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

Washington (April 4, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) today reintroduced legislation with 40 total 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 roughly 1.5 million acres of the 19.6... Read More

Washington (April 2, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized President Donald Trump for comments made to a news outlet today that the United States is prepared to respond to nuclear threats from North Korea unilaterally if China does not... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In observance of the 90th anniversary of the birth of Latino leader, labor champion and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, U.S Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced a Senate resolution last night to honor his life and legacy. This resolution was also... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2017) – In light of today’s report that the Trump Administration has imposed new sanctions on North Korea, Senators Edward J. Markey, Ranking Member, and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity, sent a... Read More

Governor Charlie Baker; Representatives Katherine Clark, Seth Moulton, and Niki Tsongas; Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash; and MassDevelopment President and CEO Marty Jones welcomed General David Goldfein, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, to the Massachusetts State House yesterday to discuss the importance of Hanscom... Read More

In New Letter To President Trump, 46 Senate Democrats Call For A Swift Veto Of  Resolution That Would Rescind The FCC’s Broadband Privacy Rules And Prevent The FCC From Ever Reinstating Similar Consumer Protections In The Future, Thereby Allowing a Consumer’s Most Sensitive Personal Data To be Sold Without Their Knowledge or... Read More

More than 30 U.S. Senators highlight potential threats to economy and environment   Washington (March 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Michael Bennet and more than 29 U.S. Senators in the introduction of legislation to rescind President Trump’s Executive Order to reverse several landmark U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic members on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), decried President Trump’s executive order that abandons key U.S. climate initiatives, including the historic Clean Power Plan – the nation’s first-ever national standard to reduce... Read More