Forbidding Airlines from Imposing Ridiculous (FAIR) Fees Act would protect consumers by limiting fees for checked bags, ticket changes and cancellations Washington (May 4, 2017) – As airlines continue to charge consumers sky-high fees for basic services such as checking a bag and changing or canceling a flight, Senators Edward J. Markey... Read More

EPW members seek all information related to Administrator Pruitt’s scheduled keynote speech at an Oklahoma GOP fundraiser after its quick cancellation last week following a formal complaint to Office of Special Counsel Monday May 1, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led his colleagues in calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to address the apparent conflict of interest regarding his participation in the review of EPA’s 2015 National Ambient Air... Read More

Senator’s statement comes amidst continued saber rattling by President Trump and Kim Jong Un Washington (May 2, 2017) – Amidst continuing saber rattling by both President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations... Read More

Senator urged Secretary Tillerson to use today’s UN Security Council meeting to coordinate strategy with China and allies to pressure Pyongyang Washington (April 28, 2017) – As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on North Korea, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) welcomed Secretary... Read More

Court documents reveal Dr. Gottlieb served as expert witness defending fentanyl maker’s off-label marketing   Washington (April 27, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) today sent a letter to Food and... Read More

Senators also introduce legislation to prohibit Interior Secretary from revising approved offshore drilling plan for 2017-2022 to open up new areas Washington (April 27, 2017) – As President Trump prepared to release a new executive order tomorrow that may call for opening up new areas offshore for oil exploration, Senators Edward J. Markey... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) led a group of 17 senators calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to include a substantial increase in funds for the fight against the nation's opioid epidemic and additional investments in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as... Read More

WASHINGTON, April 26 – Senator Markey joined Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) in support of legislation Wednesday that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Twenty-three Senate Democrats have signed onto the bill, which would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 and would be indexed to the... Read More

Transparency, Improvements, and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe (TICKETS) Act Would Strengthen Consumer Protections for Flying Public   WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Markey joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation to strengthen consumer protections for the flying public and help... Read More

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee scheduled to vote on Dr. Gottlieb’s nomination tomorrow Washington (April 25, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after revelations in a Washington Post story indicate that Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the Trump administration’s... Read More

Washington (April 21, 2017) – Seven years after the BP Deepwater Horizon rig sank to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and nearly five million barrels of oil began spilling into the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2010, Senator Edward J. Markey, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following... Read More

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) issued the following statement today after a federal judge in Detroit ordered Volkswagen to pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty for cheating on diesel emissions tests. “Following a years-long campaign of deception and pollution, it is only fair... Read More

Washington (April 21, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, today called on President Donald Trump to stand with the Armenian community and commemorate the Armenian Genocide in his first opportunity as President, on the 102nd anniversary on April 24. Between 1915-1923, more than 1.5 million... Read More

Trump Still Lacks a White House Science Advisor, Office of Science and Technology Policy Director & Chief Technology Officer, Among Others WASHINGTON –Today, in advance of the March for Science, Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) led a group of Senators in urging President Trump to appoint well-qualified experts for critical science posts... Read More

Boston (April 20, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce Science and Transportation Committee, today blasted an Order approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that fails to promote competition and choice in the Business Data Services (BDS) and wholesale voice services markets. Earlier this week,... Read More

Boston (April 21, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was joined today by Massachusetts digital economy leaders at a roundtable discussion and press conference at Carbonite in Boston in defense of net neutrality. In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted strong net neutrality rules, ensuring that the internet will... Read More

Boston (April 20, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced that the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing $11.7 million in grant funding to Massachusetts to support efforts to combat the prescription drug, heroin, and fentanyl epidemic. The total $500 million in grant funding for states announced... Read More

Boston (April 19, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) today led a bipartisan group of 12 senators in calling on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to continue to put diplomatic pressure on their Russian counterparts to respond to the recent... Read More

Senators Note FERC's Disregard of Concerns in Sandisfield, Irreparable Harm to Otis State Forest Text of the letter is available here  Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling on the agency to revoke... Read More