Reiterates call for at least $3.5 trillion, no House action on bipartisan bill until budget reconciliation package passes Senate Washington (August 10, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and member of the...
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Today’s IPCC report reaffirms that
human-driven climate change is having devastating consequences on our
atmosphere, oceans, and communities Washington
(August 9, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-author of the Green
New Deal resolution and Chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and
Nuclear Safety, released the following...
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Bipartisan Caucus to Press for
Democracy in Belarus Ahead of First Anniversary of Fraudulent Presidential
Elections (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Roger
Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today announced the formation of
the Free Belarus Caucus, which will advocate for democracy and free and...
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Washington (August 5,
2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the East Asia
Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and long-time
Congressional leader on nuclear non-proliferation, released the following
statement on the 76th anniversary of Hiroshima. “On the 76th
anniversary of Hiroshima, we remember the...
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Washington (August 5, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.) released the following statement today as President Joseph R. Biden
announced the administration’s new vehicle greenhouse gas emissions and fuel
economy standards for cars, as well as a new target of ensuring that 50 percent
of new vehicles sold in 2030 are battery electric, plug-in...
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Washington (August 5, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: “I am deeply saddened by the untimely passing of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. His dedication was legendary; he was never one to mince words when it served his members’ purpose or to take a...
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Washington (August 5, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Representatives Andy Levin (MI-09) and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), introduced legislation to remove toxic substances from school buildings across the country. Toxic substances are particularly prevalent in high-poverty schools, and include lead,...
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Washington (August 5, 2021) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fl.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced they will introduce the Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act to hold the Cambodian government accountable as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen continues to engage in a crackdown against human rights,...
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Bipartisan, bicameral legislation will block technology manufactured by companies that pose a threat to national security Washington (August 4, 2021) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today applauded the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s markup of their bipartisan legislation, the Secure...
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Washington (August 4, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s vote to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF). “Today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs is a major step to move us away...
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Resolution would designate the first Monday of March as “COVID–19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day”Resolution Text (PDF)Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced a resolution to memorialize those lost to the COVID–19 virus and...
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Lawmakers introduced
bill to require DOL to protect workers in high-heat environments as climate
change gives rise to record-breaking temperatures WASHINGTON, D.C. –
Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla
(D-Calif.) and Sherrod
Brown (D-Ohio) sent a
letter to Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh demanding the Department
of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety...
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Washington (July 30, 2021) – As more than 80 wildfires continue to burn across the United States, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and governors of Western states brought new attention to the importance of passing a Civilian Climate Corps. During a Friday call, Biden, Harris, and the governors including Gavin Newsom (CA), Jay Inslee...
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Washington (July 30, 2021) - U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) wrote to Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf, Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, regarding the use of private prosecutors in the federal courts. On July 26, 2021, following a five-day bench trial in May, environmental lawyer...
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Washington (July 29, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) sponsors of the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act, today applauded the inclusion of $50 million for gun violence research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) in...
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In March 2020, SAMSHA and DEA instituted regulatory flexibilities that allow for easier access to medication-assisted treatment Washington (July 29, 2021) -- Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02) led a group of colleagues in a letter to the Biden administration today calling for the...
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Legislation would
catalyze up to $300 billion for
predevelopment of climate-smart infrastructure projects Washington (July 29, 2021) – Senator Edward
J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and
Nuclear Safety on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today introduced the Local...
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Extreme heat legislation introduced as the West Coast continues to battle record-breaking heat and wildfires Washington (July 28, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today reintroduced legislation alongside Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to address the rising health risks of extreme heat. The Preventing...
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Offshore wind job training grants would support new domestic clean energy workforce Washington (July 28, 2021) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) reintroduced legislation that aims to address the needs of the offshore wind industry and...
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Despite fewer cars on the road during COVID-19 pandemic, traffic deaths
have jumped 7.2 percent in the last year—the largest projected number of
fatalities in more than a decade Washington (July 27,
2021) – With traffic deaths on the rise, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey
(D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jan...
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