State gains additional $5.69 billion in spending authority to support alternative payment models and integrated care; ensure ongoing success of reform   BOSTON – Tuesday, December 20, 2011 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced that the federal government will renew the Commonwealth’s Medicaid waiver, setting the stage... Read More

Republican lawmakers want investigation of Markey investigation into NRC’s Fukushima failures; Request undermines minority’s oversight ability, creates chilling effect on Energy and Commerce Committee   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican lawmakers’ attention would be better focused on the failure to promptly implement... Read More

Dec. 19, 2011: Markey on Failed AT&T - T-Mobile Merger: Let It Go! Let It Go! Let It Go!   Congressman Has Been Leading Voice Opposing Deal   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), one of the leading voices opposing the proposed AT&T – T-Mobile merger, issued the following statement on today’s... Read More

Latest Attacks by Republicans Adds to Worst Energy and Environmental Record in History   WASHINGTON (December 19, 2011) – Four years after the passage of the 2007 energy bill, the American automotive industry is coming back from the dead, led by the inclusion and manufacture of more fuel efficient vehicles. Large companies like General... Read More

Markey, DeGette, Waxman, Schakowsky, DeLauro send letter to FDA in anticipation of reauthorization of the Medical Device User Fee Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to the... Read More

Commissioners rejected critical staff recommendation to make the Fukushima safety upgrades mandatory   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congress’s leading voice on nuclear safety, released the following statement in response to today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) vote on the second phase of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Rep. Edward J. Markey, and Rep. Howard L. Berman released a new report that provides a detailed analysis of the anti-environment record of the House in the 112th Congress.  In the first session, the House Republicans voted 191 times to weaken environmental protections.   “The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congress’s leading voice on nuclear safety, released the following statement in response to today’s House Oversight and Government Committee hearing, “The Leadership of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission”.   “The reality is that the issues before the NRC... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, made the following statement today at the Caucus' Forum on Children and Teen Online Privacy. "In just nine days, millions of children will wake up and run towards the presents awaiting them under the Christmas... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus will host a public forum this Wednesday on protecting the privacy of children and teens online.  Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) are Co-Chairmen of the Privacy Caucus, which has 25 members from both sides of the aisle. Stakeholders –... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Massachusetts Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, and Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today praised House passage of the reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Included in the National... Read More

Transcripts show Chairman’s commitment to post-Fukushima nuclear safety measures, Jaczko encourages staff to voice any disagreements   WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 13, 2011, four Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioners wrote to White House Chief of Staff William Daley alleging that Chairman Jaczko “undermined the... Read More

REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA) HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE ON H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 December 13, 2011 “Last year, Republicans refused to extend unemployment benefits unless the Bush tax cuts were extended for millionaires and billionaires. “Here they go again, Mr. Speaker. “This year,... Read More

Dec. 13, 2011: We Can't Turn NRC Into Reality TV Show, Must Focus on Our Nuclear Safety   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, responded to today’s report on leadership at the Nuclear... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2011) -- Following the end of the climate negotiations at the Durban climate conference, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement praising the efforts of the international negotiators. Rep. Markey is the co-author of the only climate bill to pass a body of Congress, and is the top Democrat on the House... Read More

Dec 12, 2011: Bipartisan Privacy Caucus To Hold Public Forum with FTC Chairman, Privacy Experts   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus will host a public forum this Wednesday on protecting the privacy of children and teens online.  Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) are... Read More

REQUEST MADE FOLLOWING FTC SETTLEMENT WITH FACEBOOK ON ITS DECEPTIVE PRACTICES   WASHINGTON, DEC. 8, 2011 – “We live in an age of information, which requires careful protection of our privacy,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and... Read More

“Regulatory Meltdown” Reveals Efforts to Improve Nuclear Safety Undermined by Four NRC Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his ongoing investigation into U.S. nuclear safety since the Fukushima meltdowns, today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congress’s leading voice for nuclear safety, released a blockbuster new... Read More

Congressman queries NRC about series of failures at Palisades, other nuclear power plants involving steel used in water pumps for cooling nuclear reactors WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent investigation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found that the failure of a water pump due to the corrosion of certain kinds of stainless steel... Read More

Floor Statement for Edward J. Markey   Amendment Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 December 8, 2011 As prepared for delivery   I have an amendment at the desk, Number 2. In this legislation, the Republican majority exempts all so-called ‘nuisance dust’ from the protective air quality standards for course particle or... Read More