WASHINGTON, D.C.– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartistan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today sharply criticized the Bush Administration’s draft legislation to exempt India from key requirements of our nation’s nuclear nonproliferation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartistan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today reacted to President Bush’s statement that the world “is speaking with one voice” on the nuclear standoff with Iran: “Today the... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Only one week after the President agreed to hand over dangerous nuclear technology to India in return for little more than vague assurances and mangoes, White House officials are scrambling to defend their dangerous nuclear agreement.  Today Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman testified in front of the House... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security Committees and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), a member of the Government Reform Committee, today introduced the “Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act,” a comprehensive bill to provide protections to government... Read More

Washington, DC-  Responding to breaking news that Dubai Ports World is poised to turn over its stake in operations at U.S. ports, Representative Edward J. Markey, (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement: “While it is still unclear how DP World’s decision will affect operations at... Read More

Dear Democratic Colleague: Granting India a special nuclear exemption from U.S. and International law is not the way to strengthen ties between the United States and India.  An OpEd in the New York Times on Monday March 6, 2006 by Bob Herbert clearly points out the dangers of nuclear trade with India (see back).  Herbert quotes... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee strengthened the privacy of cell phone users across the country by voting to approve a bipartisan amendment championed by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Joseph Pitts (R-PA) to the “Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act.” The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a long time advocate for strong nuclear plant safety regulations and enforcement thereof, today sent a letter to Nils J. Diaz, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) asking questions about safety problems at nuclear reactor... Read More

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WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, responded today to reports that the Bush Administration’s approval of the purchase by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned company of a firm currently operating at six U.S. ports would also give the company partial control... Read More

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today responded to the proposed acquisition of BellSouth by AT&T: "Twenty years after the government broke up Ma Bell, this deal represents a mother and child... Read More

"In a last minute rush to get a nuclear deal with India at any cost, President Bush appears to have caved to Indian demands and compromised U.S. security by blowing a hole in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. “The United States has now pushed over a nuclear domino that falls against 187 other nations – all signers of the... Read More

“This is Santa Claus negotiating.  The goal seems to have been to give away as much as possible.”  -George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment  for International Peace "Basically the nuclear establishment of India dug in its heels, Prime Minister Singh backed them up, and the administration... Read More

Rep. Markey holds a press conference with various groups to discuss the President's nuclear agreement with India, February 27, 2006. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation and senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee made the following statement in response to reports that President Bush agreed to break several U.S. laws and undermine the world’s most powerful nuclear... Read More

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"Torture of any kind is unacceptable.  And when it occurs it is the obligation of just nations to address known injustices.  Not only was Maher Arar a victim of injustice when he was whisked away from his family at JFK in 2002 while returning to Canada from a vacation and sent to Jordan and Syria to be tortured, but once again he was... Read More

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the eve of President Bush’s visit to India, Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation and senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee joined by a coalition of groups opposed to the Bush nuclear deal with India including the Arms Control... Read More