NHTSA’s Letter Undermines Will of Massachusetts Voters and Biden Administration’s Competition Policy  Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (June 16, 2023) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Deputy Administrator of the National... Read More

Washington (June 15, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s, and an author of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) and the Alzheimer's... Read More

Journalist has been wrongfully detained and held in Russian custody since March Washington (June 15, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 28 colleagues, led by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), in writing an... Read More

Washington (June 15, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 14 colleagues today, led by Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to strengthen its proposed rule to reduce methane... Read More

Right to Contraception Act would protect statutory right to contraception as Supreme Court threatens to roll back fundamental rights in the wake of Dobbs decision Ninety percent of Americans support access to all forms of birth control; bill backed by more than half of the Senate Democratic caucus Bill Text (PDF) | Press Conference... Read More

The College for All Act would be fully paid for by the Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act, also introduced today by Sanders in the Senate and Lee in the House Washington (June 14, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, with... Read More

Senator secured $27 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act with his Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund provision Washington (June 13, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and author of the National Climate Bank Act, released the... Read More

Every day, 120 people in the United States are killed with guns and more than 200 are shot and wounded Washington (June 9, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) in introducing the Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act to help all victims of gun... Read More

Washington (June 8, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and author of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following... Read More

Legislation would build upon Biden administration’s effort to enact LGBTQI+ rights in U.S. foreign policy​Bill Text (PDF) Washington (June 8, 2023) – As LGBTQI+ communities across the world gather to celebrate Pride Month, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)... Read More

Washington (June 7, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) in sending a letter to Brent Parton, Acting Assistant... Read More

Senators send bipartisan letter to Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Cruz with legislative language to ban family seating fees for inclusion in September package Lawmakers look to FAA bill as an opportunity to support families: “Airlines should never be allowed to force parents to choose between paying more and being separated from their... Read More

Washington (June 6, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), chair and ranking member of The East Asia, The Pacific, & International Cybersecurity Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), in introducing a... Read More

Washington (June 6, 2023) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) were joined by Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and leaders of the House of Representatives’ Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force to announce a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing June 6th as... Read More

“Mr. Musk’s behavior reveals an apparent indifference towards Twitter’s longstanding legal obligations, which did not disappear when Mr. Musk took over the company.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (June 5, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chair of the... Read More

Washington (June 2, 2023) – On National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, announced a package of gun violence prevention bills that would significantly decrease the pervasive threat of gun violence across the United States by putting an end to the 3D printing and... Read More

Washington (June 1, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement today after voting against the debt deal:“I was obligated by my commitment to our planet and to the everyday families across the Commonwealth and nation struggling to make ends meet to vote against the debt limit deal. This package... Read More

Washington (June 1, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement following his vote against the Republican Congressional Review Act resolution to obstruct President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness... Read More

Washington (June 1, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined colleagues, led by Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt), in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm today, urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to consider Transmission Developers Incorporated’s (TDI) application for funding to develop the New England Clean Power... Read More

Bipartisan resolution designating May as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month” passes U.S. Senate Washington (June 1, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) announced their bipartisan Senate resolution designating May 2023 as “National Brain Tumor Awareness Month” passed the U.S.... Read More