WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after Microsoft announced that the new Internet Explorer 10 browser will have the default setting to 'Do Not Track'. "Microsoft is... Read More

Use of insecticide ‘lindane’ in treatment for lice could harm children, pollutes environment   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the use of the insecticide lindane in pharmaceutical... Read More

Lexington high school student artwork will be on display at U.S. Capitol throughout the year WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) congratulated Sheryl Zhang of Lexington, the 2012 winner for the 7th District of Massachusetts annual Congressional Art Competition. Every year the competition invites local high school... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration’s Department of Interior today released the next step in their plan to develop commercial wind energy off of Massachusetts’ shores, which would generate clean energy and quality jobs for Massachusetts. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) praised the Obama administration’s commitment to clean... Read More

FDA package doesn’t address safety loophole in flawed medical device approval process   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today praised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Reform Act of 2012, which included provisions he authored to improve access to... Read More

Congressman Led Efforts to Reveal True Rate of Spill, Releases Timeline of Flow Rate Issues   WASHINGTON (May 29, 2012) – A report by the Wall Street Journal indicates that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating BP for possibly lying to Congress about the rate of oil flowing out of the company’s blown-out Macondo well... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) doesn’t require operating nuclear reactors to utilize the most updated method of risk analysis to assess vulnerability... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an unprecedented move to end-run the rules allowing for full resolution of outstanding issues at America’s nuclear power plants before renewal of licenses, a vote released today by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Greg Jaczko indicates that his was the only dissenting vote against granting the... Read More

WASHINGTON (May 24, 2012) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a leading voice in Congress for nuclear safety, today praised the Obama administration for their nomination of Allison Macfarlane to replace Greg Jaczko as the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Below is the statement of Rep. Markey, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources... Read More

Wind Industry at Risk of Massive Layoffs With Impending Tax Hike; Oil Companies Continue to Defend Billions in Breaks WASHINGTON (May 24, 2012) –As President Obama tours a wind facility today in Iowa, pushing Congress to extend vital incentives for wind energy and other clean energy manufacturing, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) called on his... Read More

Mick Jagger, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Bryan Adams, Lana Del Ray join Dave Matthews Band, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Jack Johnson, fun., Maroon 5 and many others in defense of Lacey Act.   WASHINGTON (May 23, 2012) – Pledging to keep the instruments they love free from illegally-harvested wood, some of the biggest names in the music... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a Congressional leader on nuclear safety, released the following statement after Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Greg Jaczko today announced his resignation.   “Greg Jaczko has been one of the finest NRC... Read More

Congressman introduced ‘Do Not Track Kids’ Act to protect online privacy of children and teens   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement... Read More

WASHINGTON (May 17, 2012) -- Today, the Commerce Department announced that solar panels imported from China will face duties ranging from 31 to 250 percent as a result of Chinese solar technologies being illegally dumped into the U.S. market. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the... Read More

Lawmakers led letter to CDC this week in opposition to cuts to childhood lead prevention program   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adopted the recommendations of its Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention for a more protective threshold for determining lead poisoning in... Read More

 Glen Campbell to perform and advocate for Alzheimer’s disease at the Library of Congress –   CHICAGO, May 14, 2012 – The Alzheimer’s Association is honored to host a special evening dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of Alzheimer’s with Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and featuring the... Read More

Lawmakers are House co-authors of the law requiring development of national plan to treat, cure Alzheimer’s disease   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first-ever comprehensive National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, the culmination of bipartisan work by... Read More

Lawmaker joins with Rep. Pearce in bipartisan amendment to stop the USEC nuclear bailout   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced... Read More

Lawmaker held hearings more than three decades ago on contamination at Woburn toxic dump sites WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and a leading architect of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as... Read More

Letter with 26 lawmakers to CDC decries prevention program shutdown in more than 30 states due to budget cuts, endangering 450,000 children   WASHINGTON, D.C. – In January, the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first time in two decades recommended... Read More