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  • COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS RELEASE NEW REPORT DETAILING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING PRODUCTS   WASHINGTON, DC - Today Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey, and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette released a new report that summarizes the... Read More
  • Lawmaker casts historic vote to block GOP effort to defund women’s health, Planned Parenthood WASHINGTON, D. C. – Late yesterday, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reached a congressional voting milestone in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Markey cast his 20,000th vote, voting against a Republican resolution to eliminate... Read More
  •  Limits Placed on Time, Scope, Transparency of Inspections Designed to Assess U.S. Vulnerability   WASHINGTON (April 15, 2011) – In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) set out to inspect the U.S. fleet of nuclear reactors to ensure their safety and report publicly on its findings. Yet today,... Read More
  • Republican budget scheme would terminate Medicare for almost 5 million in MA, would increase out-of-pocket costs for seniors   Washington, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Mary (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, today voted against H.Con.Res. 34, the... Read More
  • REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY (D-MASS.) STATEMENT ON THE HOUSE FLOOR IN OPPOSITION TO H.RES. 223 – RULE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.CON.RES. 34 - CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 APRIL 14, 2011 “Republicans say their budget is a ‘Path to Prosperity’.  But it’s really a ‘Path to... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) joined Senator John Kerry, and Reps. Barney Frank, Richard E. Neal, John W. Olver, John F. Tierney, Jim McGovern, Michael Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, and William R. Keating to request federal funding to repair a railroad bridge in Haverhill.   In a letter to U.S.... Read More
  • April 9, 2011: Rep. Markey calls for an open Internet at the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston, MA hosted by Free Press Full text of the speech can be found here.    Read More
  • Markey: One Week Before Anniversary of BP Spill, Republican “Oil Above All” Plan Represents a Pre-Spill Mentality   WASHINGTON (April 13, 2011) – During the markup of the House Republican “Oil Above All” bills today in the Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement:... Read More
  • Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “President Obama today laid out a sound framework for reducing America’s deficit while also affirming his commitment to protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security now and into the future. I applaud the President for his... Read More
  • REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY HEARING ON “SPECTRUM TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, PROMOTE BROADBAND, CREATE JOBS, AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT OPENING STATEMENT APRIL 12, 2011 ·      Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing this afternoon. ·      When I was chairman of... Read More
  • Calls for release of long-overdue health assessment of toxic chemical WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) along with 72 members of Congress today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting the finalization and release of the long delayed health assessment of dioxin.... Read More
  • April 08, 2011

    April 8, 2011: Today
    April 8, 2011: Today’s GOP Agenda - First Shut Down the Internet Then Shut Down the Government    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member and former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee and author of the first ever net... Read More
  • News from Energy and Commerce Committee COMMITTEE DEMOCRATS: REPUBLICAN RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE OPEN INTERNET PROTECTIONS HURTS CONSUMERS AND INNOVATION   Washington, DC Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Anna G. Eshoo, Edward Markey, Mike Doyle, and Doris O. Matsui released statements after today's House vote on H.J. Res. 37, a resolution that would... Read More
  • WASHINGTON (April 7, 2011) – Last night, House Republicans voted down an amendment to the Upton Dirty Air Act that would have preserved EPA’s ability to reduce American oil dependence. Today, House Republicans voted against a measure that would strip EPA of its ability to reduce dangerous carbon pollution. These votes stand as a... Read More
  • April 6, 2011: Testimony on “Nuclear Disaster Preparedness” Submitted by the Honorable Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) April 6, 2011   TO: The Honorable Marc R. Pacheco, Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture The Honorable Anne M. Gobi, House Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural... Read More
  • Statement of Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) “The U.S. Government Response to the Nuclear Power Plant Incident in Japan” Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations April 6, 2011   “On March 28, 1979, almost exactly 32 years ago, a partial core meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant terrified the... Read More
  • This Weekend, Yosemite Could Be “NOsemite”; Republicans Turn Moratorium Myth into Reality   WASHINGTON (April 6, 2011) – Due to the potential House Republicans’ forced government shutdown, for the first time since early 1996, America’s national parks and Smithsonian museums may shutter this weekend, canceling... Read More
  • Republicans Reject Amendment to Reduce Foreign Oil; EPA Should Stand for End Petroleum Addiction, Not Every Polluter’s Ally   WASHINGTON (April 6, 2011) – House Republicans today rejected an amendment authored by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) that would preserve EPA’s ability to increase the efficiency of cars, trucks,... Read More
  • Bipartisan legislation would help reduce costs through early diagnosis, inclusion of caregivers in medical discussions WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to provide support to the estimated 5.4 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.), House Co-Chairs of the... Read More
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member and former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, today issued the following statement after voting in opposition to the rule for Floor consideration of H.J. Res. 37, disapproving the Open... Read More