WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey today applauded the announcement of $138,000,000 in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards to Community Development Entities (CDEs) in Massachusetts. Boston Community Capital Inc., Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation NE New Markets CDE II LLC, and AL... Read More

Washington (June 6, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to introduce the Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2014, legislation that aims to expand the federal death benefits afforded to state and local law enforcement to include first responders who serve private institutions of higher education and... Read More

WASHINGTON (June 5, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who was the leading Congressional voice holding BP accountable for their 2010 oil spill and pushing for increased drilling safety, today released the following statement regarding the Chemical Safety Board’s blowout preventer report. That report finds that the buckling of... Read More

New vessel will help support operations of Centerville, Osterville, Marstons Mills Fire Department Washington (June 5, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey and Congressman Bill Keating today applauded the launch of a new 25’ Safe Boat that will help support emergency response and year-round operations at the Centerville, Osterville,... Read More

Calls for Markey-Blumenthal safety bill to be included in highway funding bill Washington (June 5, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after GM released its internal investigation of the defective ignition switches in its vehicles... Read More

WASHINGTON (June 5, 2014) – At a Senate Foreign Relations hearing today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation to help Ukraine become more energy independent by boosting the country’s woeful energy efficiency and provide technical assistance to extract domestic natural gas. The bill, the Ukrainian Independence from... Read More

WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) called on French President François Hollande to cancel the delivery of two French warships to the Russian Navy and cease future construction of these types... Read More

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today urged National Rifle Association (NRA) President James Porter to denounce threats of violence against firearms dealers who have attempted to sell smart gun technology. Activists in California and Maryland have worked to prevent the sale of smart guns... Read More

WASHINGTON (June 2, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the co-author of the only comprehensive climate change bill to pass a chamber of Congress, today released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s release of new rules to cut heat-trapping carbon pollution from America’s existing power... Read More

WASHINGTON (May 29, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended the Department of Energy for following his calls to further study the economic and other effects of large-scale exports of American natural gas. Senator Markey is the chairman of the Foreign Relations subcommittee that handles international energy issues, leads the... Read More

Traveled to Rome with international legislators pushing for climate action   WASHINGTON (May 29, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) met with Pope Francis and high-level Vatican leaders to discuss the importance to act on climate change and to encourage the Catholic Church to continue to use their moral authority to elevate the... Read More

More than $4 million in funding for numerous projects throughout Commonwealth Washington (May 28, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Joseph P. Kennedy, William Keating, Niki Tsongas, Michael Capuano, Richard E. Neal, and John Tierney today applauded the Environmental Protections Agency’s (EPA)... Read More

  Washington (May 26, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement commemorating Memorial Day.   “We are a commonwealth and country grateful for the men and women who have defended us and made our nation safer and stronger. We have a sacred obligation to honor and care for our servicemen and... Read More

Lawmaker introduced legislation with Sens. Boxer & Sanders to move spent nuclear fuel into safer dray cask storage   Washington (May 27, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today published its... Read More

MARKEY, BLUMENTHAL, NELSON INTRODUCE BILL TO ELIMINATE CAP ON MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CIVIL FINE DOT CAN LEVY ON AUTOMAKERS (Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) introduced the Automaker Accountability Act of 2014, a bill that would eliminate the cap on the... Read More

In largest Congressional call to action, letter urges NFL to seize opportunity to remove ‘racial slur’   Senators: ‘Now is the time for the NFL to act’   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifty U.S. Senators called on the National Football League (NFL) to formally endorse a name change of the Washington franchise, in... Read More

Lawmakers originally wrote in February to President Obama, who included funds in his FY2015 budget Washington (May 21, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) today introduced bicameral legislation to fund research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on gun violence prevention and... Read More

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) will be holding a press conference Wednesday, May 19 to announce new legislation to address gun violence. The lawmakers will be joined by victim advocates, medical and health professionals and others to call for more research into firearm safety.  WHO: Senator Markey... Read More

Washington (May 19, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), principal House author of the 1992 Cable Act and a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after AT&T announced its intention to acquire DirecTV.  “Promoting consumer choice was at the heart of my efforts as... Read More

  Washington, D.C. -- The Co-Chairs of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), today announced that they will join other leading members of the House and Senate at a “Wake up Congress for... Read More