BOSTON (September 4, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who led the congressional investigation into the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, today praised the ruling by a Louisiana federal court that BP was “reckless” and guilty of “gross negligence” in their contributions to the spill. BP would be... Read More

Senator introduced “Protecting Student Privacy Act” with Senator Hatch to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is stored in the cloud Washington (September 2, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today... Read More

Woburn, MA – The City of Woburn’s Fire Department has received a federal grant totaling $160,074 under the Federal Awards for Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG), and Fire Prevention & Safety (FP&S) Awards Programs. Mayor Scott Galvin expressed his gratitude for the hard work by Woburn Fire Chief Timothy Ring as well as... Read More

Washington (August 19, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA-14)  announced that they have received a response from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler to a letter they sent in June urging the FCC to allow communities to build out their own broadband... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and David Vitter (R-La.), and Congressmen Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) and Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), and their colleagues in the Senate and House in a letter sent today to Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen calling for the Fed to strengthen... Read More

(Boston)- The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations in Massachusetts of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by a major fire that caused extensive damage in the City of Holyoke on June 16, 2014.  The deadline to apply for a physical damage... Read More

Senators urge Dept. of Interior to protect Georges Bank off New England, fishing and tourism industries, beaches and coastlines on East Coast as it develops next Five Year Offshore Leasing Program   Boston (August 08, 2014) – As the Department of the Interior begins the process for developing its next five-year offshore oil and gas... Read More

Senator commends Massachusetts opiates treatment legislation signed today by Governor Patrick   Boston (August 6, 2014) – Today at the Boston Medical Center, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) convened the heads of the four major federal agencies responsible for addressing substance abuse to discuss and develop a comprehensive strategy... Read More

 Boston (August 06, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Major General Harold Greene was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Greene, who once served as commanding general of the Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts, was the highest-ranking American officer killed in... Read More

Lawmaker to convene White House Office of Nat’l Drug Control Policy, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency and others to discuss comprehensive strategy to address opioid addiction, prevent overdoses   Washington (August 04, 2014) – With drug overdoses... Read More

Washington—Thirteen Members of Congress today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect young people from predatory e-cigarette marketing and distribution tactics that are straight out of big tobacco’s playbook. According to the journal Pediatrics, the number of children aged 12 to 17 years... Read More

Senator introduced legislation to affirm U.S. commitment to international LGBT rights   Washington (August 1, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was joined by 30 Senate and House members in a letter to call on President Obama to use the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit beginning next week as an opportunity to focus on the rights of... Read More

BOSTON - President Obama has announced that he has nominated Allison Burroughs to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Burroughs was recommended to Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey as a top candidate for Boston's federal judicial vacancy by the Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senators John D. (Jay) Rockefeller, IV, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Mark Pryor (D-AR), and Chris Coons (D-DE), to introduce the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2014.    The... Read More

Earlier this month, Senator urged Obama administration to release draft guidance to ensure appropriate oversight of laboratory critical diagnostic tests   Washington (July 31, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for releasing long-overdue guidance to ensure appropriate... Read More

Focuses on need to protect students, provide tools to parents when information is shared with third parties Washington (July 30, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today introduced the “Protecting Student Privacy Act”, legislation that would help safeguard the educational records of students. The... Read More

Innovative rules under attack from GOP, corporate polluters   WASHINGTON – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the U.S. Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse and member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, will defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s power plant carbon rules tomorrow at a public hearing... Read More

Lawmakers introduced bicameral legislation to promote transparency, privacy for commercial and government drone use   Washington (July 24, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today called on the Obama administration to put in place strong, enforceable rules, not simply voluntary practices, to... Read More

Washington (July 24, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), issued the following statement about the National Academy of Sciences new report about the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster. The report, which states that... Read More

Senator will convene forum in Boston in August with heads of ONDCP, NIDA, SAMHSA, and state and local officials to discuss comprehensive strategy to address opiate epidemic   Washington (July 23, 2014) – As the nation reels from a heroin and prescription drug epidemic that has resulted in drug overdoses now claiming more lives than car... Read More