Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Sequester, High Oil Prices Trapping New England Families in Economic Storm WASHINGTON (February 26, 2013) – With just days before the so-called “sequester” goes into effect that will significantly cut services to already-struggling American families, several... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Taxpayers, Congress Squandering up to $40 Billion as Nation Stares Down Sequester, Gas Prices Hit Highs; Report Details Company-by-company Windfalls WASHINGTON (February 26, 2013) – A new report, released today by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), shows how more than 100 oil and gas companies... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 House GOP Eliminating LGBT, Tribal Protections from Senate Bill; Congressman Calls for Passage of Senate Version WASHINGTON (February 25, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today condemned House Republican leaders for their ideological alterations to the... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (February 22, 2013) – Last year, Rep. Markey, Co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, and Diana DeGette (D-CO), introduced H.R. 6377, “The Mobile Device Privacy Act”, legislation requiring companies to disclose to consumers the... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Company May Have Failed to Fully Inform Investors about Design Issues, Rejected Safety Fixes, Attempted to Avoid New License Requirements WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today raised the possibility that the utility in charge of the San Onofre nuclear power... Read More

Oceana Report Shows Rampant Seafood Substitution; Congressman to Introduce Bill to Stop Fraud, Empower Consumers WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – As the conservation group Oceana released a report documenting high levels of seafood substitution in restaurants and grocery stores across the country, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today pledged to... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder: 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) today raised concerns about the marketing of energy drinks at high school and collegiate athletic events.  In letters to the President of the National... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 As BP Approaches Trial with Government, Oil Co. Still Hasn’t Turned Over All Information to Congress; Congressman Asks EPA to Sustain Bar on Federal Contracts WASHINGTON (February 20, 2013) – As BP and the Department of Justice barrel towards trial -- or a last-ditch settlement... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 New industry report implicates Chinese government in attempted hacking of U.S. power grid WASHINGTON (February 20, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called on Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, to quickly pass... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Low-Income Families Should Not be Left in the Cold, Say Lawmakers WASHINGTON (February 20, 2013) – Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today pressed leadership in the House to protect the vital Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Releases Analysis Showing Crushing Budget Cuts in Store for Oil and Gas Drilling, Exposing GOP Hypocrisy on Oil Production WASHINGTON (February 19, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called on Republicans to end their hypocrisy on the sequester and oil and gas development,... Read More

60,000 Bay State Jobs at Risk; Lawmaker’s Report Contains Pro-Jobs, Pro-Growth Plan to Cut Spending While Investing in Medical Research, Health Care, Education, Other Key Mass. Sectors   WASHINGTON (February 15, 2013) – With just two weeks before major, across-the-board spending cuts go into effect, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)... Read More

Rule to Protect Workers from Silica Dust is Collecting Dust at OMB, Says Congressman WASHINGTON (February 15, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed concern over an extended delay of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposal to protect construction and other workers from the dangers of silica dust exposure.... Read More

  Congressman Joined by Newbury Selectman, National Wildlife Refuge Manager MEDFORD -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) will tour the seaside communities on Plum Island tomorrow to witness firsthand the destruction following last weekend’s winter storm, also known as Nemo. The community experienced severe beach erosion, property damage, and is... Read More

Legislation would save taxpayers nearly $2 billion WASHINGTON (February 15, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) today reintroduced legislation to close a special tax loophole for oil companies that import tar sands oil into the United States. In May 2011, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a ruling that... Read More

  Legislation Would Disallow Speculation in Energy Commodity Index Funds WASHINGTON (February 15, 2013) – Two top House Democrats are again introducing legislation that would help hand back control of investments in oil and other energy commodities to airlines, trucking companies and other legitimate investors, and help dull the... Read More

  WASHINGTON (February 14, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who has pushed for privacy laws to govern domestic drone use, today welcomed the move by the Federal Aviation Administration to hold a public comment period on drone privacy. In April, Rep. Markey was joined by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) in sending... Read More

Reports Indicate Company Hiring Replacement Workers at Higher Rate WASHINGTON (February 13, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed concern over the grocery chain Stop & Shop’s reported hiring of replacement workers, and at a higher wage than unionized workers, in the company’s ongoing negotiations for a collective... Read More

  Massachusetts Innovation Economy Benefits from Obama Vision   WASHINGTON (February 12, 2013) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today said that the policies and goals laid out by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address would benefit Massachusetts’ innovation economy, while making our communities and planet... Read More

WASHINGTON (February 12, 2013) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today condemned the nuclear weapons test conducted by the Republic of North Korea, insisting that President Obama’s expected call tonight to reduce global nuclear weapons stockpiles will help to isolate the rogue nation. Rep. Markey, a leader on nuclear nonproliferation... Read More