Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to H.Res. 724, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6079, the Patients’ Rights Repeal Act “The Affordable Care Act is now part of our nation’s fabric of health care laws. Right alongside Social Security and... Read More

Congressman releases first-ever accounting of responses from wireless carriers that indicate sweeping personal data requests from law enforcement agencies WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the first-ever accounting of its kind, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) has found that in 2011, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies made more... Read More

BOSTON – Congressmen Edward Markey and Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Rep. John Tierney, today announced that four fire departments across Massachusetts will receive $2,768,466 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.   The funding, awarded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency... Read More

Lawmaker has introduced Nuclear Power Plant Safety Act to overhaul nuclear safety in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), released the following statement today... Read More

Tax Credits, Transmission Key to American Wind Energy, Yet GOP Attempting to Kill Both   WASHINGTON (July 2, 2012) – The U.S. Department of Interior today announced the permitting of a huge wind energy facility in Wyoming as a responsible and job-producing way of using America’s public lands, and the advancement of more offshore... Read More

Climate Change Supercharging Storms, Wildfires, Yet GOP Prez Candidate Disavows Former Position on Global Warming WASHINGTON (July 2, 2012) –Wildfires in the West, fueled by record heat and extensive drought, have displaced tens of thousands of Americans. Deadly heat waves have blanketed tens of millions of Americans, and Friday’s... Read More

Transit Center offers amenities to commuters, completion marks first major milestone in redevelopment of Revere’s Waterfront Square   BOSTON – Saturday, June 30, 2012 — The Patrick-Murray Administration today celebrated the opening of the new Wonderland Intermodal Transit Center, a *$*53.5 million project shepherded to... Read More

Lawmakers query EPA on efforts to close knowledge gaps   WASHINGTON, DC — Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Brad Miller (D-N.C.) today released a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found that, despite an increase in research in the wake of the BP oil spill, very little is known about either the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and dean of the Massachusetts delegation, released the following statement after the Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the health care law.   “Today’s decision is an historic victory for Americans... Read More

Joins in Congressional walkout in opposition to vote   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey released the following statement on the Republican resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. in contempt of Congress.   “Even after the Justice Department... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the law that that requires 100 percent scanning of all in-bound cargo containers on ships before they depart for U.S. ports, released the following statement today after stowaways were discovered in a cargo container on a ship docked at Port Newark in New Jersey. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspector General (IG) published a report today that fully exonerated Chairman Greg Jaczko of all four allegations related to his exercise of authority during... Read More

Ruling Comes on Third Anniversary of Waxman-Markey House Passage   WASHINGTON (June 26, 2012) – On the third anniversary of House passage of the historic Waxman-Markey climate and clean energy bill, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today defended the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to... Read More

Bipartisan Delegation of 58 Members of Congress Call on the SEC to Release Key Rules to Reverse the “Resource Curse” that Plagues the Developing World WASHINGTON (June 22, 2012) -- A bipartisan contingent of 58 members of Congress today sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission asking for the status of two key rules to... Read More

Dean of Massachusetts Congressional delegation helped enable renovation of historic senior housing complex   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and a Maldennative, presented Salem Towers Senior Housing with the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence... Read More

NRC inspection reports show water leak into nuclear reactor control room known for a year by licensee and NRC   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Prompted by a spate of unplanned shutdowns over the past year at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Michigan, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory... Read More

Congressmen are authors of law that required formation of first-ever national strategy to combat Alzheimer’s disease   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Taskforce on Alzheimer’s Disease, sent a letter to the Secretary of Health... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), spoke on the House floor today in support of S. 3187, the FDA Safety and Innovation Act, which passed the House of Representatives this afternoon. The legislative... Read More

Lawmakers send letter as W3C group convenes this week to develop global standard for ‘Do Not Track’ technology   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With ‘Do Not Track’ technology soon to be supported by all major web browsers and more than ten million consumers already expressing a preference for Do Not Track tools, Reps. Edward... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey, and Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Howard L. Berman praised Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her work on calling international attention to addressing short-lived climate pollutants... Read More