Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today led a bipartisan group of New England Senators in reintroducing legislation to bar oil and gas drilling off the region’s shoreline.  While the Trump administration has stalled on releasing the next draft of its 5-year offshore leasing plan, it has not fully... Read More

Bill Would Give Territories Option to Terminate Debt if They Meet Stringent Eligibility Criteria Fact Sheet (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today reintroduced the U.S. Territorial Relief Act to provide a pathway to comprehensive debt relief for Puerto Rico and other... Read More

  FCC ruling would constitute ‘direct assault’ on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990   Washington (May 1, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Mike Doyle (PA-18) today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging the Commission to deny a petition by the... Read More

  Washington (May 1, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) queried the Department of Energy about complaints that oil purchased from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was contaminated. Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Macquarie Group, and PetroChina have all made separate complaints that purchased oil was contaminated with... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN), today to introduce the Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, a bill that would help end the plague of illegal... Read More

Commercial and residential buildings drive 30% of carbon emissions in the U.S.   Washington (April 30, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) chaired this week’s meeting of the Senate Climate Change Task Force to discuss climate action in the buildings sector. According to the Energy Information... Read More

Remote identification rules are instrumental for drone privacy, safety, and security   Washington (April 29, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to the Department of Transportation calling on the Federal Aviation... Read More

  Washington (April 28, 2019) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and former co-Chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, released the following statement on the passing of Indiana Senator Richard Lugar.   “There was no greater champion in the U.S. Senate for stopping... Read More

  Boston (April 22, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his opposition to the Trump administration’s decision to end U.S. sanctions waivers that had allowed certain countries to continue importing Iranian oil so long as they were making significant reductions in... Read More

26 Organizations to Receive Funding to Support 6,611 AmeriCorps Members Boston, MA - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with U.S. Representatives Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), William Keating (D-Mass.), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Mass.), Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Ayanna... Read More

Boston (April 18, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of the report submitted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.    “The Special Counsel’s report, even in its redacted form, paints a picture of deeply disturbing... Read More

Independence at Home program brings primary care medical services to Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions in their homes; saved $16.3 million in third year of current demonstration   Washington (April 17, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) reintroduced legislation (S.1202) to convert... Read More

  Washington (April 16, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent letters this week to major online streaming companies, querying them about their role in promoting youth tobacco use and urging the companies to support actions to prevent youth smoking initiation. According to a recent report by the Truth Initiative, 79 percent of... Read More

  The Privacy Bill of Rights Act includes privacy protections for all consumers, both online and offline   Washington (April 12, 2019) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced comprehensive federal privacy legislation to protect American... Read More

  Washington (April 11, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today in opposition to the nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior.   “David Bernhardt is nothing more than another pawn of Big Oil at the Department of Interior,” said Senator Markey, a member... Read More

  New executive orders would circumvent environmental review for pipeline projects, undermine water quality rules   Washington (April 11, 2019) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement regarding the two executive... Read More

  Lion Air and the Ethiopian Airlines aircraft lacked two safety features that FAA did not make standard and Boeing treated as optional   Washington (April 11, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Safety is Not for Sale Act, legislation... Read More

  Legislation comes after Trump administration admits it has granted secret authorizations to U.S. companies to share nuclear technology and expertise with Saudi Arabia   Washington (April 10, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), members of the Senate Foreign... Read More

  WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced a resolution to honor the US Alliance with the Republic of Korea. The two countries have worked together to promote international peace, security, economic prosperity, human rights, and the rule of... Read More

  Calls on Leader McConnell to schedule vote in the Senate Washington (April 10, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey, member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Save the Internet Act. The legislation reverses the disastrous repeal by... Read More