38 communities receive funding for housing and infrastructure upgrades, child care and public service programs   WEST SPRINGFIELD - Friday, July 26, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today announced that 38 cities and towns across the Commonwealth will receive $31 million in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to support housing... Read More

WASHINGTON (July 24, 2013) - A new drilling well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is raising continued questions about whether offshore drilling safety has improved, and whether new measures are needed to hold drilling companies accountable for natural gas leaks, Senator Edward Markey (DMass.) said today. The blowout at a rig off the coast of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today joined his colleagues in Congress to honor the heroism of two officers who died protecting the U.S. Capitol, one of whom hailed from Waltham. Officer John Gibson of Waltham, along with Officer Jacob Chestnut, died while fending off a gunman who burst into the Capitol building on July 24,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today cheered President Obama's nomination of Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Japan, releasing the following statement:   "Caroline's intelligence, perspective, and grace make her the ideal candidate to represent the United... Read More

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA02) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Ed Markey (MA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded nearly $1 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through the Fire Prevention and Safety Program.                   According to WPI, the research team led by Professor Brian... Read More

Lawmaker is House author of program Washington, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for taking action today to update the successful Erate program to support highspeed broadband for digital learning technologies in the 21 st century. Senator Markey is House author of the Erate... Read More

GOVERNOR PATRICK SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER RENAMING THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION TO JOINT BASE CAPE COD Governor Patrick, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and Former U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan will CoChair the Commonwealth's Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force   BOSTON - Friday, July 19, 2013 - Governor Deval Patrick today... Read More

Markey Hails Fellow Massachusetts Environmental Leader Who Will Help Fight Climate Change, Protect Public Health, Air, Water, Land   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today wholeheartedly backed the nomination of Gina McCarthy to be the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. McCarthy was a top... Read More

Today's Commerce Committee hearing focuses on Markeyauthored "ERate" program, which brings Internet access to nation's schools and libraries   Washington, D.C. - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today began his service on the Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign Relations and Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committees.   "I am... Read More

WASHINGTON (July 16, 2013) - Today on the floor of the United States Senate, Edward J. Markey was sworn in as the nation's 100 th Senator by Vice President Joseph Biden. Senator Markey was elected on June 25 in a special election to fill the vacant seat of John Kerry after he was appointed Secretary of State. Shortly after his swearing in, Senator... Read More

July 11, 2013 Lawmaker encourages manufacturers of other food packaging to abandon use of bisphenol A (BPA)   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman and Senator-elect Edward J. Markey, senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hailed the agency’s decision... Read More

Lacey Rose (Warren), 202-224-2292 Eben Burnham-Snyder (Markey), 202-225-2836 Michael Mershon  (McGovern), 202-226-6101 Lauren Amendolara (Keating) 202-225-3111 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Tufts University Receive Critical Research Funding WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836   Markey Marks July 4th Marching in Mass. Parades   MALDEN (Independence Day, 2013) -- Rep. and Senator-elect Ed Markey marked the 237th anniversary of our nation's birth by marching today in the Natick and Sudbury Independence Day parades. A photo of Senator-elect Markey... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (July 1, 2013) -- Rep. and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today regarding the increase in the interest rates on federally-backed student loans. “It is unconscionable that interest rates on student loans are being allowed to double at a... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 House Author of Internet Access Law Applauds FCC's Attention to E-Rate WASHINGTON (June 28, 2013) -- Congressman and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) who is the House author of the E-Rate program that has dramatically increased access to the Internet at schools and libraries today... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 27, 2013) – Congressman and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today cheered the Senate passage of comprehensive immigration reform, releasing the following statement: “The passage of this bill will bring millions of individuals out from the shadows and onto a... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Congressman Voted Against DOMA in 1996, Dedicated to Ongoing Fight for Marriage Equality in America WASHINGTON (June 26, 2013) – Congressman and Senator-elect Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today hailed the United States Supreme Court’s decision to declare the Defense of Marriage Act... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Shift Away from Cold War-era Posture Can Save Billions WASHINGTON (June 19, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today applauded President Obama for making nuclear weapons reductions a significant policy goal for his second term. In a speech today in Berlin, President Obama proposed... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 14, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the Obama administration for their new efforts to increase efficiency in the use of government spectrum. For decades Rep. Markey has encouraged the government to better utilize spectrum to create new opportunities for... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Unapproved Plan Increases Response Time for Worst Case Spills by 50 Percent; Revelation Comes as Exxon Sued by State of Arkansas, Justice Department WASHINGTON (June 14, 2013) – ExxonMobil was using a response plan that allowed for increased time to detect and respond to accidents... Read More