Floor Statement for Edward J. Markey Markup of The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 Subcommittee on Energy and Power December 8, 2011   Today, the House meets to vote on a real piece of legislation that solves an imaginary problem.   The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act purports to address the fictitious threat that... Read More

Lawmakers invited social networking site to explain how it protects online privacy of children, teens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) expressed their disappointment with Facebook’s decision to decline their invitation to... Read More

Markey, Wyden Call on CMS to Release Guidelines for Program That Experts Say Could Result in Substantial Medicare Savings by Better Coordinating Care Pilot Program Is Supposed to Launch in 2012, But Guidelines Have Yet to Be Issued Washington, D.C. – A program providing home-based health care for the most chronically-ill veterans, saved the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications, issued the following statement upon the resignation of Michael Copps from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).     “I’ve always admired Michael Copps. ... Read More

Presidential Candidate Says He Wants to Destroy Fuel Economy Agreement, Force Americans to Pay More at Pump WASHINGTON (December 5, 2011) -- In an interview yesterday on Fox News, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that if he were elected president, he would stop the fuel economy improvements that are driving the American auto... Read More

Lawmakers introduced Do Not Track Kids legislation to update landmark Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, provide new protections for teens in mobile environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus Congressmen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) this week sent an... Read More

Lawmakers cite multiple security breaches, contractor conduct as concerns   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Joe Barton (R-Texas), Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Robert Andrews (D-N.J.), today sent a letter to the TRICARE Management Agency (TMA) after one of the company’s... Read More

Congressman introduced Do Not Track Kids legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned about possible violations of consumers’ privacy, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to... Read More

Congressman Markey calls for cuts to wasteful nuclear arsenal programs to help reduce deficit, protect national security WASHINGTON, D.C. – With defense and budget leaders poised to seek cuts in America’s bloated nuclear weapons budget, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement refuting Chairman Mike... Read More

Lawmakers called on NRC to not relicense Seabrook 20 years before current license expires WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and John F. Tierney (D-Mass.), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today sent a letter to the Nuclear... Read More

Nov 30, 2011: Reps. Markey, Smith Send Bipartisan Recommendations for Nat'l Alzheimer's Plan   WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-Chairs of the CongressionalTaskforce on Alzheimer’s Disease and House authors of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA), sent a... Read More

Washington, DC— Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, and other Democratic members of the Committee announced plans to introduce legislation that would create a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband... Read More

Lawmakers have investigated Facebook’s privacy practices, tracking its users on other websites, targeting advertisements   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, released the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... Read More

Congressman introduced 'Do Not Track Kids Act' legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today released the responses to the questions he sent... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement upon the announcement of Congressman Barney Frank’s retirement.   “Congressman Barney Frank is an historic figure. He is a legislative giant whose accomplishments in Congress touch every... Read More

Congressman introduced 'Do Not Track Kids Act' legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, issued the following statement today after media reports that shopping malls planned to track consumer locations on Black... Read More

  WASHINGTON, D.C. ­– Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) praised President Obama for signing legislation to rename the Woburn Post Office after John “Jack” Maguire, a patrolman in the Woburn Police Department who was killed in the line of duty last year.  Markey’s legislation passed the United... Read More

U.S. Intelligence Community Should Pursue Hackers, Interests Trying to Disrupt Climate Negotiations, Says Congressman   WASHINGTON (November 22, 2011) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the United States intelligence community to join the British and others in rooting out the hackers who have stolen emails from climate scientists... Read More

Senior scientists, safety officials demoted, reprimanded after raising serious safety concerns to agency and contractors   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu inquiring about serious safety concerns at the Hanford Nuclear Site’s Waste... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), one of the leading voices opposing the proposed AT&T – T-Mobile merger released the following statement after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced his intentions to seek a Commission vote referring the proposed merger for a hearing before a... Read More