Letter Text (PDF) Boston (September 25, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urging the Department of Defense (DOD) to explain and reverse its decision to delay the clean-up of per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) pollution from military bases in Massachusetts and around... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Boston (September 25, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Environmental Justice Caucus, today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Lee Zeldin in opposition to Zeldin’s decision to allow major polluting... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Boston (September 25, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to intervene with the Netanyahu government to protect the safety of the civilian members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a group of... Read More

Boston (September 24, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement regarding the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) announcement of charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity committed under his so-called “War on Drugs.” “The ICC’s announcement is an important step... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 23, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump raising concerns about Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s close relationship with Oklo Inc., a nuclear technology company. Secretary Wright’s recent involvement with Oklo suggests a conflict of interest within the... Read More

Washington (September 22, 2025) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and 36 of their Congressional colleagues have submitted an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 22, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 10 of his Senate colleagues today wrote to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging the agency to reverse course on the elimination of federal standards for greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and medium and heavy-duty... Read More

Watch: Markey, Schumer, advocates call out Trump admin’s censorship Washington (September 19, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today slammed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr for his censorship of Jimmy... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 19, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), today wrote to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi expressing his frustration with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inaction on the criminal contempt referral of Dr. Ralph de la Torre, former CEO of Steward Health Care. Nearly one year has passed since the Senate... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey’s remarks decrying Trump FCC’s censorship of media organizations Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today asked unanimous consent to pass a resolution condemning Federal Communications Commission (FCC)... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and every member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation—Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna... Read More

Senators send letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr demanding answers on his comments yesterday Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, & Transportation and the Environment & Public Works committees, today led Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in introducing the Generating Resilient, Environmentally... Read More

Senate Judiciary Committee report: Trump Administration appears to have ended presumption of release, is detaining more and more pregnant women in facilities ill-equipped to manage their well-being and safety; Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 18, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior... Read More

Washington (September 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that former Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre filed against members of the HELP... Read More

2007 Massachusetts v. EPA case led to landmark endangerment finding, requiring EPA to protect the health and welfare of Massachusetts residents and communities nationwide from climate change Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and every member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation—Senator... Read More

Washington (September 17, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), released the following statement marking two years since Azerbaijan launched a military campaign in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. “Today marks two years since Azerbaijan launched its military campaign that resulted in the forced displacement of 150,000 Armenians from the... Read More

Amicus Brief (PDF) Washington (September 15, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) led 89 of their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief in Miot v. Trump, a case before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of... Read More

FASTER Act would ensure airline security fees bolster aviation safety Bill Text (PDF) Washington (September 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today reintroduced the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination... Read More

Senators raise concerns about harm to privacy and free speech Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 11, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) today wrote to Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and... Read More