Washington (January 31, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court.   “With President Donald Trump issuing executive orders nearly every day that tear at the very fabric of our democracy, this... Read More

Republicans block Senate vote on bill  Washington— Senator Edward J. Markey joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced a bill to rescind President Trump’s discriminatory executive order barring immigrants from Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S.... Read More

Delays and cancellations follow United Airlines’ IT failure last week Washington (January 30, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Delta Air Lines, Inc. inquiring about the state of the airline’s... Read More

Issues such as climate change, Russian sanctions and role of oil in geopolitical matters raise questions about conflicts of interest, perception of impartiality by other nations   Washington (January 309, 2017) – As the Senate prepares to take its first full vote on the nomination of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of... Read More

In meeting with Markey prior to his confirmation, Secretary Kelly stated opposition to targeting Muslims Boston (January 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called on new Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly to denounce and rescind the recent order from President... Read More

Washington (January 27, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump released executive orders today halting the nation’s refugee program.  “Today’s executive order from President Trump is more about extreme... Read More

Exception would allow more broadband providers to withhold promotional rates, fee, surcharge, and data cap and allowance information to consumers   Washington (January 27, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D – Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today blasted an exemption circulated at the... Read More

Markey led the call for the FCC to finalize broadband privacy rules   Washington (January 26, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today blasted proposals to undermine the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband privacy rules. Last year, The FCC... Read More

Federal Hiring Freeze Will Delay Veterans’ Access To Care And Benefits, And Hurt Veterans Seeking Federal Jobs thursday, january 26, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey joined a group of 53 members of Congress, led by Ranking Members of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees, Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.)... Read More

Trump administration action freezes resources for air and water quality monitoring and improvement, clean up of toxic waste sites Washington (January 26, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Mangement and Regulation subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter... Read More

Legislation would ensure ratepayers could protest a rate change filed with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington (January 25, 2017) – As New England prepares for an upcoming energy auction that will impact future energy prices, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Fair Ratepayer, Accountability, Transparency and... Read More

Attempts to silence federal employees follows previous actions by Trump transition team targeting federal employees and scientists at Department of Energy and State Department Washington (January 25, 2017) –  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a letter with eleven Senators decrying reports of instructions provided to all... Read More

Washington (January 215, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on immigration.  “Today, Lady Liberty weeps at Donald Trump’s executive actions that fly in the face of our nation’s history as a beacon to those... Read More

Senators Urge That Further Media Consolidation Should Only be Permitted if it Results in Better, More Affordable Phone, TV & Internet Service for Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. [01/25/17]—Today, a group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) put pressure on AT&T and Time Warner to prove that their proposed mega-merger is in... Read More

Washington (January 24, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after President Trump signed new executive orders to move forward with the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.  “President Trump’s executive actions to advance the... Read More

Washington (January 24, 2017) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) and introduced the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017. This legislation would prohibit the President from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress. The... Read More

Senators continue their ongoing investigation into the reliability of airline IT systems and airline consumer protections   Washington (January 23, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to United Airlines, Inc.... Read More

Washington (January 23, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, released the following statement today following the swearing in of Adama Barrow as president of The Gambia.  After initially conceding defeat and then refusing to leave office, former... Read More

Washington (January 23, 2016) – Senator Edward J Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on Rex Tillerson’s nomination to be Secretary of State.  “I thank Mr. Tillerson for his testimony before the Senate... Read More

Marches for justice and equality happening across the country WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the lead sponsor of legislation to prohibit discrimination against women, today reintroduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution as hundreds of thousands march in cities across the nation for justice and... Read More