Washington (February 12, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Security Subcommittee of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf after media reports that the agency has purchased data tracking the physical... Read More

  Recognizes the Chinese doctor who first identified the severity of the coronavirus outbreak and sought to warn the government about the potential devastating impact   Washington (February 11, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was... Read More

  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, today urged U.S. Attorney General William Barr to swiftly convene the interagency working group as required by... Read More

“Inaction to address this looming catastrophe is indefensible and these devastating outcomes are avoidable”   [WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led a group of fifteen senators from all eight states along the Northeast Corridor in urging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to finalize... Read More

Lawmakers Urge Airlines to Take Actions Similar to Those Taken by JetBlue and United Airlines Text of Letters (PDF) Washington, DC -- United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (D-MA-04), House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair... Read More

  Washington (February 5, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today cast his two votes on the articles of impeachment to convict and remove President Donald Trump from office. Yesterday, Senator Markey spoke on the Senate floor, calling President Trump a “clear and present danger to our democracy and our national... Read More

  Washington (February 4, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and on the eve of the U.S. Senate vote on the Trump articles of impeachment.    Senator Markey’s guest at the address was renowned violence prevention expert... Read More

  737 MAX plane crashes killed 346 people, FAA still investigating, emails indicate that Boeing misled regulators and rushed a dangerously flawed plane into the sky   Washington (February 4, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) today blasted Boeing for its response to... Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Gary Peters (D-MI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Ed Markey (D-MA) today announced a bipartisan bill to standardize the designation, funding, and management of National Heritage Areas across the country. The National Heritage... Read More

Washington (February 3, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced his guest to the State of the Union, renowned violence prevention expert and peace pioneer Chaplain Clementina “Tina” Chéry. Chaplain Chéry founded the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute based in Dorchester in 1994 after the murder of her... Read More

  Last week, Senator Markey called on Trump to reestablish, appoint a permanent global health chief to address coronavirus threat   Washington (February 3, 2020) – With the cases of identified coronavirus at 11 in the United States and the World Health Organization warning of a potential global pandemic with the continuing spread of... Read More

  Washington (January 31, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) asked his second question during the question and answer period of the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, focusing on what options Congress has to address interference in U.S. elections if Donald Trump is acquitted of the pending charges against... Read More

Last Week, President Trump Said He’d Consider Cutting Medicare & Social Security to Pay for His Tax Scam, which has been a Handout to Corporations at the Expense of Workers   WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Democratic colleagues in demanding President Trump... Read More

  Washington (January 29, 2020) – For the second Democratic question posed today during the question and answer period in the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) asked of the House Managers:    “On Monday, President Trump tweeted, ‘The Democrat controlled... Read More

  Washington (January 28, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan.    “I strongly agree with longstanding U.S. bipartisan policy that a true two-state solution is the only viable path... Read More

Commonwealth was the Hardest-Hit State in 2019, With 12 Reported Cases and 3 Deaths Text of Letter (PDF) Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeking an update on the agency's efforts to study the epidemiology of Eastern Equine... Read More

  Trump eliminated position in 2018 after Obama administration created it in response to Ebola crisis   Washington (January 27, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the President Donald Trump to reestablish the position of White House global health security and biothreats directorate within the National... Read More

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was joined by Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in sending a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing serious concerns... Read More

  Lawmaker urges Tesla to adopt commonsense changes that will make sure drivers are paying attention to the road   Washington (January 24, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today released his recommendations from his review of Tesla’s Autopilot driver... Read More

  Since 2019, CPB officials at Logan Airport have been refusing entry to Iranian students with valid student visas   Washington (January 23, 2020) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today demanded Customs and Border Protection provide answers on a pattern of... Read More