First visit by a U.S. Secretary of State to African nation   Washington (May 5, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Africa and Global Health Subcommittee, released the following statement today after Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Mogadishu this week.   “I applaud Secretary... Read More

  Legislation would boost wages for 38 million Americans, increase federal minimum wage to $12 per hour by 2020   Washington (May 1, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined other Senate Democrats in introducing a bill to raise the minimum wage to $12 by 2020 to help more families make ends meet, expand economic... Read More

WASHINGTON (Thursday, April 30, 2015) – American consumers are now facing constant threats of their personal information being hacked. At the same time that cyber attacks and data breaches are increasing in number and scope, so too is the amount of information consumers share with the corporations who are the target of these breaches. ... Read More

Washington (April 29, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after a new resolution of disapproval was introduced in the Senate to roll back the Federal Communications Commission’s recently-passed Open Internet Order.... Read More

The “Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act” Would Provide Military Whistleblowers with the Same Protections as Civilians Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) today introduced the Legal Justice for Servicemembers Act... Read More

  Washington (April 28, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey, top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Management and Oversight Regulations subcommittee, released the following statement on chemical safety legislation that was voted on today at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.   “I recognize and commend the... Read More

Washington (April 28, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was joined today by democratic senators seeking answers to a new transportation policy that could allow one consumer to be charged more than another consumer for the same seat on the same flight based upon personal information collected about the individual. In a letter sent... Read More

Legislation would dramatically restrict scientific research that EPA uses to protect public health   Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Senator Edward Markey (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory... Read More

Bill extends for two years an in-home, primary care test program for chronically ill seniors being piloted in Massachusetts   Washington (April 23, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded the Senate for giving final approval to The Medicare Independence at Home  Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On Earth Day and the week of the five-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Edward Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jack Reed (D-RI) and... Read More

“E-Access” Act would improve consumers’ access to electricity usage information   Washington (April 22, 2015) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, introduced legislation today to empower consumers with information about their own energy use. The Access to... Read More

Senator has pushed legislation to replace leaky pipelines, proposed today in Quadrennial Energy Review   WASHINGTON (April 21, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) hailed the release of the first installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) by Secretary Ernest Moniz and the Department of Energy, which includes recommendations... Read More

Markey, Franken, Senate Colleagues Call on Federal Regulators to Block Massive Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal With reports that tide is turning against deal, coalition of senators fight for American consumers   Washington (April 21, 2015) — Ahead of a Wednesday meeting between federal regulators and Comcast—which is currently... Read More

BP spills oil, GOP sells oil, and Americans left footing the bill, says Senator   WASHINGTON (April 20, 2015) – On the 5th anniversary of the 2010 BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in America’s history, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced today at an energy conference in Texas that she plan to introduce... Read More

  Washington (April 17, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) criticized new federal “fast-track” legislation that would allow the Obama administration to obtain expedited congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.   “We should not hand over... Read More

Lawmaker calls on FDA to ban marketing of e-cigarettes to children   Washington (April 16, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new data today that reveals that the use of the e-cigarette among middle-... Read More

Washington (April 16, 2015) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation to level the playing field for visual artists in the United States by establishing copyright protections for their intellectual property.    “Our quality of life... Read More

Push for New Offshore Drilling Ignores Risks WASHINGTON, DC-- At an event on Capitol Hill today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), joined offshore drilling experts, scientists and affected locals to highlight the lingering effects of the Gulf oil spill and the looming risks posed by a lack of new safety regulations, plans for new offshore... Read More

Washington (April 15, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today introduced the bipartisan Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015, which aims to expand the federal death benefits afforded to state and local law enforcement to include first... Read More

  Washington (April 15, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on One Boston Day and the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. Senator Markey will join with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today at 2:49 PM on the U.S. Senate floor to observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims... Read More