Letter Text (PDF) Washington (November 20, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to Senate Democrats as... Read More

Bipartisan legislation continues federal support for life-saving safety training, research grant opportunities Bill Text (PDF) Washington (November 20, 2025) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), members of the Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation, reintroduced the Fishing Industry Safety, Health, and Wellness... Read More

Text of Letters (PDF) Washington (November 20, 2025) — Following a series of anti-worker actions taken by the Trump Administration, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Summer Lee (PA-12) today sent a series of bicameral letters to the leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL),... Read More

Washington (November 20, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement today observing Transgender Day of Remembrance. “On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the transgender members of our community whose lives were cut short by hate, by policy... Read More

Washington (November 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) today led a letter to Joseph Edlow, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), demanding answers from USCIS regarding the significant changes recently made to the naturalization civics test. The letter also urges the Trump... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (November 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, introduced the Transgender Health Care Access Act on the final day of Transgender Awareness Week. As attacks on transgender Americans escalate nationwide and the Trump administration relentlessly seeks... Read More

Washington (November 19, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Congressional Equality Caucus Co-Chair Representative Becca Balint (D-VT), and Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and over 100+ members of Congress in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in... Read More

Washington (November 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement after the Trump administration announced its plan to further dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, closing six offices and moving critical functions to other agencies. “Trump and... Read More

Trump plans to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday Letter Text (PDF) Washington (November 17, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, and Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs... Read More

Ellen Mei, a Massachusetts constituent & USDA worker, was disciplined and risks firing by Trump admin after media interview warning of looming hunger crisis Letter Text (PDF) Boston (November 14, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey and Bigelow discuss “A House of Dynamite,” warnings for U.S. nuclear policy Boston (November 14, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, recently spoke with Kathryn Bigelow, director of “A House of Dynamite,” about her film and takeaways for the... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (November 13, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Commerce, Science, and Technology Committee, today wrote to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Laura Swett, urging FERC to ensure that increased and projected energy demand from data... Read More

Boston (November 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted to advance a spending package to end the MAGA Republican federal government shutdown and reopen the government. As Senator Markeyhighlighted in a floor speech on Monday, the legislation does nothing concrete to... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (November 12, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today introduced the Stop Shut-Offs During Shutdowns Act, legislation that calls on electric and gas utilities across the country to immediately suspend shut-offs of service for nonpayment during... Read More

Markey vows to continue fight for affordable health care as Republicans work to cram through budget bill without health care guarantees Watch: Markey Floor Speech Washington (November 10, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement... Read More

Washington (November 9, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement announcing he will vote against legislation that does nothing concrete to reduce health care costs for 22 million American families, including 337,000 people in Massachusetts, who are now receiving notices that their coverage costs may double or... Read More

Washington (November 7, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) today introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing November as “National Family Caregivers Month.” The resolution honors... Read More

Trump plans to eliminate 60+ positions in NPS Northeast Regional Office Letter Text (PDF) Washington (November 7, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today led the full Massachusetts delegation — Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern... Read More

Washington (November 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted down Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-Va.) War Powers Resolution that would have blocked Donald Trump from authorizing military strikes on Venezuela, by a vote of 49-51. The Trump administration has launched 16 strikes on alleged... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (November 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today asked unanimous consent to pass a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s suggestion that criticism of him is “illegal” and recognizing Americans’ constitutional right to criticize the president. Last Saturday, on social media, Trump attacked... Read More