Washington (July 30, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Ron Dellums.   “Ron Dellums was an icon, an iconoclast, and a public servant without equal,” said Senator Markey. “Ron’s office was across the hall from mine in the House of... Read More

Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives Richard E. Neal, James P. McGovern, Michael E. Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch, and Joseph P. Kennedy III, Seth Moulton and Katherine Clark announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded eighteen fire departments in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – July 27, 2018 – The Lowell and Fitchburg Fire Departments have been awarded over $1.4 million in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighter Grant (AFG) program.   The Lowell Fire Department will receive $917,007 to be used to purchase a firefighter breathing apparatus, firefighter protective gear,... Read More

  Beginning today, settlement would allow downloadable firearms blueprints to be posted online for unlimited distribution to anyone, including terrorists and criminals   Washington (July 27, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was today joined by his colleagues in calling... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., today sought details from 39 federal law-enforcement agencies about their use facial recognition technology, and what policies, if any, they have put in place to prevent abuse and misuse.   “As [facial recognition] technologies have... Read More

  Whitehouse, Merkley, Cardin, Van Hollen, Markey & Schatz: FERC is ‘effectively taking the position that carbon pollution has no cost to society.  That is clearly wrong.’ ***READ THE SENATORS’ COMMENT LETTER HERE***   Washington, DC – Six senators have lodged a formal argument with the Federal Energy... Read More

  Strengthens U.S. commercial space sector, extends ISS through 2030   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, on Wednesday introduced the Space Frontier Act (S. 3277). This commercial space bill... Read More

  Lawmakers ask Amazon to answer questions about privacy, civil rights implications of sale of facial recognition technology to the police   Washington (July 26, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representatives Luis Gutiérrez (IL-04) and Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) today questioned Amazon about the sale of its... Read More

  WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 30 other senators, sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz calling for an investigation into DOJ’s role in the creation and implementation of the Trump Administration’s “zero-tolerance”... Read More

  Bill would commission research on children’s technology use and outcomes including addiction, bullying, and depression   Washington (July 26, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Representatives... Read More

  Washington (July 25, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the new rule issued by the Department of Energy to bypass components of the review process for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports in order to speed up approvals.... Read More

  WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, today led 39 Senate Democrats in an effort to stop congressional Republicans from promoting discrimination against LGBTQ Americans seeking to be foster or adoptive parents.   In a letter to Senate appropriators, the senators slammed a House... Read More

Bill Would Give Territories Option to Terminate Debt if They Meet Stringent Eligibility Criteria Provides Protection for Certain Puerto Rican and Mainland Creditors Whose Debt is Terminated Bill Text | One-Pager Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation... Read More

Settlement will allow downloadable firearm tutorials to be posted online for unlimited distribution to anyone   Washington (July 24, 2018) – In the wake of the decision by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle a lawsuit brought against the Department of State by Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation, two proponents... Read More

  WASHINGTON – Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, and U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai shared their vision for how an upcoming... Read More

  Plan will allow Massachusetts fishermen to start fishing again soon   Washington (July 19, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today commended the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) final ruling on Carlos Rafael vessels, allowing for... Read More

  Washington (July 18, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement in response to the release of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalized rule to overhaul requirements for handling the toxic waste produced by burning coal, also... Read More

  Senator’s resolution passed Senate in May with bipartisan support   Washington (July 17, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after Republican Congressman Mike Coffman (CO-06) announced he is going to support Congressman... Read More

Cite threat to Roe V. Wade and a woman’s right to choose         (PHOTO CAPTION: L-R: Rebecca Hart Holder, Executive Director, NARAL Massachusetts; Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshak, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts; Senator Markey; and Wendy Robinson)   Boston (July 16, 2018) –... Read More

  Dubs President Trump’s refusal to stand behind America’s intelligence community disgraceful   Boston (July 16, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir met today in... Read More