WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a longstanding proponent of net neutrality and author of the first ever net neutrality bill, issued the following statement in response to reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may consider a net neutrality proposal later this year:
“It is my hope that the...
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More than 79,700 Massachusetts Residents Could Lose Benefits Due to Continued Republican Obstruction
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), the dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R 6419, The Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act, a...
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Partners with the "Adoptive Family Portrait Project" to raise awareness about the importance of adoption
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) joins with national lawmakers and the President in raising awareness about the importance of adoption by participating in National Adoption Month. On November 1st 2010,...
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Legislation would require screening of 100 percent of cargo carried on all-cargo aircraft
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), author of the 2007 law that requires 100% screening of all air cargo transported on domestic passenger planes and all international passenger planes entering the United States, today introduced the Air...
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Washington, D.C. — Today Rep. Edward J. Markey (MA-07), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for taking action to expand the list of chemicals it will test for their potential to disrupt the endocrine system, which regulates growth, metabolism and reproduction. With their...
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement:
“The recommendations put forward by the chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform are going to have about as smooth a sail in Congress as the Splendor cruise ship had off the California coast.
“While we must...
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the provision in the law that requires screening of all cargo carried on passenger planes, issued the following statement in response to reports that confirm that the bomb from Yemen found in a toner cartridge last month at an English airport was timed to detonate over...
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Lower prescription drug costs and improvements to care quality and increased system-wide efficiency will reduce costs
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) announced that a new analysis issued last week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that under the Affordable Care Act, average savings for those...
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement:
“The Federal Communications Commission is rightly investigating whether Google’s Street View cars steamrolled privacy laws in pursuit of mapping information. I commend the Commission for taking action - the potential for this technology to...
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Long-time Environment and Energy Leader to Continue Push for Energy Jobs and Environmental Protections
WASHINGTON (November 10, 2010) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced he will pursue the ranking member position on the Natural Resources Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. As one of Congress’s leaders...
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Markey to Introduce Legislation to Close Air Cargo Loophole on Cargo Planes
Washington, D.C. – Responding to new air cargo screening rules announced today by the Department of Homeland Security as it relates to both cargo and passenger planes, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the mandate in the law implementing the...
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Washington, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she intends to run for House Minority Leader in the next Congress:
“I welcome Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she intends to...
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Program supports more than 300 jobs in the state
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Energy announced yesterday that as of September 30, 2010, Massachusetts has weatherized more than 6,900 homes with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Recovery Act, plus more than 2,800 additional homes with annual funding for the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Edward Markey, D-Mass., co-chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, today released responses to the letter they sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about recent privacy breaches on the popular social media site.
“It’s good that Facebook was in a hurry to respond to...
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Senior Members of Congress Call for Screening of All Air Cargo Originating from ‘Countries of Interest’
WASHINGTON, DC – Following an attempted terrorist attack involving air cargo, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama, calling to immediately begin...
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Washington, D.C. –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement on the passing of Ted Sorensen, advisor and speech writer to John F. Kennedy:
“Travelling abroad with Ted Sorenson during the Cold War was like taking a trip with walking and talking history. Even 20 years after he had left the Kennedy...
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CHRONOLOGY: Failure to Inspect Cargo Carried on Passenger Planes
Prepared by the Office of Representative Edward Markey (D-MA)
October 31, 2010
Chronology
· May 20, 2003: Markey questions then-DHS Secretary Ridge at Homeland Security Committee Hearing about the lack of screening for...
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Lawmaker is author of cargo screening requirement
Washington, D.C. – Responding to situations at the Philadelphia and Newark airports that indicate possible suspicious cargo, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the mandate in the law implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission requiring screening of all air cargo...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Malden) announced that new data show that as of October 1, 2010 3,330 seniors in the 7th Congressional District of Massachusetts have so far received the $250 ‘donut hole’ checks that were provided due to the new health care reformlaw, to help close the Medicare prescription drug...
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