Cairo, Egypt – Congressman Edward J. Markey joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation to Egypt that arrived in Cairo last night.  Today, the delegation met with Egyptian Deputy Foreign Minister Wafaa Bassim.  Below are Leader Pelosi’s remarks following the meeting:     Leader... Read More

Cairo, Egypt – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and a Congressional delegation to Egypt that arrived in Cairo this evening.   The delegation will be meeting with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and other high-ranking Egyptian government officials.  While in Egypt, Pelosi and Members of... Read More

Dublin – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation on an official visit to Ireland.  Today, the delegation met with Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny to discuss the progress of Ireland’s growth and austerity measures, the upcoming referendum on the crucial European Union’s financial treaty, and... Read More

After hundreds of tragic deaths, lawmaker calls for Congressional hearing on improving practices of online travel industry to protect health and safety of international travelers   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With families and students in the midst of packing their bags for spring break trips, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior... Read More

Dublin – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to Ireland to discuss economic recovery, security cooperation, and renewable energy.  Last night, Leader Pelosi and the delegation met with Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The delegation will also be... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 12, 2012) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement upon release of the one-year progress report of the Obama administration’s “Blueprint for a Secure Energy... Read More

Springtime brings smiles and savings from extension of popular program   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the night sky still dark this Sunday, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will go into effect bringing with it evening sunshine that will last longer and savings for millions of American families on their energy bills. All from an extension of the... Read More

Commissioners again outvote Chairman and reject expert staff recommendations to deem upgrades necessary for adequate protection WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congress’s leading voice on nuclear safety, issued the following statement in response to the upcoming one-year anniversary of the March 11 Fukushima... Read More

Rep. Markey introduced SANE Act to cut $100 billion from wasteful nuclear weapons programs   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With current budget constraints, we should not spend billions in taxpayer dollars to build new nuclear bomb facilities at the same time we are reducing our nuclear stockpile, wrote Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) in a... Read More

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- Obama Administration Highlights Importance of Investing in Next Generation of Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Fields   Washington D.C. – Building on President Obama’s efforts to help more students excel in math and science and his call in the State of the Union address for... Read More

Obama Plan Tracks Bi-partisan Legislation Co-authored by Markey   WASHINGTON (March 7, 2012) – Today President Obama laid out another piece of an “All of the Above” energy plan to address the pain consumers are currently feeling at the pump. The plan calls for incentives to deploy electric vehicles and other alternative... Read More

Nick Cannon, entertainer and host of “America’s Got Talent”, makes first appearance on Capitol Hill, calls for support for H.R. 1895, ‘Do Not Track Kids Act’   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus co-Chairmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) were joined today by actor, comedian... Read More

Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus to host Congressional briefing to discuss “Do Not Track Kids Act” and protecting children and teen privacy online   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus and co-Chairmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) will host a public briefing this Wednesday on protecting the... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 3, 2012) – Following the announcement that a settlement was reached between BP and the lawyers for the families and businesses affected by the company’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Rep. Ed Markey, the leading Congressional investigator into the spill, issued the following statement:   “This is a victory... Read More

Lawmaker asked FTC to investigate whether Google violated consent agreement with new privacy policy changes   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With Google’s new privacy policy set to take effect tomorrow, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), co-Chairman of the Bi-partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statement. Last... Read More

WASHINGTON (February 29, 2012) – Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) today assailed efforts by financial trade organizations to undermine current law which, if fully implemented, would help to restrict speculation in oil prices.  Most economists agree that speculation in... Read More

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, in a leap day press conference, Massachusetts Democratic Congressmen Ed Markey and Barney Frank will push back on recent attempts to weaken, delay or dismantle consumer protections enacted by Congressional Democrats which would limit the ability speculators and other commodity traders from manipulating oil... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), founder of the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation and co-President of the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament, issued the following statement today after North Korea announced it has reached an agreement with the United States to halt... Read More

WASHINGTON—February ­28, 2012—The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) today presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award, the Association’s highest honor, to Congressman Edward J.  Markey (D-MA).   The award is given to Members of Congress and other individuals who safeguard the ability of local... Read More

Advocates for blind and visually-impaired visit Capitol Hill to call on lawmakers to support H.R. 4087, the Prescription Drug Labeling Promotion Act of 2012   WASHINGTON, D.C. – With hundreds of advocates visiting Capitol Hill today to call on lawmakers to support his new legislation, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced... Read More