Lawmakers’ request follows recent announcement by USPS that only 10 percent of the United States Postal Service’s new fleet of mail trucks will be battery-poweredWashington (February 4, 2022) – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led 17 members of Congress in a letter calling on Postmaster General Louis... Read More

Bicameral Bill Will Close Higher Education Gap, Improve and Expand Access to Dual Enrollment and Early College Programs for High School Students Nationwide Washington (February 4, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led their colleagues in introducing The Jumpstart... Read More

Washington (February 3, 2022) – The Boston Globe Editorial Board today editorialized in support of Senator Edward J. Markey’s (D-Mass.) call to adopt a new climate-first approach to passing provisions of the Build Back Better Act. Senator Markey has encouraged the U.S. Senate to bring for a vote the climate justice and clean energy provisions of... Read More

Washington (February 3, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after numerous reports of dangerous braking flaws in Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving systems. “These latest... Read More

In 2021, Americans received 50.5 billion robocalls and 60 million people fell victim to a phone scam Washington (February 3, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), authors of the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act and members of the Senate Committee... Read More

Washington (February 1, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Representative Norma J. Torres (CA-35), Representative Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) this week sent a letter to the U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary Brian Nichols and U.S. Agency for International Development... Read More

According to the CDC, more than 60 percent of the KN95 masks on the market in the United States are counterfeit Washington (February 1, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today urged Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to ramp up efforts to... Read More

With only nine surviving members, legislation will recognize previously classified WWII Army Unit Washington (February 1, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Representative Annie Kuster (NH-02) today celebrated President Joe Biden’s signature on their bipartisan and... Read More

Washington (January 31, 2022) – As the one-year anniversary of the February 1, 2021 military coup against democratically-elected leadership in Burma approaches, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and... Read More

Federal and state officials met to discuss funding strategies and the new path forward for replacing the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges Washington (January 28, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressman William R. Keating (MA-09), today hosted a meeting to discuss the future of the Cape... Read More

Citing Biden’s commitment to a “government-wide approach” to tackling the climate crisis, lawmakers urge President to remove defense-related exemptions from sustainability executive order Washington (January 28, 2021) –Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) today sent a letter calling on... Read More

Washington (January 26, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) released the following statement today after news reports that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer would announce his retirement. “For decades, Justice Breyer has served on the bench of the highest court with grace, expertise, humility, and an unwavering dedication to justice.... Read More

Lawmakers urge clean break from Trump’s dangerous nuclear policies, embrace of diplomacy Washington (January 26, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives John Garamendi (CA-03) and Donald S. Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today led 51 of... Read More

Washington (January 25, 2022) – Today, Senator Markey, along with more than 190 congressional Democrats, submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  The brief supports EPA’s authority under the Clean Air Act to protect the public from harmful pollution, reduce... Read More

Washington (January 24, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of former Massachusetts State Senator Bill Owens. Senator Markey served with Owens in the Massachusetts State House from 1973-1976.  “History may have called on Bill Owens, but he wasn’t going to... Read More

Washington (January 22, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey released the following statement today on the 49th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision.   “As we mark the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Republicans in states and courthouses across the country are working to decimate abortion rights, erase nearly five decades... Read More

Millions in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act coming to MA ports and waterways Washington (January 21, 2022) – This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced $14 billion in investments across the country to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate resilience. These funds will be delivered... Read More

Washington (January 20, 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 after Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Richard Glick announced that the Commission would not rescind authorization for the... Read More

Washington (January 20, 2022) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act, legislation to invest in and expand the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to universalize energy assistance for all of those who need it. Currently, it is estimated that... Read More

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