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

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Taxpayers Losing Money, Safety at Risk, Report Says; Congressman Will Ask IG to Testify at Hearing Next Week on PWB Coal WASHINGTON (June 11, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed disappointment that taxpayers are likely still losing money due to a faulty... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, 202-225-2836 U.S. gains in clean energy, fuel economy show emissions reductions possible MEDFORD (June 10, 2013) – The International Energy Agency reported that global emissions of carbon dioxide from energy rose 1.4 percent to 31.6 gigatons in 2012. If we continue on this pace, our planet could see a temperature... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 MEDFORD (June 9, 2013) – Following the passing of former Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci from ALS, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Paul Cellucci was a public servant in the finest tradition of Massachusetts. As he served at every level of... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 7, 2013) – After months of questions raised by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) about whether the owner of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California knew about safety problems, the nuclear facility will now close... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (June 6, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the original “E-Rate” program to fund computer and Internet access in schools and libraries, today applauded President Obama’s new ConnectED program that will improve broadband access for... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Introduces bill to protect ordinary Americans against “High Frequency Trading”; Commissioner at CFTC calls Markey legislation “deterrent…to financial crimes” WASHINGTON (June 6, 2013) – Right now, somewhere on Wall Street or in other major financial... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 TSA Abandons Policy After Outcry from Congress, Flight Attendants, Pilots, Law Enforcement, Airlines; Bi-partisan Grimm-Markey Amendment Looms Tonight on Homeland Security Bill WASHINGTON (June 5, 2013) – Following months of outrage from nearly every corner of the aviation community,... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Senate Republicans Previously Blocked BPA Ban in Food Safety Bill WASHINGTON (June 4, 2013) – Citing health risks to children and concerns of parents, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today re-introduced his legislation to prohibit the use of the chemical bisphenol-A --... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Interior to hold competitive lease sales for Massachusetts and Rhode Island areas in July WASHINGTON (June 4, 2013) – The Interior Department announced today that the nation’s first offshore wind lease sale will occur on July 31 for two parcels off the shores of Massachusetts... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 MEDFORD, MA (June 3, 2013) -- Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) passed away early this morning at the age of 89. Senator Lautenberg was dedicated to public service, working families, and to improving our nation’s gun laws and public health. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass) issued the following... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Follows Investigation Showing Lax Oversight of Compounding WASHINGTON (May 23, 2013) – After his recent report showed that some states across the country are turning a blind eye to the risks of compounding pharmacies, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced new legislation to make... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Reps. Tell TSA “Keep Rule Simple: No Knives on Planes” WASHINGTON (May 22, 2013) – 145 members of the House of Representatives today sent a letter to the head of the Transportation Security Administration commending the agency for delaying a previously announced rule... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Vulnerabilities, Attacks Numerous as Utilities Fail to Follow Recommendations to Protect Grid WASHINGTON (May 21, 2013) – Drawing from responses from more than 100 utilities across America, a new report released today shows that the nation’s electric grid remains highly... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (May 20, 2013) -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who led the investigation into the BP oil spill, today said that the Department of Justice should appeal the decision by the judge in the trial of BP executive David Rainey to throw out the charge of obstructing Congress.  Rainey... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 DOE Approves Second Facility Without Clear Policy on Natural Gas Exports, Knowledge of Effects on Consumers WASHINGTON (May 17, 2013) – The Department of Energy approved the second natural gas export permit today for a Freeport, Texas terminal. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) expressed... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Radioactive Scrap Metal Could be Turned into Consumer Products WASHINGTON (May 16, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to stop a Department of Energy proposal that would allow up to 14,000 metric tons of its radioactive scrap metal to be recycled into... Read More