Lawmaker held hearings more than three decades ago on contamination at Woburn toxic dump sites WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and a leading architect of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as... Read More

Letter with 26 lawmakers to CDC decries prevention program shutdown in more than 30 states due to budget cuts, endangering 450,000 children   WASHINGTON, D.C. – In January, the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first time in two decades recommended... Read More

Campbell and family to give special Capitol Hill performance Wednesday night   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Singer, songwriter, actor and Country Music Hall of Famer who brought the world Rhinestone Cowboy and Southern Nights will be joining Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) tomorrow, Tuesday, May 15 to call for urgent action to prevent and cure... Read More

Lawmakers query FDA on efforts to monitor antibiotics used in livestock feed that may enter human food stream   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned that corn-based livestock feed could be linked to a sharp rise in antibiotic resistance, today Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) asked the Food and Drug... Read More

FDA package misses separate opportunity to include Markey bill to close loophole in flawed medical device approval process   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation from Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), which promotes access to treatments for rare diseases by expanding opportunities... Read More

Lawmakers’ bipartisan bill included in FDA User Fee Act package   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) today hailed inclusion of their legislation to reauthorize the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and the Pediatric Research Equity Act... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after passage of the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would roll back the automatic defense spending cuts agreed to in the Budget... Read More

NRC manager dismisses safety findings, abuses those who submit them   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a letter from the staff of Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Region IV (which is based in Arlington, TX) that alleges retaliation by an NRC manager against staff members for calling... Read More

Recent Terrorist Events Highlights Need to Develop Domestic Natural Gas Infrastructure, Says Congressman   WASHINGTON (May 8, 2012) – Recent terrorist activities emanating from Yemen calls into question whether New England should be importing significant amounts of its natural gas from that country, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote today... Read More

BOSTON – Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen Edward Markey and Michael Capuano, today announced that Massachusetts will receive over $11.6 million in the first round of Health Care Innovation Awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support innovative projects that aim to save money, deliver high quality medical... Read More

Lawmaker queries NRC about plans to ensure adequate funds are available to permanently shut down America’s nuclear power plants safely   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that... Read More

Congressman is author of law that requires 100 percent screening of all cargo on passenger planes   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the 2007 law that requires 100 percent screening of all air cargo transported on domestic passenger planes and all international passenger planes entering the United... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, and William Keating (D-Bourne) sent a letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Greg Jaczko urging the Commission not to move forward with its decision on whether to issue the twenty-year license extension for... Read More

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 the following statement in response to new EPA draft guidelines on use of diesel fuel in oil and gas hydraulic... Read More

Lawmaker queries nine major wireless companies on practice of sharing mobile phone tracking data with police departments   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Prompted by concerns about the legal, constitutional and privacy implications of sharing consumers’ mobile telephone information with limited judicial oversight, Congressman Edward J.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement after the latest media stories reported new public information about the Google Street View case. Rep. Markey called for a... Read More

Lawmaker authored the legislation to rename the Woburn Post Office after fallen Officer John “Jack” Maguire   WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a ceremony attended by family members, elected officials, and hundreds of members of the Woburn community, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today honored the life and service of Police... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and House author of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously approved new rules to help prevent the addition of hidden, unwarranted third-party... Read More

IMPACT Act Would Preserve Wind Energy Tax Credit, Provide Manufacturing Incentives, Push Heavy Duty Natural Gas Vehicles   WASHINGTON (April 27, 2012) – Several top House Democrats today introduced legislation that would end subsidies given to the largest oil companies, and instead extend incentives for onshore and offshore wind and... Read More

Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Floor Statement in Opposition to Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) April 26, 2012   “This legislation might as well be called the cyber IN-security bill because it fails to address the reality of cyber-threats already facing our nation.   “And if this bill had a... Read More