second Deadline To Lay Out Strategy To Combat Crisis   Trump Administration Has Been Pushing Legislation That Would Strip Health Care From... Read More

Governor Baker and Mass. Bar Association Praise Addition of Newest Committee Member, Who Previously Oversaw Judicial Selection as Aide to Governor Romney Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey announced today that the bipartisan Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations will re-convene to... Read More

Washington (July 17, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), and Reps. Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04) today introduced legislation calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a President John F. Kennedy commemorative coin. The lawmakers, members of the John F. Kennedy Centennial... Read More

Legislation released yesterday by Republicans would continue to gut protections for those with pre-existing conditions and provide billions in tax breaks for the wealthiest    Boston (July 14, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was today joined by a substance abuse treatment and recovery services provider and an individual... Read More

Legislation would require prescribers of opioid pain medications and other controlled substances to undergo mandatory training on safe prescribing practices and the identification of possible substance use disorders   Washington (July 14, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) this week introduced legislation with Senators Richard... Read More

WASHINGTON – The ten Senators who represented the United States at the 21st Conference of Parties in 2015, where the world agreed to the Paris Climate Agreement, have written to President Trump today during his trip to France, urging him to reconsider and reverse his decision to withdraw the United States from the historic... Read More