Boston (April 14, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and Congress’s leading proponent for funding for public broadcasting, released the following statement today after news reports stated that the Trump administration is seeking to rescind funding for the Corporation for... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Massachusetts has received more than 181,000 requests for heating assistance so far this fiscal year Washington (April 14, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, led all members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation—Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 11, 2025) - Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today led the Democrats on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee in writing to U.S. Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler to take... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager Washington (April 11, 2025) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), today announced legislation to improve subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasting efforts at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through investments in advanced approaches to S2S weather... Read More

New Petition and Whistleblower Statement Provide Evidence that Meta Knowingly Allowed Children to Use its VR Platform Horizon Worlds    Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 10, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), a member of the House... Read More

Washington (April 9, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Task Force, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing a review of state and local laws and regulations aimed at tackling the climate... Read More

Letter signed by 180 members of Congress Washington (April 9, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW); the leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after President Trump signed four executive orders to boost the dying coal industry. “Just like Trump, coal is outdated, costly, and dangerous,” said Senator Markey. “Coal is the dirtiest... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Small Business Committee, as well as the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today hosted a virtual town hall with panelists from MassMEDIC, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, VentureWell, Boyd... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) - Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after attending a joint House Committee on Small Business and Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing titled: “Prosperity on Main Street: Keeping Taxes Low for... Read More

Washington (April 8, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) in reintroducing the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, bicameral legislation to guarantee the right of public... Read More

Watch: Senator Markey slams Republican attempts to make accessing Social Security benefits more difficult for seniors Washington (April 6, 2025) - On April 4, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) forced Republicans to vote on preserving phone services at the Social Security Administration so seniors can continue to access their earned benefits.... Read More

Boston (April 6, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of Massachusetts’s Philip “Phil” W. Johnston.  “Politics was Phil Johnston’s lifeblood, but he had the soul of a social worker,” said Senator Markey. “Phil’s accolades were many and well-deserved — as chair of the state Democratic Party, as... Read More

Full interview with Katy Tur here Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, responded to Trump’s reckless tariff actions yesterday, which significantly raised the risk for recession and will drive up... Read More

Trump cut $106 million to Massachusetts schools, imperiling literacy programs, air quality updates, math tutoring, and more. Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 4, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, and the entire Massachusetts... Read More

Washington (April 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today on the Joint Resolutions of Disapproval of Arms Sales.   “Ever since Hamas’s heinous October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, I have remained focused on bringing the hostages home and securing long-term peace and security for Israel. I supported the... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (April 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) today announced the reintroduction of the Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights, a resolution calling for dignified wages, benefits, and... Read More

Washington (April 3, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), and 25 of their colleagues in introducing The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, legislation to provide unaccompanied children with legal representation for their court when they appear in proceedings before an immigration judge.... Read More

Senators to Secretaries Rubio and Noem: “These actions undermine America’s longstanding commitment to humanitarian protection and place thousands of vulnerable individuals—many of whom served alongside U.S. armed forces—at grave risk” Washington (April 3, 2025) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (April 2, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), today sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Executive Office for Immigration Review Acting Director Sirce E. Owen, condemning the unjust... Read More