Washington (March 11, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement after the passage of the first half of the 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) spending bills. The package included major federal investments to advance and... Read More

Washington (March 11, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Massachusetts congressional delegation, has secured $335 million in federal funding for Allston’s I-90 project. This project will: Transform the Allston neighborhood of Boston by rebuilding... Read More

Washington (March 11, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today released the following statement in support for the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission to move forward with a Project Labor Agreement in the construction of the West Parish Filters Water Treatment Plant: “The completion of the West Parish... Read More

Episode Available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube “The Ed Markey Podcast” Episode 5 (TRAILER)   Washington (March 8, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released his fifth episode of the “The Ed Markey Podcast,” featuring Kaniela Ing, the National Director of the Green New Deal Network (GNDN), a coalition of national movements and... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Richard Neal (MA-01), today announced their successful efforts to secure more than $10 million in federal funding for energy and water resources, housing and urban development, science, and rural development supporting... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced their successful efforts to secure more than $6million in federal funding for energy and water resources, housing and urban development, and science supporting fourcommunity-based projects in New Bedford. “South coast leaders are dedicated to... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced their successful efforts to secure more than $3 million in federal funding for energy and water resources, housing and urban development, and science supporting fivecommunity-based projects across Cape Cod and the Islands. “Cape Cod’s elected... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), today applauded their successful efforts to secure more than $15 million in federal funding for energy and water resources, housing and urban development, justice, and science projects supporting 12... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06), today announced their successful efforts to secure more than $5 million in federal funding for energy and water resources, housing and urban development projects supporting fivecommunity-based projects across the... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today applauded their successful efforts to secure more than $7 million in federal funding for energy and water resources, housing and urban development, justice and commerce supporting sevencommunity-based projects in southeastern Massachusetts.  “Community... Read More

Boston (March 8, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) today announced their successful efforts to secure nearly $20 million in federal funding for water resources, housing and urban development, and rural development projects supporting 10community-based projects across... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 8, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today led a letter with five Senate colleagues to the Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), requesting that they provide... Read More

Lawmakers request answers to specific questions on collecting information, making assessments under NSM-20 Washington (March 8, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who led a dozen of his Senate colleagues, in a letter to the Administration requesting a briefing on the implementation of National... Read More

“You owe Congress, state officials, and the public answers for the record of failure and greed that has culminated in the current Steward Health Care crisis.” Senators raise questions about potential violations of state and federal law.  Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 8, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren... Read More

List of Projects (PDF)  Washington (March 8, 2024) – The Massachusetts congressional delegation – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark... Read More

Washington (March 8, 2024) – With Daylight Saving Time (DST) “spring forward” right around the corner, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), cosponsors of the bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent, released the following statement calling for an extra hour of sunlight all... Read More

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and his State of the Union guest, IBEW Local 103 Business Manager Lou Antonellis  Washington (March 7, 2024) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Senator Markey is Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions... Read More

Washington (March 7, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement on Boehringer Ingelheim’s (BI’s) announcement that the company would cap out of pocket costs for all of their inhalers at $35 for... Read More

Washington (March 6, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following?statement on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final climate disclosure rule: “Climate-related risks are financial risks, and investors have a right to... Read More

IBEW Local 103 has become one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most diverse construction unions and has been paving the way for clean energy infrastructure in Massachusetts Washington (March 5, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced that his State of the... Read More