Lawmaker criticizes President Trump for unnecessary remarks about “burden sharing” at key moment of U.S.-South Korea alliance
Washington (June 30, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after...
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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Ma.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced a bipartisan resolution (S.Res.211) condemning Chechen officials’ torture, murder, and call for so-called “honor killings” of men who are, or are suspected of being, gay. The resolution enjoys the support...
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Washington (June 7, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after a statement for the record by former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey was made publicly available before his testimony to the Senate Intelligence...
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Senator Markey is co-author of only comprehensive climate change legislation to pass a chamber of Congress
Boston (May 31, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after media reports that President Donald Trump will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. U.S. leadership...
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Washington (May 26, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement commemorating Memorial Day.
“Every Memorial Day, as s commonwealth and as a country, we come together to honor the men and women who have given their lives in the line of military duty. Since the birth of our nation, our servicemembers...
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Bill Recognizes “Atomic Veterans” Exposed to Radiation in Nuclear Weapons Tests
Washington (May 26, 2017) – This week, Representatives Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced The Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act, a...
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Role of top-secret unit remained classified for more than four decades
Washington (May 25, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Angus King (I-Maine) today introduced bipartisan legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Special Headquarters Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service...
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After visiting Haiti last year in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, Senator called on Homeland Secretary to extend protections for Haitians residing in the United States
Washington (May 22, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended the decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend Temporary Protected...
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Washington (May 19, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office that firing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey had relieved “great pressure” on him....
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As May 22 deadline approaches, Senators warn that DHS must keep its review within the bounds dictated by Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey joined a letter co-signed by Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) to Secretary of the Department of...
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Senators Hassan, Shaheen, Warren, and Markey Urge Secretaries to Provide More Types of Inspections at Boston Port so New England Businesses Do Not Need to Travel to New York for Inspections
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senator Ed Markey(D-MA) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) on a letter with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren...
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Washington (May 17, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller as Special Counsel to conduct an investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump...
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Heinrich, Warren Call For Investigation Into Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Letter to Inspector General raises concern of AG Sessions’ involvement in the firing of FBI Director Comey, questions whether this is a violation of his recusal from Russia investigation
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass....
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China is primary foreign source of chemical building blocks used to make illicit fentanyl
Washington (May 17, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday hosted Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg at a briefing for a...
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According to Washington Post story, President Trump revealed code-word intelligence about ISIS during a meeting with Russia’s Ambassador and Foreign Minister
Washington (May 15, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement sharply rebuking President Trump based on...
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Senator’s statement comes amidst continued saber rattling by President Trump and Kim Jong Un
Washington (May 2, 2017) – Amidst continuing saber rattling by both President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations...
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Washington (April 21, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today called on President Donald Trump to stand with the Armenian community and commemorate the Armenian Genocide in his first opportunity as President, on the 102nd anniversary on April 24. Between 1915-1923, more than 1.5 million...
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Boston (April 19, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) today led a bipartisan group of 12 senators in calling on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to continue to put diplomatic pressure on their Russian counterparts to respond to the recent...
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Washington (April 6, 2017) - - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tonight released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced the United States carried out a missile strike in Syria in response to the Assad government’s chemical weapons attack.
“Tonight,...
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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...
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