Statement of Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) “The NRC Inspector General Report on the ‘NRC Chairman’s Unilateral Decision to Terminate NRC’s Review of the DOE Yucca Mountain Repository License Application’ ” Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy June 14, 2011 “I find it highly ironic that we... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about Facebook’s new facial recognition feature.... Read More

WASHINGTON (June 10, 2011) -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Ranking Member on the Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Inspector General report: “The NRC Inspector General report is a vindication for Chairman Jaczko... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) added eight substances to its “Report on Carcinogens”, a Congressionally-mandated science-based document that identifies... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today issued the following statement on Facebook’s May 27, 2011 response to their letter about a security vulnerability reported by The Wall Street Journal.  The Journal’s story... Read More

(New York, NY) - Parliamentarians from around the world appealed to the leaders of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States to use the forthcoming Summit on Nuclear Security in Paris to reduce their reliance on nuclear weapons and make concrete steps toward fulfilling the vision of a nuclear weapons free world.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today released the following statement on news that Facebook changed user privacy settings to automatically turn on a new facial recognition feature that detects a... Read More

Lawmakers introduce bill to commemorate June 2011 as National Aphasia Awareness Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force, announced the introduction of H. Res. 285, the National Aphasia... Read More

Decision Shows OPEC Sets Market, Price and Has Been Hijacked by Iran, Venezuela   WASHINGTON (June 8, 2011) – With the stunning decision by the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries to not increase production despite continued high prices, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today said that the United States must engage in a full-scale... Read More

Lawmakers highlight need to incorporate safety and aging vulnerabilities, climate change impacts, lessons of Fukushima meltdowns in all NRC re-licensing decisions WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and dean of the New England House Congressional delegation, and... Read More

Washington DC (June 6, 2011) – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement today on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Severe Accident Mitigation Guideline (SAMG) inspection results for the 104... Read More

Washington DC (June 3, 2011) – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement upon announcement by the Department of Transportation of the shutdown of the TransCanada Keystone pipeline.   “The administration is right to order the continued shutdown off... Read More

Congressman Asks for Analysis of Recent Extreme Weather Events, Effects of Republican Budget Cuts on Monitoring, Citizen Warnings, Research   WASHINGTON (June 2, 2011) – In the wake of extreme weather events like this week’s spate of tornados in Massachusetts, and now the beginning of hurricane season in the United States, Rep. Ed... Read More

2nd Annual Business Leaders Breakfast Attracts Crowd Boston, MA- Drawing on his own Irish immigrant roots, Congressman Edward Markey spoke about the struggles and successes of immigrants, both historically and in the present at the second annual Irish International Immigrant Center’s (IIIC) business leader’s breakfast.  He chose... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, issued the following statement on yesterday’s tornadoes in Massachusetts.   “The devastation caused by the tornadoes in western and central Massachusetts is heartbreaking. My deepest condolences go out to the... Read More

Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Statement on the House floor in opposition to H.Res. 287, the Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2017 - The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act   June 1, 2011 “I rise in opposition to this Republican attempt to deem their budget passed. To just deem it passed simply so that they... Read More

Rep. Markey was requestor of most recent study GAO conducted in 2001   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Communications and... Read More

Washington, D.C.-- Today Representatives Markey and Barton sent letters to the ACT, Inc. and College Board regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of student's personal information. Full text of the letters can be found here: Letter to ACT, Inc. Letter to College Board UPDATED June 27, 2011: Today, Reps. Markey and Barton sent a letter to... Read More

 WASHINGTON, DC — Today Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Edward J. Markey, and Diana DeGette sent a letter to Chairman Fred Upton and Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns requesting a committee hearing on the use of hydraulic fracturing in natural gas production.  In the letter, the committee democratic leaders note that “investigative... Read More

  Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Statement in support of the Waxman substitute to H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act Energy and Commerce Committee May 26, 2011       “I rise in support of the gentleman’s amendment.   “Yesterday, during the first... Read More