Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Reps. Tell TSA “Keep Rule Simple: No Knives on Planes”
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2013) – 145 members of the House of Representatives today sent a letter to the head of the Transportation Security Administration commending the agency for delaying a previously announced rule...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Vulnerabilities, Attacks Numerous as Utilities Fail to Follow Recommendations to Protect Grid
WASHINGTON (May 21, 2013) – Drawing from responses from more than 100 utilities across America, a new report released today shows that the nation’s electric grid remains highly...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
WASHINGTON (May 20, 2013) -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who led the investigation into the BP oil spill, today said that the Department of Justice should appeal the decision by the judge in the trial of BP executive David Rainey to throw out the charge of obstructing Congress.
Rainey...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
DOE Approves Second Facility Without Clear Policy on Natural Gas Exports, Knowledge of Effects on Consumers
WASHINGTON (May 17, 2013) – The Department of Energy approved the second natural gas export permit today for a Freeport, Texas terminal. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) expressed...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Radioactive Scrap Metal Could be Turned into Consumer Products
WASHINGTON (May 16, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to stop a Department of Energy proposal that would allow up to 14,000 metric tons of its radioactive scrap metal to be recycled into...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
TEST Act ensures disclosure of critical information about clinical trials and complete information about products on market
WASHINGTON (May 16, 2013) – Many clinical trials involving humans are still not registered in a publicly-accessible database and critical study results are not...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
WASHINGTON (May 13, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement based on reports that the Internal Revenue Service has inappropriately targeted conservative organizations in their review of tax-exempt status:
“Americans want a tax system that is fair...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Oil Companies Suffering Safety Lapses Three Years After BP Spill, Data Show; Congressman Asks EPA to Continue BP Debarment from Federal Contracts
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2013) – A new report, released today by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), shows that oil and gas companies drilling...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
New technology allows 3D printing of guns capable of evading metal detectors; Gun safety advocates join Cong. Markey in raising questions
WASHINGTON (May 8, 2013) – Following the creation and successful testing of a plastic gun created with a 3D printer, Congressman Ed Markey...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Slow Response, Type of Oil, Cleanup Fund Contributions Questioned
WASHINGTON (May 7, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today questioned several claims made by ExxonMobil following their Mayflower, Arkansas pipeline spill in March that sullied a suburban neighborhood with thick Canadian...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Only Active Army Installation in New England Develops Technologies for Soldiers; Mass. House Delegation Pushed for Military Authority in 2012
MEDFORD (May 7, 2013) – The United States Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSCC) today announced that it would keep the key national...
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WASHINGTON (May 1, 2013) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced significant cuts to catch allocations. These cuts will adversely impact Massachusetts fishermen and local economies in the bay state.
In response to the action by NOAA, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following...
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CONTACT: Alec Gerlach (Cowan), 202-224-4159, Lacey Rose (Warren), 202-224-4543, Eben Burnham-Snyder (Markey), 202-225-2836, Lauren Amendolara (Keating), 202-225-3111
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Elizabeth Warren and William “Mo” Cowan and Congressmen Ed Markey and Bill Keating announced today that the Federal Emergency...
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HON. EDWARD J. MARKEYOF MASSACHUSETTSIN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESWEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013• Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, parev, pari yegak (Hello, welcome!).• I am very proud to represent Watertown, Massachusetts in Congress. Watertown has the third highest percentage of Armenian-Americans of any community in the Nation. I am also a...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
Victory for Passengers, Pilots, Flight Attendants, Law Enforcement; Congressman Pledges to Continue Pushing Bipartisan “No Knives Act”
WASHINGTON (April 22, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who was the most vocal legislator opposing the Transportation Security...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
MEDFORD (April 19, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who represents the 5th Congressional District, including Watertown and portions of Cambridge, released the following statement on the events of the last 24 hours related to the Boston Marathon bombings, culminating in the...
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April 18, 2013 – Medford, MA - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement after the interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon terror attack. Rep. Markey attended the service at the...
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Contact: Rep. Ed Markey: Eben Burnham-Snyder, 202-225-2836; Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Lacey Rose, 202-263-9747; Sen. William “Mo” Cowan: Alec Gerlach, 202-224-4159; Rep. Richard Neal, Billy Tranghese, 202-225-0612; Rep. Jim McGovern: Michael Mershon, 202-225-6101; Rep. John Tierney: Kathryn Prael, 202-226-8613; Rep. Michael Capuano: Jon...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
WASHINGTON (April 17, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass gun reform legislation:
“Washington is lagging behind the rest of America on gun reform, and today’s disappointing display by some in the...
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Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836
MEDFORD (April 15, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the explosions at today’s Boston Marathon:
“I am disturbed and saddened by the explosions at the site of the Boston Marathon this afternoon. We all are grateful for the first...
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