Additional funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund would prevent ‘great disconnection’ of millions of students from the Internet Washington (June 21, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Grace Meng (NY-06) led their colleagues in a letter today urging... Read More

Washington (June 19, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who introduced the Juneteenth Independence Day Act, released the following statement today in honor of Juneteenth, and in celebration of the first anniversary of Juneteenth’s commemoration as a federal holiday:  “Today, we are commemorating a historic... Read More

Washington (June 17, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03) and Donald S. Beyer (VA-08), the four co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today wrote to Secretary of State Blinken urging him to send a senior U.S. official to participate in... Read More

Washington – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined colleagues led by Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in a letter to the CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, Sundar Pichai, urging him to take action to prevent misleading Google search results and ads that lead to anti-abortion clinics. In... Read More

Lawmakers urge the Department of Commerce to develop a strategy to protect consumers and mitigate e-waste, following lead of the European Union on universal chargers   Washington (June 17, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) sent a letter to Secretary Gina... Read More

Washington (June 17, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led his colleagues Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a letter to the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler urging the Commission to strengthen... Read More

Washington (June 16, 2022) – Today, on World Sea Turtle Day, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced the bipartisan Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act, legislation to create a new grant program at the Department of Commerce to fund the rescue and recovery of sea turtles in the United States. All known sea turtle... Read More

“Good Jobs for Good Airports Act” would increase labor standards for service workers at airports that receive federal funding Washington (June 16, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jesús G. “Chuy” García (IL-04) hosted a press conference [LINK] with airport workers and union... Read More

Senator Markey spotlights four preconditions for a visit, including accountability for murder of Jamal Khashoggi, tangible improvement in Kingdom’s human rights record, protection of civilians in Yemen, and ceasing its reported illicit ballistic missile cooperation with China   Washington (June 14, 2022) – Senator Edward... Read More

Letter continues multi-year effort by Senator Markey to curtail Ring’s harmful surveillance practices, encourage engagement with civil liberties experts Washington (June 14, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to Amazon, the parent company of Ring, to address ongoing issues related to privacy violations and... Read More

Washington (June 12, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after an announcement was made from the bipartisan working group regarding sweeping gun safety legislation.“The bipartisan gun safety framework is a good start and finally breaks the logjam so we can begin to address the crisis of gun... Read More

Washington (June 10, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined a letter led by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) today urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) provide better guidance and regulations to help State and local governments better comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA)... Read More

Washington (June 9, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and, members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following joint statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) upgraded its investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot system from... Read More

“As extremist judges and Republican politicians intensify their efforts to strip Americans of their basic reproductive freedoms, you can demonstrate to the country and women everywhere that you will do everything in your power to fight back." “We urge you to immediately issue an executive order instructing the leaders of every federal... Read More

Lawmakers call on DOT to expedite safety plans in light of spike in motor vehicle fatalities, up 10.5 percent since 2020 and up 32 percent since 2011   Washington (June 8, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led his Senate colleagues in a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg, highlighting the... Read More

Washington (June 7, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) applauded U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo's announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to Southbridge, Massachusetts, for construction of the Quinebau Valley Rail Trail. This grant is... Read More

Funding will support 23 programs and more than 6,000 AmeriCorps members in Massachusetts Washington (June 6, 2022) – United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Assistant Speaker... Read More

Washington (June 6, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement today on President Biden’s decision to invoke the Defense Production Act to strengthen the power grid by boosting domestic production of... Read More

Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Demanding App-Based Delivery Companies Prioritize Driver Safety Following Worker Deaths   More than 50 app-based workers have been killed on the job since 2017 while companies refuse to institute adequate safety protocols   Washington (June 1, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator... Read More

Washington (May 30, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement commemorating Memorial Day.   “As our nation reels from the devastating loss of civilian life in cities and towns across our country as a result of the epidemic of gun violence, we come together today to honor those brave Americans who... Read More