Washington (May 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement on the one-year mark since Steward Health Care declared bankruptcy. In September 2024, the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to refer... Read More

Senator Markey is the House author of the original E-Rate program Washington (May 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement ahead of today’s procedural vote on a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn a Federal... Read More

Washington (May 6, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following statement after the EPA terminated a $20 million grant for the City of Springfield and the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts that would have helped the city to advance environmental... Read More

Washington (May 5, 2025) – U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led 81 of their colleagues in declaring this week as “National Small Business Week” to recognize the innovators and job creators who power our economy. “This National Small Business Week, we... Read More

Boston (May 2, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to cancel nearly 800 grants awarded under President Biden, which includes all environmental justice grants awarded and obligated by the agency. This news comes amidst... Read More

Boston (May 2, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an executive order last night attempting to direct the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to cease funding for National Public Radio and the Public... Read More

WATCH: Senator Markey blasts “century’s worth of damage” in Trump’s first 100 days Washington (May 1, 2025) - To mark President Trump’s first 100 days in office, yesterday, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) gave remarks on the Senate floor where he listed 100 different ways the Trump administration has harmed the United States, including firing... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One-Pager  Washington (May 1, 2025) - Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2025, which would make permanent and expand the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (May 1, 2025) - Yesterday, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced a resolution to recognize the month of April as “Fair Chance Jobs Month,” to ensure that formerly incarcerated individuals have a fair chance at securing good-paying, stable employment. The Fair Chance Jobs... Read More

Washington (May 1, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) released the following statement after the Senate passed their resolution designating April 30, 2025 as “National Assistive Technology Awareness Day.” “Assistive technology, which includes communication devices, modified vehicles, glasses, and mobility devices,... Read More

LINK: Trump’s First 100 Days: Turning Main Street into Pain Street Washington (April 30, 2025) - Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released “Trump’s First 100 Days: Turning Main Street into Pain Street,” which lists 100 ways the Trump administration has upended the livelihoods of... Read More

Washington (April 30, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today celebrated the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) release of public broadcasting grant money that the agency froze in February. Public broadcasting stations are essential for communicating with the public during emergencies,... Read More

Washington (April 29, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.), today reintroduced the Arctic... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) Washington (April 28, 2025) - Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) today announced the introduction of the New Start Act of 2025, legislation that would establish a five-year pilot program within the Small Business... Read More

Washington (April 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, applauds last week’s release of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI's Environmental and Human Effects. The release of this report comes after Senators... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 25, 2025) - Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, calling on them to exempt U.S. small... Read More

Boston (April 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement to mark the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. “We join the Armenian community in remembrance of the 1.5 million Armenians who were systematically murdered by the Ottoman Empire in the first genocide of the 20th century. On this 110th anniversary,... Read More

Read the full piece in The New York Times Washington (April 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) this morning published an op-ed in The New York Times titled: “We Visited Rümeysa Öztürk in Detention. What We Saw Was a Warning to Us All.” This week, Senator Markey and... Read More

Senator Markey and Pope Francis meeting in 2014 to discuss climate change Boston (April 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) announced today that he will attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday as part of a bipartisan delegation of Catholic U.S. Senators. “It is a great honor to join mourners from around the... Read More

Lawmakers met with Öztürk, Khalil at Louisiana ICE facilities where they are illegally detained  Boston (April 23, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) today held a press conference upon their arrival in Boston after meeting with Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil, two... Read More