Authored bipartisan legislation to incentivize, hasten development of devices specifically for children Washington (May 9, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Reauthorization Act (PMDSIA), today sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) querying the agency... Read More

10 Senators Urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to Preserve an Open Internet Washington, D.C. – In a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, 10 U.S. senators called for the FCC to protect net neutrality and reject efforts by big cable companies to extort businesses for the right to provide... Read More

  BLUMENTHAL, ROCKEFELLER, MARKEY CALL ON COAST GUARD TO MAKE CRUISE SHIP INSPECTION INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC     Senators Also Call On Coast Guard To Detail How Inspection Information Will Be Used To Hold Cruise Ships With Safety Problems Accountable     (Washington, DC) – In a letter to U.S. Coast Guard... Read More

Senators Markey and Stabenow Lead Bipartisan Group of 22 Senators Urging President Obama to Consider the Impact of Large-Scale Natural Gas Exports on American Manufacturing, Families WASHINGTON (May 9, 2014) – U.S. Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Environment, and Foreign Relations Committees and Senator Debbie... Read More

Washington (May 8, 2014) – In a letter sent today to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jack Reed (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called on the agency to recognize recent... Read More

  FRAMINGHAM, MA - Staff members from the offices of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) will join Massachusetts State Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) for office hours on Friday, May 9th. Staff members from the offices of State Representatives Tom... Read More

(Washington)- At today’s Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing "Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Progress, Challenges, and Next Steps," Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) entered into the record a previously unreleased document sent by GM to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2007 containing... Read More

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in regard to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) response to their April 28, 2014 letter urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to advise owners of all GM vehicles... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick today announced that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has received $32,933,000 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). These grants will put 6,775 AmeriCorps members on the... Read More

Markey Joins Leahy, Graham to Introduce Bill To Launch Commission To Evaluate Army Budget Changes Proposed By The Administration Senators Underscore Implications For Guard And Reserves   WASHINGTON (TUESDAY, May 6, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Lindsey... Read More

“Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act” Would Allow Borrowers to Refinance Existing Student Loans at Today’s Rates WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today introduced the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would allow those with outstanding student loan debt... Read More

WASHINGTON (May 6, 2014) – Today, the Obama administration released the third U.S. National Climate Assessment. The Global Change Research Act of 1990 required a periodic scientific assessment of the impacts of climate change on the United States. The third installment released today presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge of... Read More

Legislation Will Provide Credit Assistance for Infrastructure Linking Communities to Public Transit      Washington, DC –  Today Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai’i), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), members of the Senate Committee on Environment and... Read More

Refined Petroleum Product Reserve Will Ease Potential Fuel Supply Disruptions in Northeast U.S. WASHINGTON – As part of the Obama Administration’s response to Superstorm Sandy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the creation of the first federal regional refined petroleum product reserve containing gasoline. Based on the... Read More

Washington (May 2, 2014) – In a letter sent today to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Allison Macfarlane, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Senators Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) called on the... Read More

Senator has introduced legislation to strengthen children’s privacy, address data breaches, and ensure data broker accountability Washington (May 1, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee, release the following statement after the White House issues its report,... Read More

Bipartisan bill would protect those who are trained to administer opioid overdose reversal drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of her ongoing efforts to address New Hampshire’s heroin epidemic, U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced today that she is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) that would... Read More

Washington (April 30, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced that the treasured “Armenian Orphan Rug” will be displayed later this year and praised President Obama and the White House for working to display this important symbol. The Armenian Orphan Rug was made by survivors of the Armenian Genocide and... Read More

508,000 Mass. workers would get a raise, 66,460 lifted out of poverty Washington (April 30, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today took to the Senate floor in support of legislation to raise the minimum wage for America’s workers. Economists report raising the national minimum wage would boost the economy by creating... Read More

Washington (April 29, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement about the passing of Tim Carpenter. A longtime resident of Northampton, Massachusetts, he was founder and national director of the Progressive Democrats of America.  “Tim Carpenter was the embodiment of the progressive movement... Read More