Potential children’s privacy violations alleged after experts review Amazon’s Smart Speaker for Children   Washington (May 9, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, along with Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Josh... Read More

  Role of top-secret unit remained classified for more than four decades   Washington (May 9, 2019) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Special Headquarters Troops and the 3133rd Signal Service Company, U.S. Army... Read More

  Washington (May 8, 2019) – For 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has approved the manufacture of the equivalent of almost eight billion 10-milligram pills of OxyContin. But despite federal approval of such a massive quantity of addictive opioid pain medication, there is little public information about which... Read More

  Washington (May 8, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, assessed the Trump administration’s short-sighted approach to Iran one year after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the... Read More

  Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, Craft has said publicly she believes “both sides” of climate science   Washington (May 3, 2019) – With the Trump administration formally nominating Ambassador to Canada Kelly Knight Craft to be the new United Nations ambassador, Senators Edward J. Markey... Read More

  Department of Interior’s capitulation to oil industry pressure threatens worker safety and the environment   Washington (May 2, 2019) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the leading Congressional investigator of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, released the following statement after the Trump administration today... Read More

  WASHINGTON – Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, were joined today by Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) in introducing a Senate resolution reaffirming the importance of a close partnership between the... Read More

  As Trump fuels global arms race, Markey legislation would counter Trump admin. assaults on remaining global arms control architecture   New legislation prohibits obligating or expending funds to increase numbers of U.S. nuclear warheads and delivery systems above New START limits   Washington (May 2, 2019) – In an effort to... Read More

  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