WASHINGTON (December 19, 2014) -- Today in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), releasing new rules governing the disposal of toxic byproducts of coal burning, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said the rules would do little to protect families from coal ash   “With this disappointing coal ash rule, the EPA has... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 18, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Obama administration released a new draft of guidance to consider heat-trapping emissions under the National Environmental Policy Act for all federal actions, including energy and mining activities. Senator Markey has pushed to... Read More

Washington (December 18, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), along with 37 Senate and House Democrats, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its authority immediately to prevent broadband providers from engaging in discriminatory practices and enshrine net... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In a letter sent to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman on Wednesday, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) raised concerns about provisions that may be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that would make it harder for... Read More

Washington (December 17, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after the freeing of Alan Gross and President Obama’s announcement of a new Cuba policy.    “It is heart-warming news that Alan Gross is back on American soil and has... Read More

  WASHINGTON (December 16, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding President Obama’s announcement that he would protect the fishing grounds and ecosystem of Bristol Bay from oil and gas exploration.   “Whether... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 16, 2014) -- Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today welcomed the release of the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud. The task force’s recommendations include several strategies to monitor and enforce... Read More

Washington (December 14, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement to mark the second anniversary of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.   “There have been nearly 100 school shootings in the two years since the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 14, 2014) – Following the conclusion of the United Nations climate change negotiations in Lima, Peru, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the chair of the U.S. Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse and a member of the Environment and Public Works, and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following... Read More

Markey provisions part of larger Ukraine aid package passed today WASHINGTON (December 11, 2014) – The Senate passed a Ukraine aid package today that includes key provisions authored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) that would help Ukraine to become more energy efficient, increase their domestic energy production, include the U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who pushed for legislation to increase the liability for oil spills following the BP Gulf of Mexico spill, today praised the Department of Interior for raising the liability for oil spills from $75 million to their maximum allowable limit of $134 million, while calling on... Read More

Senator is co-author of school and libraries Internet program given boost today   WASHINGTON (December 11, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today applauded the vote today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the permanent funding cap of the... Read More

Thousands of facilities contain dangerous chemicals; Texas, Illinois, California top 3 states for total dangerous chemical facilities   Washington (December 11, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released an analysis prepared for him by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) that details how many chemical facilities in... Read More

Senate Passes Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016   WASHINGTON (December 10, 2014) -- Today the Senate passed S. 2444, the Coast Guard Authorization Act for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, which authorizes spending on Coast Guard programs. As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)... Read More

Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to Takata Corporation Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada, calling on the manufacturer of defective airbags to release documents and information about the company’s adherence to industry standards on design and performance for airbag... Read More

Washington (December 09, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement after the Senate Intelligence Committee today released its five-year review of the CIA’s detention and interrogation program. The review concludes that the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques” were more brutal than... Read More

  WASHINGTON – Today, Edward J. Markey(D-MA) joined 12 Senators in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen its proposed Clean Power Plan to achieve even greater reductions of carbon pollution. In the first major congressional call to further strengthen the plan from its existing targets, the Senators emphasized... Read More

Massachusetts members push for Commerce Dept. to disburse second round during holiday season after NOAA restricts cod catches   WASHINGTON (December 9, 2014) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, with Rep. Bill Keating, are pushing the head of the Department of Commerce to release a second round of disaster... Read More

Senators Press for $100 Million Increase in National Institute of Aging Funding WASHINGTON, DC—Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), who co-chair the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and have been leaders in the effort to increase federal funds directed to the disease, are calling on... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 3, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the airbag manufacturer Takata rejected the move by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall nationwide the company’s faulty driver’s side... Read More