Bipartisan group of senators call for increased funding, improved enforcement of campus sexual assault laws— Federal agency responsible for investigation, enforcement has fraction of resources & staff needed   WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey joined Senators Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Kirsten Gillibrand of New... Read More

Washington (December 18, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting against the government spending and tax package.   “Everyone wants the government to remain open and working for America. This spending package includes important raises for the National Institutes of Health, the... Read More

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,... Read More

Letter comes one day after more than 30 veterans groups applaud DOD action   [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, eleven U.S. Senators today commend the recent actions by the Department of Defense to enforce its Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Phoenix in order to protect servicemembers... Read More

Letter from 54 Senators urges Senate leadership to take up and pass bill to reauthorize Perkins Loan Program Critical lifeline for low-income students expired on September 30 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Robert Casey (D-PA) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have sent... Read More

Department of Transportation Fully Funds Lowell’s Request   LOWELL, MA – October 26, 2015 – Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey today announced that the City of Lowell was awarded a $13.4 million TIGER grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation to help repair and take ownership... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Congressmen Michael Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch, and William Keating today announced that YouthBuild programs in Dorchester and New Bedford will receive more than $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The... Read More

BOSTON - President Obama announced that he has nominated Inga Bernstein to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Inga Bernstein was recommended to Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey as a top candidate for Boston's federal judicial vacancy by the Advisory Committee on Massachusetts... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is shared with third parties   Washington (May 13, 2015) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today reintroduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students in... Read More

Hundreds of student veterans using post-9/11 GI Bill benefits were enrolled at one of 28 for-profit colleges that is now closed  (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Charles... Read More

Lawmaker sends letters to determine awareness, monitoring and reporting of asbestos hazards in schools   Washington (March 31, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) today sent letters to governors of all 50 states inquiring about implementation of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA),... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) introduced the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act in the Senate and House. The legislation would allow those with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the interest rates that were approved last year... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. today introduced the Community Broadband Act to preserve the rights of cities and localities to build municipal broadband networks. Internet access is increasingly a necessity, yet rural and low-income communities... Read More

Commend President Obama for proposal to protect students when information is shared with third parties   Washington (January 12, 2015) – Washington (January 12, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released the following joint statement on the pressing need to act on student privacy. Today,... Read More

Senator is co-author of school and libraries Internet program given boost today   WASHINGTON (December 11, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today applauded the vote today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the permanent funding cap of the... Read More

Nearly $22 million for programs at Cape Cod Community College & Massasoit Community College   Washington (October 1, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Representatives William Keating, Niki Tsongas, and Joe Kennedy III applauded the awarding of more than $22 million from the Department of Education and the... Read More

Senator introduced “Protecting Student Privacy Act” with Senator Hatch to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is stored in the cloud Washington (September 2, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information shared with third parties Washington (May 14, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today... Read More

“Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act” Would Allow Borrowers to Refinance Existing Student Loans at Today’s Rates WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would allow those with outstanding student loan debt... Read More

Lawmaker is original House author of E-Rate program   Washington (February 5, 2014) – As America commemorates National Digital Learning Day, today Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) applauded Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler for his commitment to modernizing the successful E-Rate program for the 21st century. In remarks today... Read More