Senator’s office reports young students stuck in Morocco, other Massachusetts residents reaching out to State Department only to get lack of coherent, timely, and focused advice   Washington (March 20, 2020) – As more and more countries close their borders and take action to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Senator... Read More

  Calls for closer coordination with World Health Organization, worldwide partners in responding to coronavirus pandemic   Washington (March 20, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today demanded answers from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of the... Read More

21 million Americans, including at least 140,000 Massachusetts residents, cannot access broadband Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to take emergency action to address broadband... Read More

 Calls on Senate leadership to protect vulnerable workers   Washington (March 19, 2020) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on Senate leadership to protect gig workers who are struggling during the coronavirus emergency. In a letter sent to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles Schumer... Read More

(Washington, DC)—U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Democrats, which Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,) is a member, today released a new relief proposal to help small businesses address public health-related challenges from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.   Committee Ranking Member Ben Cardin... Read More

  Senator Markey’s 2018 report documented unfair and misleading advertising that travel insurance companies use to over-promise and under-deliver   Washington (March 19, 2020) – As the U.S. State Department announces a worldwide travel advisory asking U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel, Senator Edward J. Markey... Read More

Reporting in the Washington Post revealed the Trump Administration is discussing partnership with major tech companies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic by leveraging users’ location data   Washington (March 19, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a... Read More

Ask financial institutions for a moratorium on charges that could compound to economic hardships   Washington (March 18, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are calling on Massachusetts financial institutions to provide relief to their customers struggling during the coronavirus emergency. In a... Read More

Trump eliminated position in 2018 after Obama administration created it in response to Ebola crisis   Washington (March 19, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced the introduction of legislation requiring the President to appoint a permanent Pandemic Prevention and Response Coordinator, housed on the National Security... Read More

Massachusetts Set to Receive $1.08 Billion in Medicaid Funding Under Federal Coronavirus Stimulus Package New Funding Would Help Commonwealth Address COVID-19 and Other Public Health Needs Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P.... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai?i), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) led a bipartisan group of 26 senators in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase subsidies to health care providers through the Rural Health Care Program. The additional funding would ensure... Read More

  Washington (March 18, 2020) – Today, as the number of coronavirus cases surpassed 200,000 worldwide, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on the Department of Justice to temporarily close all immigration courts under the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR).   Immigration courts host dozens of visitors and personnel... Read More

The Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 would expand early in-person voting and no-excuse absentee vote-by-mail to all states and would reimburse states for additional costs in administering elections during the coronavirus pandemic Confusion regarding Ohio’s primary underscores need for federal action  WASHINGTON –... Read More

Shrewd action to address current economic crisis may help prevent a future economic crisis caused by climate change Washington, D.C. – As Congress considers a massive bailout for industries affected by the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Richard... Read More

Senator Market first called on Trump to take action on Sunday after hearing from Massachusetts nurses, doctors, and first responders about dire shortage of critical medical equipment like respirators and ventilators   Washington (March 18, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today commended President Donald Trump for finally... Read More

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) joined U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) to introduce legislation that would ensure that every small business with a loan from the Small Business Administration, or SBA, would be relieved of their loan payments—including principal, interest, and fees—for the next six... Read More

  Introducing legislative package that waives tax penalties, exempt Social Security benefits from taxes Washington (March 18, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced a legislative package aimed at protecting seniors and retirees during the economic downturn as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The first bill will... Read More

  Washington (March 17, 2020) – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called for basic consumer and worker protections in any coronavirus financial assistance for the airline and cruise industries.   In the letter, sent to Senate Majority Leader Mitch... Read More

  Washington (March 17, 2020) – Today, as the number of COVID-19 cases reach 185,067 worldwide, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately halt needless deportations and release from detention all immigrants who pose no public safety threat.   U.S. immigration detention... Read More

Failure to Ensure Availability of Kits and Misleading Information from Trump Administration Have Confused and Delayed Response to Coronavirus Pandemic, Placing Millions at Risk Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor... Read More