Nominees Have Smarts, Experience to Continue Push for Clean Energy Increases, Carbon Pollution Reductions, Says Congressman WASHINGTON (March 4, 2013) -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement regarding President... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Agency to Cover 2013 At-Sea Monitoring Costs for Groundfish Fleet WASHINGTON (March 1, 2013) – Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) praised the decision by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to cover the costs of at-sea monitoring for the New England groundfish... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Congressman Joins Colleagues in Brief Sent to Supreme Court WASHINGTON (March 1, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) joined 211 of his colleagues in filing an Amicus Brief in the case of U.S. v. Edith Schlain Windsor.  The brief argues that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (February 28, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the dean of the Massachusetts delegation, released the following statement after the House passed the Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act after rejecting the ideological version put forward... Read More

WASHINGTON (February 28, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement condemning remarks made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan comparing Zionism to fascism: “It is outrageous, offensive, and utterly inaccurate to compare Zionism with fascism or to call it ‘a crime against humanity.’... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (February 28, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today released the following statement on the nomination of Edith Ramirez to succeed Jon Leibowitz to Chair the Federal Trade Commission: “Jon Leibowitz is one... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Sequester Will Cut Essential Services, Lead to Major Job Losses, Including Estimated 60,000 in Mass.; Markey Voted Against Sequester Legislation WASHINGTON (February 28, 2013) – Now that both chambers of Congress have failed to avoid the so-called “sequester”, Rep. Ed... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Instead of "Expedited Review" of Arctic Drilling, Full Reassessment Needed Following Multiple Arctic Incidents WASHINGTON (February 27, 2013) -- After Shell Oil's attempts to drill in the Arctic encountered multiple troubling incidents, the company announced today that it will... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Still Need to Narrow Broadband Access, Digital Skills Gaps; March 21st to be "National Digital Literacy Day" WASHINGTON (February 27, 2013) – Today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee and former Chairman of the... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Lawmaker held hearings more than three decades ago on contamination at Woburn toxic dump sites WASHINGTON (February 27, 2013) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and a leading architect of the Comprehensive Environmental... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Congressman reaffirms need for congressional action, praises those moving ahead voluntarily   WASHINGTON (February 26, 2013) – After two years of curious attacks on everything from money-saving lightbulbs to fuel-saving car and truck standards, Republicans on the Energy and... Read More

WASHINGTON -- Five House Democrats who lead their respective committees today pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that all U.S. nuclear reactors of the same design as the ones that melted down at the Fukushima nuclear facility in Japan install vents to help prevent hydrogen explosions in the event of a severe accident and reduce... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Sequester, High Oil Prices Trapping New England Families in Economic Storm WASHINGTON (February 26, 2013) – With just days before the so-called “sequester” goes into effect that will significantly cut services to already-struggling American families, several... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Taxpayers, Congress Squandering up to $40 Billion as Nation Stares Down Sequester, Gas Prices Hit Highs; Report Details Company-by-company Windfalls WASHINGTON (February 26, 2013) – A new report, released today by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), shows how more than 100 oil and gas companies... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 House GOP Eliminating LGBT, Tribal Protections from Senate Bill; Congressman Calls for Passage of Senate Version WASHINGTON (February 25, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today condemned House Republican leaders for their ideological alterations to the... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (February 22, 2013) – Last year, Rep. Markey, Co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, and Diana DeGette (D-CO), introduced H.R. 6377, “The Mobile Device Privacy Act”, legislation requiring companies to disclose to consumers the... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Company May Have Failed to Fully Inform Investors about Design Issues, Rejected Safety Fixes, Attempted to Avoid New License Requirements WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today raised the possibility that the utility in charge of the San Onofre nuclear power... Read More

Oceana Report Shows Rampant Seafood Substitution; Congressman to Introduce Bill to Stop Fraud, Empower Consumers WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – As the conservation group Oceana released a report documenting high levels of seafood substitution in restaurants and grocery stores across the country, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today pledged to... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder: 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) today raised concerns about the marketing of energy drinks at high school and collegiate athletic events.  In letters to the President of the National... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 As BP Approaches Trial with Government, Oil Co. Still Hasn’t Turned Over All Information to Congress; Congressman Asks EPA to Sustain Bar on Federal Contracts WASHINGTON (February 20, 2013) – As BP and the Department of Justice barrel towards trial -- or a last-ditch settlement... Read More