Senators, Representatives Introduce Updated Legislation to Protect Americans’ Health, Strengthen Environmental Justice Protections, and Shift Cleanup Burden to Corporations that Produce Fossil-based Plastics Washington, D.C. – Today, Seantor Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in teaming up with Representative Jared... Read More

Millions of young people are using harmful e-cigarettes & other flavored tobacco products Washington (October 24, 2023) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) in reintroducing their bicameral Preventing Opportunities for Teen E-Cigarette and... Read More

“The Department of the Air Force remains committed… to meet these critical requirements in a timely, efficient, and cost effective manner.” Lawmakers' Letter to Air Force (PDF) | Air Force’s Letter to Lawmakers (PDF) Boston (October 24, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine... Read More

Following FDA Approval of Opill Birth Control, Senators Call on Defense Department to Remove Barriers to Accessing Essential Health Care Washington (October 24, 2023) — Senator Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who led 29 of their senate... Read More

Family caregivers provide $600 billion in unpaid care every year Bill Text (PDF) Washington (October 24, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Alleviating Barriers... Read More

Washington (October 20, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa.), along with 14 Senate colleagues, in introducing the Transit Emergency Relief Act, a new bill to improve the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Emergency Response (ER) Program. The bill would bring the FTA ER program into parity with the... Read More

Washington (October 20, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) released a statement following two more government witnesses recanting their stories in the case of the Philippine government’s wrongful imprisonment of former Senator Leila de Lima based on conspiracy charges:“It’s unacceptable that Senator de Lima has... Read More

Washington (October 19, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 19 colleagues, led by Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to improve access to local media on streaming platforms. Current law and Commission rules state that traditional cable and satellite networks... Read More

Washington (October 19, 2023) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to issue its proposed rule to reinstate net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act: “The... Read More

The resolution calls on the Big Three Automakers to negotiate in good faith and offer their workers a fair contract Washington (October 18, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), along with 32 of... Read More

Washington (October 18, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 33 Senate colleagues, led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, today in urging the Biden administration to lead the international community in contributing to... Read More

Washington (October 18, 2023) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Joe Biden announced that he has nominated Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts: “We are pleased that President Biden has nominated Joshua... Read More

“We urge you to develop and immediately implement a plan to protect these civilians and request the State Department brief our offices as soon as possible.” Letter Text (PDF) Boston (October 18, 2023) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) wrote a letter to Secretary of State Antony... Read More

Washington (October 16, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 98 senators today, co-led by Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senate leadership, in hailing the Senate introduction of a bipartisan resolution in support of Israel. “I am immensely proud that this overwhelmingly bipartisan... Read More

Boston (October 13, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today celebrated an announcement from the Department of Energy that Massachusetts will receive nearly $1 million in federal funding to develop clean energy infrastructure. This... Read More

Washington (October 13, 2023)- Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) led a bicameral letter signed by 94 members of Congress to the White House’s Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) expressing support for... Read More

Their letter echoes a recent call from more than 60 civil society organizations Lawmakers: “the federal government’s commitment to the AI Bill of Rights would show that fundamental rights will not take a back seat in the AI era” Letter Text (PDF) Washington (October 11, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Science,... Read More

Washington (October 6, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) on Friday, who led 18 of their Senate colleagues, including every Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, in a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee... Read More

Washington (October 5, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), the first and only Latina in the U.S. Senate, in a resolution recognizing Latina Equal Pay Day. More than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Latinas make up the second-largest group of women workers in the U.S. But... Read More

Text of Bill (PDF) Washington (October 4, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in reintroducing the Youth Voting Rights Act of 2023, comprehensive legislation to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment and expand youth access to voting, in the Senate. Representative Nikema Williams (GA-05) led the... Read More