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  • PRESS CONF CALL: House Dems to Discuss GOP “Oil Above All” Bills, Response Strategy   Will Republicans Continue to Protect Oil Company Tax Breaks?   WASHINGTON – Tomorrow morning, House Democrats will hold a press conference call to discuss the Republican “Oil Above All” bills that will start consideration on... Read More
  • Washington, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and former senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement upon announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden.   “This announcement, only a few months before the 10th anniversary of the 9-11... Read More
  • FRAMINGHAM - On April 28, 2011, Rep. Edward J. Markey visited the MetroWest Boys and Girls Club’s Pearl Street Clubhouse located in downtown Framingham.   Rep. Markey toured the facility and met with many of the Framingham children who take advantage of the club’s services each day after school.   While on the tour of the... Read More
  • Highlights positive impact of operations on MetroWest economy NATICK - Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, visited the United States Army Natick Soldier Systems Center (NSCC) and received a briefing from the NSSC’s Senior Commander, Brigadier General Harold J. Greene and his... Read More
  • Follows Inquires of Apple Collection of Personal Location Information by iPhones, iPads   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Tex.) today released the responses from the four major U.S. wireless carriers – AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile – after the lawmakers wrote to the... Read More
  • U.S. GDP Slips on High Oil Prices, As Exxon, Others Report Robust Increase in Profits WASHINGTON (April 28, 2011) - High oil prices contributed to a slip in growth for the American economy over the last three months, according to the Treasury Dept. Meanwhile, ExxonMobil today reported profits of nearly $11 billion in the first quarter of 2011, a 69... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Apple posted a Q&A on the company’s website responding to recent media reports about iPhones and iPads collecting personal user location information. Rep. Markey, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and... Read More
  • Medford, MA – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D – Malden) is pleased to announce that he is accepting applications for the Congressional Page Program for the Summer 2011 session of the United States House of Representatives Democratic Page Program.   This session begins with check-in and orientation on Sunday June 26, 2011 and ends... Read More
  • Markey On Sony PlayStation Network Breach: Hackers Shouldn’t Be Able To Play ‘Grand Theft Info’   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-Chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, released the following statement today upon... Read More
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  • ADVISORY FOR 1 PM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011     Lawmaker to outline legislative proposals, executive action to address speculators, OPEC manipulations and Republican ‘Oil Above All’ agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2011) – With regular gasoline now averaging $3.88 per gallon across the United States, escalating gas... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who in 1986 held the first-ever briefing in Congress on the Chernobyl disaster and chaired subsequent hearings on the causes and consequences of the Chernobyl accident, today released the following statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident on... Read More
  • Calls for Congressional Investigation   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today in response to recent media reports that indicate the Apple iOS 4 operating system and... Read More
  • Lawmaker calls for passage of Congressional resolution affirming the Armenian Genocide   WASHINTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts delegation, joined thousands of Armenian-Americans across the 7th District in honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide. On this date 96 years ago, the Ottoman... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-Chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, today sent a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs querying him about Apple’s data collection, storage and disclosure practices. A recent The Guardian story entitled,... Read More
  • Congressman Joins Call for Congress to Stand Up For Quality Health Care     BOSTON – Capitol Hill is on a reckless one way path to cuts, including deep and dangerous cuts to health care programs for seniors, working families, and people with disabilities. Today, at the Veronica Smith Senior Center in Brighton, Congressman Edward... Read More
  • Safety of Offshore Drilling, Continued Protection of the Gulf Still Unfinished Business   WASHINGTON (April 19, 2011) – 364 days ago, the American public, government regulators and Gulf of Mexico families had been lulled into a false sense of security over the safety of offshore drilling and the ability of the oil industry to respond in... Read More
  • Safety of Offshore Drilling, Continued Protection of the Gulf Still Unfinished Business   WASHINGTON (April 19, 2011) – 364 days ago, the American public, government regulators and Gulf of Mexico families had been lulled into a false sense of security over the safety of offshore drilling and the ability of the oil industry to respond in... Read More
  • 41-32-36.55N, 70-14-24.92W, 41-27-37.39N, 70-23-48.35W – With the announcement that the Department of Interior has approved the final operation and construction plan for the Cape Wind offshore energy facility, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), the Dean of the Massachusetts delegation and the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee,... Read More
  • From Natural Resources Committee   BIG OIL RELEASES 1040BP FORM ON TAX DAY Washington (April 18, 2011) – Today is tax day. American individuals and businesses have counted up their credits and deductions and sent in their 1040 forms in the hope of getting a refund from Uncle Sam. Many will need every last dollar of those refunds to help... Read More