Washington (January 19, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Senate Republicans blocked voting rights legislation for the fifth time.“The fight for voting rights and for our democracy will not stop today on the floor of the United States Senate. We will continue it house-to-house,... Read More

Washington (January 19, 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 following President Joe Biden’s remarks on the next steps forward for making a deal on Build Back Better through the budget reconciliation... Read More

With only nine surviving members, effort would recognize previously classified WWII Army Unit Washington (January 19, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) today celebrate the House of Representatives passage of their bipartisan and... Read More

Markey calls on retailers, manufacturers to make at-home COVID tests more affordable, encourages FTC efforts to stop price gouging and protect consumers Washington (January 19, 2022) – As the Omicron variant continues to spread and demand for at-home COVID-19 tests increases, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent letters – to the... Read More

Washington (January 17, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us that the dream of freedom could only be realized when every person has a fair and equal vote at the ballot box. The origin of the word... Read More

Nine percent of Massachusetts bridges are currently classified as structurally deficientWashington (January 15, 2021) – The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) this week announced the first round of funding from a $27.5 billion bridge formula program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs... Read More

Legislation would update and expand online tools, integrate technologies across scales, and inventory national infrastructure to improve air quality management Washington (January 14, 2022)—Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, introduced the... Read More

Facility has shut down four times due to unplanned gas releases and technical concerns since it began operations in 2020 Washington (January 14, 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 after the Federal Energy... Read More

Washington (January 13, 2022) – With data showing that the opioid epidemic has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today outlined his ongoing concerns with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failures to effectively regulate addictive opioids and his opposition to FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Robert... Read More

Washington (January 12, 2022)– Congressman Bill Keating, who represents Southeastern Massachusetts, including Plymouth and Cape Cod, Senator Edward J. Markey, Chair of the Senate’s Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Seth Moulton, who represents Massachusetts' north shore including the... Read More

Washington (January 12, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today issued a statement applauding the Biden administration’s announcements on federal clean energy deployment. The Biden administration today announced a... Read More

Washington (January 11, 2021) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Georgia calling for the immediate passage of voting rights legislation. "Abolish the filibuster."  ### Read More

Projects will Advance Technologies for Plastic Recycling, Reduce Plastic Waste, and Cut the Carbon Footprint of Plastic Production The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $13.4 million in funding for next-generation plastics technologies that reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of single-use plastics. The seven selected... Read More

Historic LIHEAP funding coming to Commonwealth through American Rescue Plan Washington (January 10, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that Massachusetts will receive a record $307.5 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022 fiscal year. The Biden... Read More

VIDEO: Markey pushes for comprehensive voting reform in remarks on Senate floor Washington (January 6, 2022) – On the anniversary of the January 6th United States Capitol insurrection, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) delivered remarks on the floor of the Senate in support of democracy and voting reform. Below are excerpts from his remarks.... Read More

Washington (January 5, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), led a bicameral letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick urging the agency to use its authority to protect consumers from unfairly high energy costs. “We... Read More

Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department detains people on behalf of ICE Washington (January 3, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are requesting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conduct an immediate review of the detainee conditions at the Plymouth... Read More

Washington (December 23, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressmen William Keating (MA-09) and Seth Moulton (MA-06), released the following joint statement celebrating the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement yesterday that it will purchase $25 million in Atlantic groundfish... Read More

MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBAL CHAIRMAN BRIAN WEEDEN RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S AFFIRMATION OF THE MASHPEE RESERVATION: Today the Department of the Interior's Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland issued a lengthy decision in which he confirmed the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian... Read More

Without comprehensive data collection, experts cannot identify or track racial disparities in breakthrough cases Text of Letter (PDF)Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), sent a letter to the Centers for... Read More