Program to cut carbon emissions and combat climate change has saved consumers in the Northeast $1.5 billion and added $3 billion to the regional economy   Washington (August 15, 2016) – Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the bipartisan Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), when seven states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic... Read More

Washington (August 12, 2016) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a final rule on its process for handling a substance in food that is "Generally Recognized as Safe", commonly referred to as GRAS. This final rule was initiated as a result of a settlement agreement following a 2014 lawsuit filed by the Center for Food Safety.... Read More

(CAPTION: U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and President of Senegal Macky Sall) Washington (August 11, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee led a Congressional delegation to Senegal this week to meet with President... Read More

Senator had introduced legislation to protect federal loan borrowers from harassing phone calls and texts   Washington (August 11, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), House author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for adopting many consumer protections he... Read More

Delegation argues Maura Healey’s leadership has already proven effective    (Boston) Today, in a Letter to the Editor in The Boston Globe, the Massachusetts Congressional delegation shared its unanimous support for Attorney General Maura Healey’s efforts to enforce our state’s assault weapons ban. The... Read More

Washington (August 10, 2016) – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) blocked Ida Sawyer, a senior Human Rights Watch researcher from continuing to work in the country. After eight years... Read More

Senator has introduced bipartisan legislation to make Affordable Care Act pilot program permanent; Boston Medical Center is home to one of 15 demonstration sites across the country   Washington (August 9, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), House author of the Independence at Home (IAH) program in the health care reform law,... Read More

Massachusetts is home to the largest population of Cabo Verdeans outside of Cabo Verde   (CAPTION: Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Defense Minister and Foreign Minister Luis Filipe Tavares, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) )   Washington (August 8, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top... Read More

Approximately 160,000 subscribers in greater Boston have been left without access to WHDH, the television station airing the Olympics, since July 16 Boston (August 5, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a letter today to Sunbeam Television Corp and... Read More

Senator was an original leader in effort to ban all U.S. nuclear tests   Boston (August 5, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today praised President Obama’s effort to reinforce the global moratorium on nuclear weapons tests at the United Nations. North Korea’s fourth... Read More

Senators have introduced legislation to establish federal standards to secure cars from cyberattack and protect drivers’ privacy Washington (August 4, 2016) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter encouraging the Federal... Read More

New research announced today shows vaccine candidates developed at BIDMC protect primates against the Zika virus Boston (August 4, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined medical leaders and researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) where they toured a lab and learned more about promising vaccine candidates... Read More

In New Letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Democrats Call for Republican Leaders to Immediately Reconvene both Chambers and Finally Pass a Real, Comprehensive Response to Growing Zika Threat   Since Republicans Decided To Shutter Congress For a Seven-Week Recess – the Longest in 60 Years... Read More

Washington, D.C. --  The Massachusetts Congressional delegation is urging U.S. House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith to cease House Republicans’ blatant abuse of congressional subpoena authority in an effort  to deny the causes of global climate change. In July, Smith issued subpoenas to Massachusetts Attorney... Read More

Washington (August 2, 2016) – Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality released final guidance on consideration of climate change under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for all federal actions, including energy and mining activities. Over the past few years, courts have ruled that federal NEPA reviews need to... Read More

Senators argue changes to outdated Medicaid rules necessary in response to worsening opioid addiction epidemic   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today led a bipartisan group of 29 senators urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve access to substance abuse treatment... Read More

Senator has introduced legislation with Rep. Peter Welch to ensure transparency and privacy for drone use Washington (August 2, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the White House announced new efforts to integrate unmanned... Read More

Senators call on United Nations to accept responsibility and take steps to respond to public health emergency Washington (July 22, 2016) – As Haiti continues to suffer from a cholera epidemic that has resulted in more cases and deaths than any other known cholera outbreak in the Americas, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio... Read More

While 80% of households in developed nations have internet access, only 34% of households in developing countries do   Washington (July 19, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Africa and Global Health Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced legislation to help expand quality and open... Read More

In letter signed by ten senators, lawmakers call for bold action as president conducts comprehensive review of nuclear weapons policies   Washington (July 20, 2016) – In a letter to President Barack Obama, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and eight senate colleagues called on the president to take bold... Read More