Amendment would increase access to life-saving medication-assisted therapies for those battling prescription painkiller and heroin addiction   Washington (March 16, 2016) – The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today unanimously passed a manager’s amendment introduced by Senators Edward J. Markey... Read More

Lead New England colleagues in raising concerns about recent capacity payments and capacity auction structure   Washington, DC – Continuing their call for reforms to New England’s energy capacity markets, Congressman Joe Kennedy III and Senator Edward J. Markey led the Massachusetts delegation and other colleagues from the... Read More

Washington (March 15, 2016) – The day after Massachusetts enacted new sweeping opioid legislation, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for releasing its long-delayed Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Senator Markey has been a leading voice in the Senate on... Read More

East Coast Senators last year introduced legislation to percent Atlantic offshore drilling and #KillTheDrill Washington (March 15, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Department of the Interior today released its five-year offshore... Read More

Washington (March 14, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation to address Massachusetts’s prescription opioid drug and heroin epidemic. Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Comprehensive Abuse and Recovery Act (CARA), legislation that... Read More

Lawmaker is co-author of law that extends DST, saves money, increases hours of evening sunshine   Washington (March 11, 2016) –Whether your clock automatically jumps ahead one hour this weekend, or you have to remember to do so first thing when you wake up, Daylight Saving Time heralds the coming of spring and will provide longer hours... Read More

Washington (March 10, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today applauded passage of a bipartisan resolution to designate the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week”. The... Read More

Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act would protect consumers by limiting fees for checked bags, ticket changes and cancellations Washington (March 9, 2016) – In recent years, airlines have increasingly charged consumers fees for basic aviation services, including checking a bag and changing or canceling a flight... Read More

(Washington, DC) –U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), along with Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), has introduced the Global Respect Act, legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for human rights violations against lesbian,... Read More

*Resolution recognizes March 8 as International Women’s Day**   (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME), leading a bipartisan coalition of Senators, announced their resolution to recognize March 8, 2016 as International Women’s Day and commemorate the achievements of women around... Read More

Amendments to SAFE PIPES Act would help increase safety of natural gas pipelines and transparency related to oil spills Washington (March 4, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the full U.S. Senate yesterday voted to pass the “Securing America’s Future Energy: Protecting our... Read More

WASHINGTON —As the outbreak of the Zika virus continues to grow, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led 22 senators today in calling on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund President Obama’s $1.9 billion emergency supplemental request to combat the Zika virus, while simultaneously... Read More

ashington (March 3, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on the murder of renowned environmental activist Berta Cáceres. “The murder of Berta Cáceres, an environmental and indigenous activist,... Read More

Washington (March 3, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced it is banning the use of e-cigarettes on all commercial airline flights. In 2014, Senator Markey joined with several of... Read More

Senators Fight to Extend Overtime Pay to Millions of American Workers Washington (February 29, 2016)- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA)  joined his Senate colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to extend overtime pay to millions of Americans who are working long hours without fair pay. In a letter to Labor Secretary Tom Perez... Read More

Washington (February 25, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, released the following statement on the recent elections in Uganda.   “The government repression, including closure of social media and numerous arrests of opposition... Read More

Washington (February 25, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week”. The... Read More

Senators warn that the deal would establish a nationwide broadband duopoly, limiting consumer choice and competition   Washington (February 25, 2016) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.), Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) today sent letters to the Department... Read More

Legislation would help fund clean air programs with fines collected from automakers that violate the Clean Air Act Washington (February 25, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-01) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today introduced legislation that would deny... Read More

According to Recent Reports, Takata Falsified Data to Cover Up Problems with Products and Up to 90 Million Additional Vehicles May Be Recalled   (Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to recent developments in Takata air bag... Read More