Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 20, 2022) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his colleagues led by Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) in calling for immediate action by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remedy the ongoing unsafe, inhumane conditions at its privately contracted Torrance County Detention... Read More

Trump-era rulemaking weakened controls over online computer files used to make untraceable weapons; as a presidential candidate, Biden promised to reverseText of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 20, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Grace Meng (NY-06) led 25 of their colleagues today in calling on President Biden... Read More

Awards will boost local economy, supercharge U.S. battery supply chains and EV market Boston (October 19, 2022) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Seth Moulton (MA-06), members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, applauded the Department... Read More

In response to pressure from Markey, MBTA’s Steve Poftak commits to release full accounting of outstanding Orange Line repairs and previously undisclosed trip time data  Watch the hearing HERE. Boston (October 14, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senate sponsor of the fare-free transit Freedom to Move... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 13, 2022) – Days after Philippine prisoner of conscience Senator Leila de Lima was held hostage by an imprisoned terrorist who attempted to escape Camp Crame, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led his colleagues Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Representatives Amata... Read More

Hundreds of Twitter users tuned in to conversation on Senator's recent letter to Biden administration; Strangio's record of advocacy Listen to full recording of Twitter Space HERE Washington (October 12, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) hosted a Twitter Space today with Chase Strangio, a leading... Read More

Texas Electrical Grid Operator Paid Millions of Dollars to Cryptomining Companies to Curtail Operations During Peak Demand  “Bitcoin miners make money from mining that produces major strains on the electric grid: and during peak demand when the profitability of continuing to mine decreases, they then collect subsidies in the form of... Read More

Text of Treasury OIG’s Response (PDF)Text of Mass. Lawmakers’ September Letter to OIG (PDF) Washington (October 12, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the response he received to the September 16th letter that he and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation sent to the U.S. Treasury... Read More

Washington (October 11, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Cybersecurity Policy, and Representative Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) issued the following statement today after the Biden administration announced it would strengthen federal cybersecurity... Read More

Washington (October 10, 2022) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, and Representatives Ami Bera (CA-07) and Steve Chabot (OH-01), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia,... Read More

Watch the Discussion HERE Boston (October 7, 2022) – At an event held today at the Boston Museum of Science, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan led a lively discussion highlighting the critical work of Massachusetts college and university leaders and their role in driving... Read More

Boston (October 7, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, announced the filing of eight amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to reduce the risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ and stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons. These... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) |  Release in Haitian Creole (PDF) Washington (October 6, 2022) – As the de facto Haitian government fails to effectively address Haiti’s first cholera deaths in three years and escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,... Read More

Washington (October 6, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06), Richard Neal (MA-01), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Bill Keating (MA-09), and Lori Trahan (MA-03), members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, today... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (October 5, 2022) – Amid the news today that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC Participating Countries have agreed to recommend a slashing of oil production quotas of two million barrels per day starting this November—a move that will raise energy costs for working... Read More

Starbucks is Weaponizing Wage Increases and Benefits Against Unionizing Workers, In Violation of National Labor Relations Act Senators Seek More Information about Starbucks’ Anti-Union Activity Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 5, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and... Read More

“The climate crisis is one of the biggest emergencies that our country has ever faced and time is running out”   Washington (October 4, 2022) – With climate chaos flooding states, burning communities across the West, and driving crippling droughts, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 4, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his Massachusetts colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen F.... Read More

New ‘zine’ details crisis of legitimacy for the Court, urgent and immediate need to expand Court from nine to 13 Expand The Court Zine Washington (October 3, 2022) – As the U.S. Supreme Court today begins its new term in the wake of its far-right majority repealing the fundamental right to abortion care last June, Senator Edward... Read More

Bill Text (pdf) - Section by Section (pdf) Washington (September 30, 2022) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his colleagues led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, legislation to help communities affected by major natural disasters access housing... Read More