Washington (September 18, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, released the following statement on the situation in Burkina Faso.   “I am deeply disturbed by unfolding events in Burkina Faso and join the chorus of international observers who have condemned... Read More

In an August letter to HHS, bipartisan group of lawmakers urged agency to increase access to specialized treatment   Washington (September 17, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) applauded the Department of Health and... Read More

  (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with General Motors (GM) on the criminal investigation into GM’s failure to disclose a lethal safety defect: “Based... Read More

Lawmakers have introduced legislation to establish federal standards to secure cars from cyberattack and protect drivers’ privacy   Washington (September 16, 2015) – Continuing the investigation begun by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) in 2013, Senator Markey and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) today sent new, expanded queries to 18... Read More

Senator continues call to follow existing law and precedent, reject efforts to weaken or repeal ban from export proponents Washington (September 15, 2015) – Today, the White House announced its opposition to Republican-led legislation in the House of Representatives that would life the ban on crude oil exports.   Senator Edward J. Markey... Read More

olar storms hit the Earth every year, and larger storms have been known to cause damage to electrical infrastructure   Washington (September 14, 2015) — Last week, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal... Read More

Washington (September 11, 2015) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the 14the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Senator Markey is a former senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and leading advocate for aviation, maritime and grid security.    “Today we commemorate the... Read More

Washington (September 8, 2015) - Statement from Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, on the announcement this morning from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that it is ending the pilot study of cancer risks in populations near U.S. nuclear power facilities being conducted by the National... Read More

Boston (September 2, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), one of Congress’ leading voices on nuclear safety, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today released the following statements on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announcement today that it has listed the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth,... Read More

Washington, DC – Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Edward J. Markey, Congressman Bill Keating (MA-9) and Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-4) today announced that Steppingstone Incorporated, a substance abuse treatment center in Fall River, will receive $400,000 in federal grants.  The funding will support Project Reentering Offenders... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Forty-four U.S. Senators today pressed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to complete a rulemaking that would require public companies to disclose political spending to their shareholders, bringing increased transparency to the U.S. political process in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens... Read More

Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Congressman Richard Neal today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded Adams Fire Department an $809,524 grant through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The funding will be used to replace the... Read More

Recent hearingremarks from head of agency commit to transparency,possible rulemaking to make more information available to the public   Washington (August 27, 2015) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today reiterated their call to National... Read More

GOV. BAKER, MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY ASSET AND SECURITY STRATEGY TASK FORCE MEETS WITH AIR FORCE SECRETARY DEBORAH LEE JAMES   Governor Charlie Baker, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, Representatives Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, Katherine Clark and Seth Moulton, and members of the Massachusetts Military Asset and Security Strategy... Read More

Boston (August 21, 2015) – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) yesterday announced by a vote of 3-1 that it will not even put out for public comment the question of whether to upgrade America’s Fukushima-style reactors with a commonsense safety measure to prevent radiation exposure when vents are used to prevent hydrogen explosions... Read More

  (Boston, Mass.) – After new reports of defects in Takata airbags installed on a 2015-model car, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the airbag manufacturer to voluntarily recall all vehicles with Takata airbags and to immediately make public, on an ongoing basis, any and all data... Read More

Boston (August 19, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today in support of the Iran nuclear agreement. Senator Markey co-founded the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, championed the movement in the 1980’s to freeze nuclear... Read More

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats today urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule the first round of bipartisan budget negotiations immediately to prevent a predictable fiscal crisis as the federal budget year draws to a close on Sept. 30. The call was formally made in a letter to McConnell... Read More

Washington (August 18, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced plans to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Methane is a powerful global warming pollutant and contributes to... Read More

In letter to HHS, bipartisan group of lawmakers urge agency to expand access to medication-assisted therapy Boston (August 18, 2015) – With the latest data in Massachusetts indicating the heroin and prescription drug crisis worsening faster than originally recognized, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and... Read More