Bill would restore assistance to more than 80,000 in Massachusetts Washington (April 7, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Senate voted to extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance for the more than 2.3 million Americans who have been without this critical support since January. The bill... Read More

Elected Officials Encourage Public to Rid Medicine Cabinets of Powerful Gateway Drugs on April 26   BOSTON, MA – As communities across the Commonwealth continue to battle a rash of heroin overdoses, the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation joined Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Patrick Administration at Boston City Hall today... Read More

Citing New Health Studies, Senators Urge the Agencies to Crack Down on Unsubstantiated or False Claims by Manufacturers that E-cigarettes Help People Quit Smoking   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH)... Read More

Full text of letter here WASHINGTON, DC- In a letter sent to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Congressman Richard Neal expressed their concerns about the closure of North Adams Regional Hospital (NARH), and asked CMS to expedite... Read More

BONDS Act would assist local and state government finance projects to build and renovate schools, bridges, roads, hospitals Washington (April 4, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environmental and Public Works Committee which has jurisdiction over bridges, highway construction and other public infrastructure, today... Read More

Young children account for more than half of e-cigarette-related poisonings Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced new findings revealing poison control centers reported a massive increase in... Read More

Report details financial and tax considerations, missteps, mechanical oversights and failures in Kulluk grounding last year; Affirms numerous questions raised by Senator Markey about Shell’s decision-making, actions A comprehensive review by the U.S. Coast Guard of the actions taken by Shell oil company when its Kulluk drilling rig ran... Read More

Senator led letter with 29 Senators calling for extension of vital tax credits for wind, energy efficiency, renewable fuels WASHINGTON (April 3, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended his Finance Committee colleagues for passing out of committee by voice vote a tax bill that would extend key tax credits to spur renewable... Read More

Washington (April 2, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) pushed for renewed focus on cost-saving, preventive health care research by today introducing S. 2192, The Alzheimer’s Accountability Act. The legislation would require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to submit an annual... Read More

Washington (April 1, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after news of the death of Barbara Gray.    “Massachusetts has lost a political powerhouse and public service legend with the passing of Barbara Gray. Barbara Gray was one of Massachusetts’ ‘Founding Sisters’... Read More

Bipartisan group of Senators say LaFleur’s expertise addressing New England energy challenges is ‘vital’    (Washington, DC) – A bipartisan group of New England Senators led by U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) are calling on the Administration to support the re-nomination of Acting Chairman Cheryl LaFleur to... Read More

Congress Must Take Steps to Protect Innocent Motorists and Close Loopholes that Allow Concealed and Ignored Information about Vehicle Defects Washington (April 1, 2014) – Families who have lost loved ones due to defective ignition switches in General Motors (GM) vehicles and a survivor of a defective Chevy Cobalt have travelled to the... Read More

Senator led letter with 29 Senators calling for extension of vital tax credit currently not included in tax renewal package WASHINGTON (April 1, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today renewed his call to include a vital tax credit for wind energy in the package of tax extensions that will be considered this week in the Finance... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 30, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the chair of the U.S. Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse and Chairman of the Foreign Relations subcommittee with jurisdiction over global climate and energy issues, today released the following statement regarding the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 28, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the U.S. Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse, released the following statement after the Obama administration released their blueprint for reducing methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, as part of their broader Climate Action Plan: “We cannot... Read More

Markey released three-pronged approach to prevent opioid overdoses, including introduction of ‘Good Samaritan’ legislation to protect individuals who administer overdose prevention treatment   Washington (March 27, 2014) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s declaration... Read More

Proposal Improves Consumers' Access to Electricity Usage Information WASHINGTON (March 27, 2014) -- U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who serves on the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced a bill today to empower... Read More

Citing concerns over recent price increases for natural gas in New England, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey and a group of New England Senators called for a review of this winter’s natural gas prices to ensure that markets have been functioning properly and that prices have not been increased by speculation or manipulation. In a letter sent... Read More

80,000 wind sector jobs at risk from failure to renew tax credits WASHINGTON (March 26, 2014) – With tens of thousands of jobs at risk due to expiring tax credits for clean energy and energy efficiency, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 28 of his Senate colleagues today asked the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee to renew vital... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Congressman Joe Kennedy III today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded an $818,394 grant through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program to the North Attleboro Fire Department to hire new... Read More