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

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 TEST Act ensures disclosure of critical information about clinical trials and complete information about products on market WASHINGTON (May 16, 2013) – Many clinical trials involving humans are still not registered in a publicly-accessible database and critical study results are not... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (May 13, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement based on reports that the Internal Revenue Service has inappropriately targeted conservative organizations in their review of tax-exempt status: “Americans want a tax system that is fair... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Oil Companies Suffering Safety Lapses Three Years After BP Spill, Data Show; Congressman Asks EPA to Continue BP Debarment from Federal Contracts WASHINGTON (May 10, 2013) – A new report, released today by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), shows that oil and gas companies drilling... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836  New technology allows 3D printing of guns capable of evading metal detectors; Gun safety advocates join Cong. Markey in raising questions WASHINGTON (May 8, 2013) – Following the creation and successful testing of a plastic gun created with a 3D printer, Congressman Ed Markey... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Slow Response, Type of Oil, Cleanup Fund Contributions Questioned WASHINGTON (May 7, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today questioned several claims made by ExxonMobil following their Mayflower, Arkansas pipeline spill in March that sullied a suburban neighborhood with thick Canadian... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Only Active Army Installation in New England Develops Technologies for Soldiers; Mass. House Delegation Pushed for Military Authority in 2012 MEDFORD (May 7, 2013) – The United States Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSCC) today announced that it would keep the key national... Read More

  WASHINGTON (May 1, 2013) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced significant cuts to catch allocations. These cuts will adversely impact Massachusetts fishermen and local economies in the bay state. In response to the action by NOAA, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following... Read More

CONTACT:  Alec Gerlach (Cowan), 202-224-4159, Lacey Rose (Warren), 202-224-4543, Eben Burnham-Snyder (Markey), 202-225-2836, Lauren Amendolara (Keating), 202-225-3111 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senators Elizabeth Warren and William “Mo” Cowan and Congressmen Ed Markey and Bill Keating announced today that the Federal Emergency... Read More

HON. EDWARD J. MARKEYOF MASSACHUSETTSIN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESWEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013• Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, parev, pari yegak (Hello, welcome!).• I am very proud to represent Watertown, Massachusetts in Congress. Watertown has the third highest percentage of Armenian-Americans of any community in the Nation. I am also a... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Victory for Passengers, Pilots, Flight Attendants, Law Enforcement; Congressman Pledges to Continue Pushing Bipartisan “No Knives Act” WASHINGTON (April 22, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who was the most vocal legislator opposing the Transportation Security... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 MEDFORD (April 19, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who represents the 5th Congressional District, including Watertown and portions of Cambridge, released the following statement on the events of the last 24 hours related to the Boston Marathon bombings, culminating in the... Read More

  April 18, 2013 – Medford, MA - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement after the interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon terror attack.  Rep. Markey attended the service at the... Read More