WASHINGTON, D.C.- One day after a military judge tossed out the plea agreement of Abu Ghraib prison guard Pfc. Lynndie England who was accused of torturing prisoners, Congress sent a critical message to the country about the US’s commitment to ending torture by passing the supplemental bill which included language similar to that offered by...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congress took a critical step towards ending the U.S. policy of outsourcing torture today, passing an amendment, offered by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), prohibiting the use any funds included in the supplemental bill to be used to the contravention of legal obligations under the Convention Against Torture, with a...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- After years of foot-dragging the Bush Administration will submit a report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture today detailing its compliance with the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Yesterday, Congress passed the supplemental bill which included language...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following statement was released today by Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) author of HR 952, “the Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act”, in response to new Human Rights Watch report detailing the U.S. government practice of using “diplomatic assurances” to justify sending our prisoners to countries known...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Markey, the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet made the following statement in response to today’s breaking announcement that Patricia S. Harrison, former Republican Party co-chair, was named as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and author the Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act, H.R. 952, sent a letter to President Bush today asking why for more than two years UN human rights experts have been denied full access to facilities and prisoners held at the U.S. base in...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and author the Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act, H.R. 952, renewed his call for an end to the CIA practice called extraordinary rendition, which has turned into an international embarrassment.
“As Justice Brandeis once said,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Twice in the last week, the House of Representatives has voted to approve amendments offered by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) which would prohibit the use of any funds in contravention of legal obligations under the Convention Against Torture.
“The Congress has sent a clear message: we neither condone nor endorse...
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“Over the years ChoicePoint has learned a lot about the private lives of millions of American citizens. Now, Americans are beginning to learn a whole lot more about ChoicePoint, and they do not like what they’re discovering. It is time that ChoicePoint took some steps to secure the personal information of millions of Americans,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- A United Nations (U.N.) investigation released today implicates Syrian and Lebanese officials in the murder of reformer and former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The Bush Administration’s Ambassador to the U.N., John R. Bolton, has said the U.S. will not immediately comment on the report, "We intend to read and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) today joined 157 fellow Democrats in supporting the “GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century,” introduced by Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX). The bill, HR 2131 is a package of legislative provisions that was first unveiled by House Democrats in April. The package will improve services for our men and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in response to Verizon Communications' planned acquisition of MCI Inc.:
“This combination, much like the recently announced merger between AT&T and...
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