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Senators argue changes to outdated Medicaid rules necessary in response to worsening opioid addiction epidemic   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today led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

[ROCKFORD, IL] – In a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Edward Markey (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) called on the agency to use its power to ‎more aggressively combat the opioid epidemic that is affecting... Read More

Washington (July 19, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking Democrat on the Africa and Global Health subcommittee, released the following statement on the upcoming presidential elections in Gabon. “I call on all Gabonese leaders to urgently work to ensure that the upcoming presidential elections on August 28 are conducted... Read More

Senator is House author of fuel economy standard update in 2007 energy bill Washington (July 18, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration... Read More

Letter to State Dept. and NOAA calls for strong rule that ensures fish is traceable from boat to table Washington (July 15, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today led a group of Democratic senators calling on the State Department and National Oceanic and Atmospheric... Read More

Letter Calls For Development of Consumer Warning System to Alert Consumers to Deceptive Practices Text of the senators' letter available here Washington, DC - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie... Read More

Nineteen Senators expose fossil fuel-funded groups involved in a campaign to deny climate facts and stymie climate legislation ***VIDEO INCLUDED BELOW*** Washington, D.C. – Throughout the week on the Senate floor, Senate Democrats called out various trade associations, foundations, and organizations for perpetrating a sprawling web of... Read More

John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act would help to carry out activities to honor President Kennedy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth Washington (July 15, 2016) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Orin Hatch (R-Utah) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) applauded passage of Senate legislation to... Read More

EWARK, N.J. – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey and Bob Menendez today introduced a pair of bills to eliminate bailouts for the multi-billion-dollar oil and gas industry, increase accountability for big oil companies responsible for disastrous spills, and improve the federal government's ability to help areas affected by an oil disaster. ... Read More

    WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter today to the Honorable Meredith Attwell Baker, the president and CEO of CTIA – The Wireless Association, on whether wireless carriers are in a unique... Read More

Senators release Government Accountability Office Report on Unfair Treatment and Retaliation against Whistleblowers   WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents examples of retaliation... Read More

Recent proposed settlements between the FTC and used car dealers allow dealers to continue advertising used cars as certified and “safe” even if those vehicles have unrepaired safety recalls   Senators today called on FTC and NHTSA to redraft the proposed settlements to ensure consumers have the information they need to stay... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has proposed covering new care planning sessions under Medicare for Alzheimer’s patients and their families to provide an early... Read More

This year, the DEA approved the manufacture of the equivalent of 14 billion pills of OxyContin Washington (July 14, 2016) – In 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) approved the manufacture of the equivalent of 14 billion 10-milligram pills of OxyContin. From 2006 to 2016, the DEA increased by almost 150 percent the amount of... Read More

Mexico and China are primary foreign sources of illicit fentanyl and its chemical building blocks   Washington (July 14, 2016) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). members of the Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced a Senate resolution calling for international cooperation to address the trafficking of... Read More