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 in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision and $25,000 fine in the Google Street View... Read More

Republicans in Congress Have Blocked Reforms   WASHINGTON (April 17, 2012) -- Nearly two years after the start of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the independent BP Spill Commission today released a report card on the actions that have been taken -- and not taken -- to implement the Commission recommendations. The report card, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - 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, issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision and fine regarding Google's Street View privacy... Read More

Lawmakers called on NRC to not relicense Seabrook 20 years before current license expires   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With recent inspections indicating possible long-term impacts to concrete degradation found in safety-related structures at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the House... Read More

Lawmakers partnered in inquiry last month to address problem of mobile device theft   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of... Read More

New Report Shows Success of Clean Energy Incentives; Republicans Protecting Oil Company Subsidies While Supporting Tax Increases on Wind Energy   WASHINGTON (April 6, 2012) – Following the release of a report by the Department of Energy that shows a renewable energy incentive program created tens of thousands of jobs, Rep. Ed Markey... Read More

Lawmaker is House co-author of the law requiring development of national plan to treat, cure Alzheimer’s disease   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Congressional Taskforce on Alzheimer’s Disease, released the following statement on the approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of... Read More

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 after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its largest fine ever for two companies for unlawful calls to consumers... Read More

Landmark Case -- Combined with Congressional Action -- Will Reduce U.S. Carbon Emissions WASHINGTON (April 1, 2012) – Tomorrow marks the five year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts vs. EPA that gave the agency the authority to regulate heat-trapping emissions. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today said that this... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey released a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) evaluating the oil industry’s capabilities for containing subsea wells and the federal government’s oversight in the... Read More

Congressman last week petitioned FDA to ban BPA in many household products on grounds that manufacturers have already abandoned use of toxic chemical WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), released the... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 29, 2012) – Looking to stem the tide of America’s oil and fuels that are being sent abroad at a time of high gas prices and high domestic production, three House Democrats today introduced legislation that would end the exportation of oil extracted from taxpayer-owned lands, and the exportation of refined fuels like... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In their ongoing effort to continue improvements to the safety and effectiveness of medications for children, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) today introduced H.R. 4274, legislation to reauthorize the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the... Read More

Canadian government designates harmful chemical as toxic to environment   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling on the... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 27, 2012) – The Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency today released a carbon pollution standard that would require power plants to reduce heat-trapping emissions that are causing dangerous climate change. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the co-author of the only climate change bill to pass a chamber of the... Read More

Lawmakers introduced Safe Cosmetics Act to protect consumers from harmful ingredients in personal care products, gives FDA ability to order recalls of dangerous products   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), co-authors of H.R. 2359, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011, released the... Read More

Congressman introduced Do Not Track Kids Act legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-partisan Privacy Caucus and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee issued the following statement after release of the Federal Trade... Read More

Congressman introduced SANE Act to cut $100 billion over next decade from outdated nuclear weapons programs   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and founder of the Congressional Non-Proliferation Task Force, responded to President Obama’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna G. Eshoo, and senior Committee Member Edward J. Markey sent letters to nineteen carriers, handset manufacturers, and operating system developers seeking information on how they address cell phone... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the second anniversary of enactment of the Affordable Care Act, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, announced that new analyses show that hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts and the 7th Congressional district are already benefiting from the Affordable... Read More