Washington (March 31, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after the Biden administration released a plan to help address costs for consumers at the pump as a result of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today sent a letter to Netflix, urging the company to take steps to decrease young people’s exposure to tobacco, nicotine, and vaping imagery in video content. According to a recent report by the... Read More

Washington (March 31, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that Massachusetts will receive $80.1 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). This funding is approximately 10... Read More

These policies can result in transgender users being “deadnamed” – or referred to by the birth or legal name that they no longer use – and being “outed” against their will   Washington (March 31, 2022) – On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and... Read More

Software May Be Misused for Disciplinary Purposes; Parents Not Adequately Informed    Constant Surveillance: Implications of Around-the-Clock Online Student Activity Monitoring (PDF) Gaggle Response (PDF) | Bark Technologies Response (PDF) | GoGuardian Response (PDF) | Securly Inc. Response... Read More

WATCH: Senate Climate Change Task Force Discusses Energy Independence through a Clean Energy Transition   Washington (March 29, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) chaired a Senate Climate Change Task Force meeting today, alongside Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Jeff... Read More

Washington (March 29, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) today introduced The Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act, legislation that prohibits excluding a person from federal jury service on account of disability. Currently, federal law prohibits excluding an individual from jury service on... Read More

Markey encourages focus on protecting populations most vulnerable to COVID-19   Washington (March 28, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) urging them to consider continuing masking requirements... Read More

Announcement comes days after Senators Markey and Warren lead colleagues in letter to Biden administration urging deployment of clean energy and energy-efficient electric technologies to increase energy security in response to Putin’s market disruption   Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair... Read More

Markey urged Biden to declare that the United States would not consider using nuclear weapons in response to non-nuclear attacks   Boston (March 25, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey, a co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, released the following statement following press reports that... Read More

Announcement comes days after Senators Markey and Warren lead colleagues in letter to Biden administration urging deployment of clean energy and energy-efficient electric technologies to increase energy security in response to Putin’s market disruption   Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair... Read More

Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today met with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as her confirmation hearings on the Capitol come to a close. Following two days of wide-ranging, and at times unreasonable, questioning of Judge Jackson, Senator Markey affirmed his deep support for her... Read More

  WATCH HERE: Markey becomes first Senator to stream via Twitch from the Capitol, promotes legislation that would lay the groundwork for the clean energy revolution   Washington (March 23, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) made his official Twitch debut today, making him the first U.S. Senator to utilize the live... Read More

  Washington (March 23, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), today led a letter to President Joseph R. Biden urging him to employ his existing executive authorities to advance the... Read More

Agency’s extension demonstrates a commitment to ensuring local water and wildlife are safe from potential impacts of proposed machine gun range   Washington, D.C. (March 23, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman Bill... Read More

Senate Foreign Relations Committee members welcome commemoration of peace agreements as Cambodia’s current government threatens to undermine them   Washington (March 23, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the East Asia Subcommittee on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Mitt Romney... Read More

Lawmakers argue that proposed law poses threat to civil society in Thailand, undermines delivery of humanitarian assistance to Burma   Washington (March 22, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, and Senator Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), a member of the Senate Foreign... Read More

Washington (March 21, 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 in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule on climate-related disclosures... Read More

Markey calls for additional determination related to atrocities carried out by the Burmese military since the 2021 coup, stronger U.S. leadership to hold perpetrators accountable   Washington (March 21, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, released the... Read More

In a letter sent to Congressional leadership yesterday, the Co-Chairs of the COVID-19 Global Vaccination Caucus called for the inclusion of $5 billion in global COVID-19 response funding in any COVID-19 supplemental package, as USAID officials have already repeatedly informed Congress that the agency expects to have fully obligated the global... Read More