Administration’s 2010 Nuclear Posture Review states programs to maintain nuclear weapons “will not support new military missions or provide for new military capabilities”
Washington (December 15, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a group of eight Senators in a letter urging President Obama to cancel...
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Do Not Track Online Act would require companies to allow consumers to stop collection of personal information
Recent reports show consumers increasingly concerned about companies tracking online behavior, likely to try ad-blocking software to avoid possible tracking
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J....
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Boston (December 14, 2015) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement to commemorate the third anniversary of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
“Three years after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School took the lives of twenty innocent children...
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Washington (December 12, 2015) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse, released the following statement after the full negotiating body of the COP21 negotiations released a final agreement. Senator Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, is former Chairman of the House...
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Commonwealth to receive more than $120 million in federal aid
Washington, DC – Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation today applauded the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) announcement that more than $120 million in disaster assistance has been awarded to the Commonwealth for costs associated with this...
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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called on the U.S. Department of the Interior to provide robust federal...
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Senators Urge NHTSA to Write Rules to Increase Transparency and Public Reports of Early Warning Data
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announcement today that it has imposed a civil penalty...
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Amendments to pipeline reauthorization legislation would help increase safety of natural gas pipelines and transparency related to oil spills
Washington (December 9, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today included three Markey...
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Announcement Follows Passage of Multi-Year Transportation Bill with a Mandate to Incorporate Crash Avoidance Systems in 5 Star Program Car Window Stickers
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Commerce Committee members Sen....
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Washington (December 8, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation that would ensure that full death benefits are extended to the families or designated beneficiaries of federal contractors who have died in service to our country as a result of a war-risk hazard or an act of terrorism. The Glen Anthony Doherty...
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Plan Would More Than Double the Clean Energy Workforce
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 – As part of his plan to create a sustainable, clean-energy economy, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation today that would significantly reduce carbon pollution and help put us on a path to more than double the size of the American clean energy...
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During Historic Meetings In Paris With Leaders From More Than 190 Countries To Address Climate Change, Senator Cruz Holds A Hearing Questioning Its Existence
Senate Democrats To GOP: Climate Change Is Real And It’s Time To Work In Bipartisan Way To Address Its Devastating Impacts
Senate Dems Urge Cruz And Republicans To Join The...
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Investigation finds extent of asbestos in schools remains largely unknown, unreported or unaddressed
Washington (December 6, 2015) – It has been nearly 30 years since passage of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), the law that is supposed to protect students,...
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Washington (December 6, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after tonight’s address by President Obama from the Oval Office.
“We continue to grieve for the victims of Wednesday’s attack in San Bernardino, California. Although much remains unknown, it now appears...
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Delegation of Democratic U.S. senators to express their strong support for climate talk negotiations
Paris (December 4, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined a delegation of ten U.S. Senators in Paris today to attend the COP 21 climate talks currently underway.
The Senate delegation, led by Foreign Relations Committee...
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PARIS – Ten U.S. Senators arrived in Paris on Friday to attend the COP 21 climate talks that are now underway.
The Senate delegation, led by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), will attend the Paris talks and participate in a series of events and bilateral meetings with world leaders in support of achieving solutions to...
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Washington (December 3, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against three gun safety amendments today in the wake of the San Bernardino, California mass shooting.
“Senate Republicans had three opportunities today to help stop the tragic and senseless gun...
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Senator also asks airlines about their practices to protect privacy of passenger information
Washington (December 2, 2015) – In his ongoing investigation of cybersecurity and privacy vulnerabilities of the transportation sector, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent letters to twelve domestic airlines and two airplane...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today introduced a bill with 32 other senators to designate the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness and protect the land from future development. The Coastal Plain represents 1.56 million acres of the 19.6 million-acre wildlife...
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In wake of recent hack, lawmakers query company about privacy protections for children 12 years old and under
Washington (December 2, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D–Mass.) and Congressman Joe Barton (R –Tex.), co-founders of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today sent a letter to digital toy producer VTech...
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