Commission’s decision will allow Entergy to forgo seismic and flooding risk reevaluations, and installation of hardened vents meant to prevent release of radioactivity in a severe accident Washington (April 17, 2017) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today criticized the... Read More

Lawmaker calls on President Trump to engage in direct negotiations with North Korea to reduce nuclear threat in coordination with escalation of Chinese sanctions on Pyongyang’s economy  Washington (April 14, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations... Read More

Washington, D.C. — United States Senator Edward J. Markey joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with nine other senators, today announced plans to reintroduce the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2017 to simplify and decrease the costs of the tax filing process for millions of American taxpayers. This year, taxpayers will... Read More

WASHINGTON – Senator Edward J. Markey joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today are demanding answers from United Airlines following the forcible removal of a ticketed passenger on Flight 3411 from Chicago, Illinois to Louisville,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Edward J. Markey joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led his colleagues in calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to address the apparent conflict of interest regarding his participation in EPA’s review of the... Read More

Senator Markey is author of the first net neutrality legislation introduced in the House of Representatives Washington (April 7, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce Science and Transportation Committee today blasted preliminary plans announced by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to overturn... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is shared with third parties Washington (April 7, 2017) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) this week reintroduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students in... Read More

Washington (April 6, 2017) - - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tonight released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the United States carried out a missile strike in Syria in response to the Assad government’s chemical weapons attack.   “Tonight,... Read More

Legislation would prevent internet service providers from selling personal, sensitive consumer information without consent Washington (April 6, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, was joined today by ten other Senators in introducing legislation to restore broadband... Read More

Lawmaker calls on President Trump to engage in direct negotiations with North Korea to reduce nuclear threat in coordination with escalation of Chinese sanctions on Pyongyang’s economy Washington (April 6, 2017) – As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is calling... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and called on him to clarify new directives outlined in a pair of internal memos that would overturn well-established EPA procedures and... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today introduced bipartisan legislation to boost local economies and businesses by providing small business owners better access to financial capital through credit unions. The Credit Union Residential Loan Parity... Read More

All express concerns about Dr. Gottlieb’s nomination day before Senate confirmation hearing Washington (April 4, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) were joined today by opioid treatment leaders and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reform advocates on a telephone press conference to voice strong... Read More

Ricketts failed to disclose involvement in dark money group bankrolling pro-Gorsuch ads & ads for other cabinet nominees   Senators: serious questions have been raised 'about whether [Ricketts] sought to mislead the Senate Commerce Committee, his competency for the position and if he could put the public interest first at the Department of... Read More

Washington (April 5, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today in the wake of the chemical weapons attack in the Idlib province of Syria. “I am horrified by the murder of dozens of innocent Syrian civilians by poison gas when Bashar... Read More

President Trump this week signed into law a Republican resolution rescinding the FCC’s broadband privacy rules Washington (April 5, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today led a letter with seven other Senate Democrats querying the nation’s largest... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., John Boozman, R-Ark., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today re-introduced their bipartisan GI Bill Fairness Act, to ensure wounded members of the National Guard and Reserve receive the education benefits they’ve earned through the GI Bill.   Unlike other members of the... Read More

Legislation would increase federal funding for gun violence prevention research   Washington (April 5, 2017) – As community advocates, doctors, elected officials, and public health professionals gather for national public health week, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation today to... Read More

Washington (April 5, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), members of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act (BUILD Act) (S.822).  Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Mike Rounds... Read More

Equal Pay Day marks the amount of time women have to work to catch up to what men earned in 2016   (Washington, D.C.) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) today marked Equal... Read More