Senators Markey and Cassidy Celebrate House Committee Passage of COPPA 2.0  Washington (September 18, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed their bipartisan,... Read More

Washington (September 18, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the passage of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act through the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “With hurricane season in full swing, it has never been more important to pass the AM Radio for... Read More

Senator Markey holding a picture of Kate Dineen whose child Edie was conceived after two rounds of IVF, and her family Washington (September 17, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today joined the Senate Democratic Caucus on... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 16, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) led 53 of their colleagues today in a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Tracy Stone-Manning,... Read More

Senators push OMB to establish civil rights offices at every federal agency, implement bias safeguards, & protect marginalized communities Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 16, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (September 13, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today sent letters to each of the five Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging them to make licensing determinations objectively and in a manner that upholds the First Amendment. Following the presidential... Read More

CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre refused to attend subpoena hearing, continues to defy HELP Committee’s demands WATCH: Health providers, advocates speak on Steward’s destructive mismanagement Washington (September 12, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and... Read More

Washington (September 11, 2024) - On the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today called for the passage of his Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act to bolster funding for the Transportation... Read More

Details how Steward’s financial destruction created dangerous conditions for patients, workers, and communities Report Text (PDF) Washington (September 11, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today unveiled “The Steward Health... Read More

Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with the entire Massachusetts delegation, announced that they’ve secured over $17 million in funding for victim assistance and victim compensation from the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime. This funding supports Massachusetts programs that... Read More

Funding received from Safe Streets and Roads for All program through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Washington (September 9, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07)... Read More

Markey to de la Torre: “You should be held in contempt if you fail to appear. You should be fired from your position as CEO. You should lose your medical degree. And the millions you made off of Steward should go to repairing the health system you broke.” Boston (September 5, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health,... Read More

Senator Markey and HELP Committee voted to subpoena de la Torre to testify on September 12, the first time the Committee had issued a subpoena since 1981 Washington (September 4, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security, and Senator... Read More

Reaffirms support of Armenian community ahead of international climate conference in Azerbaijan Senator Markey with participants of the Armenian Community Roundtable Boston (September 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today held a roundtable in Boston with Armenian community leaders to discuss efforts to hold Azerbaijani officials... Read More

Amicus Brief affirms Congress’ support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth AMICUS BRIEF TEXT (PDF) Washington (September 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives Mark... Read More

One in fifteen Amazon warehouse workers sustain injuries on the job WATCH: Senator Markey stands with warehouse workers in Revere Boston (September 3, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security today joined Amazon warehouse workers... Read More

Lawmakers spotlight “larger statewide problem” with postal service in Massachusetts Letter Text (PDF) Boston (August 30, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led his Massachusetts colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04),... Read More

Boston (August 29, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today announced that they secured $15.78 million in grants for Massachusetts Fire Departments as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program. These awards will support fire departments with... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 22, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security, led the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Jim McGovern... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (August 21, 2024) - Amidst an epidemic of gun violence in the United States, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a letter with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to Steven Dettlebach, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), urging it to closely examine vending machines... Read More