Markey, Frank and Sestak succeed in pushing for change in reimbursement process to ensure 740,000 fraud victims nationwide receive total of $150 million
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force, today...
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Rep. Markey, along with more than a dozen local broadcasters and data service providers, will work together this coming Tuesday to test the Boston TV market’s digital transition readiness
WASHINGTON, D.C. – To help viewers prepare for the federally mandated shutdown of full-power television analog signals and the transition to...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, responded to the final report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism released today:
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Today the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she intends to reauthorize the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming with Chairman Markey at the helm. The Select Committee, in conjunction with this announcement, released its end-of-session report today on the Select Committee’s website. The report reviews the...
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Key international meeting in Vienna today to discuss nuclear trade rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the founder and co-chairman of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today released a letter in which the Department of State unambiguously...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the winter travel season approaches, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is requesting information from popular travel websites about the information they provide to potential customers about risks involved in undertaking international travel, including the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a fire at the Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, today expressed concerns to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about fire safety and the lack of compliance with critical fire protection...
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Reversing Statements from July, TSA Working to Screen Inbound Cargo on Passenger Planes for Bombs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and author of the 100 percent air cargo screening mandate signed into law in August 2007, expressed support today for the Transportation...
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Release of all weatherization funds to states highlights energy, economic crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, welcomed the release of $7 million in funds to help Massachusetts families weatherize their homes, cutting back on energy bills and keep homes...
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Administration Plans Ahead to Miss Cargo Screening Deadline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following recent remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff indicating that the department will not meet a legal requirement for 100% screening for nuclear bombs in maritime cargo, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today called on President Bush...
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Report Finds FDA Ignored Scientific Evidence Questioning Safety of Common Chemical
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), author of legislation to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and beverage containers and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug...
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Congressman Markey delivered the keynote address at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Network Communications Council (MassNetComms) in Waltham. Afterwards, he and Celtics' owner Wyc Grousbeck, another featured speaker at the event, took questions from the audience. MassNetComms works to promote Massachusetts as a global center for...
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Undermined Rules a Legacy of U.S.-India Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the founder and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today raised serious questions about the global security impact of a new reported...
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NRC Head Claims Planes Not a Problem, Would “Bounce Off”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reacted today to the release of draft regulations on how to protect nuclear power reactors from aircraft impacts. The regulation fails to require that new...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), author of legislation to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and beverage containers and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today questioned FDA’s assessment of the safety of BPA in...
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Facing Cargo Screening Deadline, DHS Chief Says No Can Do
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, today responded to reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not meet a 2012 deadline set by Congress to scan the contents of every cargo...
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With Nuclear Rules Weakened for US-India Deal, Other Countries Move to Take Advantage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the founder and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today responded to news that China would assist...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), welcomed the release of funds to help Massachusetts families buy heating oil this winter. With Rep. Markey’s strong support, Congress approved $5.1 billion in overall funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in FY2009. Of that amount, the...
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Markey Urges “Return-Recuse-Review” Approach after Report of Multimillion Dollar Contribution Involving FDA Appointee Studying Chemical BPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee with oversight over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
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Reform Proposed in 1990s Needed Now More Than Ever, Says Markey
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), former chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance from 1987-1995, today announced the re-introduction of legislation he first proposed in 1994 to reform the...
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