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  • August 09, 2013

    FLINT STATION TO STAY OPEN
    Washington, DC In a decision earlier this week the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it will no longer move forward with its study on whether to close the Flint Station branch in Fall River, Massachusetts. Consideration of the Flint Station branch for closure was met with widespread concern by the residents of Fall River, many of... Read More
  • Washington (August 6, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent the following letter today to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the ongoing retransmission consent dispute between Time Warner Cable and CBS.   ###   August 6, 2013   The Honorable Mignon... Read More
  • Consumers charged up to $20b nationwide, $1.5b in Massachusetts alone over decade; Senator drafting legislation to encourage pipeline updates WASHINGTON (August 1, 2013) - Leaky natural gas pipelines are costing American consumers tens of billions of dollars for fuel that never reaches their homes, a new report released by Senator Edward J. Markey... Read More
  • Washington (August 1, 2013) - After today's Senate confirmation of Samantha Power to be the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's International Development Subcommittee, released the following statement:   "I wholeheartedly support Samantha Power's... Read More
  • Lawmaker seeks answers from Russian Ambassador   Washington (July 31, 2013) - In the leadup to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to the Russian Ambassador to the United States expressing outrage and deep concern with Russia's new LGBT 'Propaganda' law.... Read More
  • Senators ask agency about consumer protection, company evasion, increasing energy market manipulation WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey today asked the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission how his agency was protecting consumers and prosecuting JPMorgan Chase following the agreement by the company... Read More
  • Washington (July 30, 2013) - Washington (July 30, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after President Obama met with negotiators leading the peace talks between Israel and the West Bank.      "As Israeli and Palestinian leaders begin the process of... Read More
  • Will helm International Development Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over international energy security and environmental and climate protection   WASHINGTON (July 29, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) has been named Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International... Read More
  • 38 communities receive funding for housing and infrastructure upgrades, child care and public service programs   WEST SPRINGFIELD - Friday, July 26, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today announced that 38 cities and towns across the Commonwealth will receive $31 million in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to support housing... Read More
  • WASHINGTON (July 24, 2013) - A new drilling well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is raising continued questions about whether offshore drilling safety has improved, and whether new measures are needed to hold drilling companies accountable for natural gas leaks, Senator Edward Markey (DMass.) said today. The blowout at a rig off the coast of... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today joined his colleagues in Congress to honor the heroism of two officers who died protecting the U.S. Capitol, one of whom hailed from Waltham. Officer John Gibson of Waltham, along with Officer Jacob Chestnut, died while fending off a gunman who burst into the Capitol building on July 24,... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today cheered President Obama's nomination of Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Japan, releasing the following statement:   "Caroline's intelligence, perspective, and grace make her the ideal candidate to represent the United... Read More
  • U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA02) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Ed Markey (MA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded nearly $1 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through the Fire Prevention and Safety Program.                   According to WPI, the research team led by Professor Brian... Read More
  • Lawmaker is House author of program Washington, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for taking action today to update the successful Erate program to support highspeed broadband for digital learning technologies in the 21 st century. Senator Markey is House author of the Erate... Read More
  • GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER RENAMING THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION TO JOINT BASE CAPE COD Governor Patrick, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Former U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan will CoChair the Commonwealth's Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force   BOSTON - Friday, July 19, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today... Read More
  • Markey Hails Fellow Massachusetts Environmental Leader Who Will Help Fight Climate Change, Protect Public Health, Air, Water, Land   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today wholeheartedly backed the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. McCarthy was a top... Read More
  • Today's Commerce Committee hearing focuses on Markeyauthored "ERate" program, which brings Internet access to nation's schools and libraries   Washington, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today began his service on the Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign Relations and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees.   "I am... Read More
  • WASHINGTON (July 16, 2013) - Today on the floor of the United States Senate, Edward J. Markey was sworn in as the nation's 100 th Senator by Vice President Joseph Biden. Senator Markey was elected on June 25 in a special election to fill the vacant seat of John Kerry after he was appointed Secretary of State. Shortly after his swearing in, Senator... Read More
  • July 11, 2013 Lawmaker encourages manufacturers of other food packaging to abandon use of bisphenol A (BPA)   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman and Senator-elect Edward J. Markey, senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hailed the agency’s decision... Read More
  • Lacey Rose (Warren), 202-224-2292 Eben Burnham-Snyder (Markey), 202-225-2836 Michael Mershon  (McGovern), 202-226-6101 Lauren Amendolara (Keating) 202-225-3111 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Tufts University Receive Critical Research Funding WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator... Read More