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  • Lawmakers query company about expanded data collection, changes to privacy policy   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairmen of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, sent a letter today to Groupon asking about the company’s new privacy and data collection policy. It was... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 20, 2011) – Today, Congressman Edward J. 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 in response to the votes of NRC Commissioners Kristine L. Svinicki and William D. Magwood to delay even the... Read More
  • Lawmakers ask agencies to analyze potential effects on market structure and performance, consumer welfare, American jobs     WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... Read More
  • Statement from Congressman Ed Markey As prepared for delivery U.S. House of Representatives H. Res 355, Debate on the Rule for H.R. 2560, Cut, Cap, and Balance Act   Americans today are getting an up-close view of Republicans’ misguided plans, misplaced priorities, and massive assault on the middle-class. It’s not – as they... Read More
  • NOAA Response to Markey Details Budget Attacks on Weather Alerts, Climate Research as Nation Gripped by Massive Heat Wave   WASHINGTON (July 19, 2011) – The mercury may be rising across the country, but House Republicans are reducing the funding that allows our government’s weather and climate experts to better forecast short-term... Read More
  • NRC shouldn’t stand for “No Regulations Contemplated”; Majority of NRC Commissioners repeatedly voted NO on safety WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 19, 2011) – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, called on the... Read More
  • Unreported, incomplete safety violations lead to questions about safety of drinking water Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2011) – Three top House Democrats today released a report indicating that audits of many states show that drinking water violations have been grossly under-reported or misreported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... Read More
  • Statement from Congressman Ed Markey As delivered U.S. House of Representatives H.R. 2560:  Cut, Cap, and Balance Act A recent Gallup Poll showed what Democrats have been saying all along ­ Americans want their Congress to come together to tackle our debt level with a plan of responsible spending cuts AND new revenues. 80 percent of all... Read More
  • GOP Votes for Increases in Fossil Fuel, Nuclear Money, Cuts Funding for Renewables and Energy Efficiency WASHINGTON (July 15, 2011) – Between trying to eliminate energy-saving light bulbs and websites that educate kids about energy efficiency, House Republicans still managed this week to increase funding for fossil fuel and nuclear interests... Read More
  • BOSTON – Rep. Edc Markey, along with the entire Congressional delegation, today urged President Barack Obama to protect funding to train doctors and run trauma centers and teaching hospitals in Massachusetts throughout negotiations to increase the country’s debt limit. In a letter sent this morning, the Massachusetts delegation strongly... Read More
  • Under Questioning by Rep. Markey, Drilling Agency Head Says New BP Standards Will Be Examined for Industry; Markey, Holt Introduce Legislation to Charge Oil Companies Safety Inspection Fees WASHINGTON (July 15, 2011) – BP’s announced voluntary safety standards for offshore drilling demonstrate that the industry at large can adopt more... Read More
  • BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Representatives Edward Markey, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, and William Keating, today announced that the Massachusetts Victim Witness Assistance Board will receive $8,891,402 from the U.S. Department of Justice to enhance crime victim services throughout the state. The funding,... Read More
  • Lawmaker introduces resolution on 46th anniversary of Older Americans Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the 46th anniversary of the signing of the historic Older Americans Act, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a resolution urging the United States Postal Service to issue a postal stamp to help raise money for... Read More
  • Markey Queries NRC on Possible Loophole in New Safety Recommendations for More Than Half of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants   Inquiry follows release of NRC Near Term Task Force Report recommending upgrades to nuclear reactors to withstand severe events   WASHINGTON D.C. (July 14, 2011) – Upon release of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission... Read More
  • Statement from Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Energy and Commerce Committee Joint Hearing of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade  “Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA” Questions for Witnesses July 14, 2011   “In... Read More
  • Lawmaker has introduced legislation to overhaul nuclear safety in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan WASHINGTON D.C. (July 12, 2011) – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement in... Read More
  • GOP Rejects Markey Amendment to Shift Money to Clean Energy   WASHINGTON (July 12, 2011) – The House Republican caucus continued to push an energy and water spending bill today that would actually increase funding to fossil fuel and nuclear energy, while slashing funding for solar, wind, and other clean energy technologies. By a vote of... Read More
  • Bill to commemorate September 2011 as National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, introduced a resolution designating the month of September as “National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month” in order to raise awareness about the danger... Read More
  • NDAA & NCJA Support Bipartisan Legislation to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National District Attorney Association (NDAA) and the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) today endorsed H.R. , the bipartisan “Pill Mill Crackdown Act”, saying the bill provides vital support for law enforcement... Read More
  • Increased Lightbulb Standards Preserved, Legislative Standards Lowered During Frivolous Debate, Says Congressman   WASHINGTON (July 12, 2011) -- For the first 188 days of this session of Congress, House Republicans have yet to bring a single jobs bill to the House floor. And then, on the 189th day, they let there be a vote…on light.... Read More