From May 5 to June 9, 2,342 children were separated from their mothers and fathers as a result of Trump zero tolerance policy at the southern border   Boston (June 22, 2018) – As questions mount about the location of children separated from their parents at the southern border as a result of President Donald Trump’s... Read More

Washington (June 22, 2018) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) released the following joint statement regarding Orlando International Airport’s recent commitment to use facial recognition technology on all international travelers traveling through their airport.   “The Department of Homeland Security... Read More

    In 2012, Markey called on law enforcement to require warrants for location tracking   Boston (June 22, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Carpenter v. United States... Read More

Request List of HUD Housing Assistance Programs in Massachusetts to Help Struggling Survivors Letter to FEMA (PDF) Letter to HUD (PDF) Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey today sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long, requesting that FEMA establish the Disaster... Read More

  Senator Markey is author of the Children’s Television Act   Washington (July 20, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced today that it would vote on Commissioner... Read More

  If Trump policy is deemed a rule, Congress can begin Congressional Review Act process to overturn inhumane policy   Washington (June 19, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to weigh in on whether the recently implemented Trump administration “zero... Read More

  Washington (June 19, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to reports that the United States will withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council.   “Withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council is... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) wrote to Secretary Zinke in response to Department of Interior’s notice to begin an Environmental Impact Statement for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.  In addition to Senator Cantwell the letter... Read More

  Washington (June 15, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Frank A. LoBiondo (R-N.J.) today sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling on it to protect the public from unwanted robocalls and robotexts from government contractors. The... Read More

  Washington (June 14, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force and a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, was today joined by his colleagues in calling on the Department of the Interior to provide detailed information about a halted National Academies of Sciences,... Read More

  Salem, MA - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), and United States Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), announced that the Army Corps’ 2018 Work Plan includes a $6 million federal grant for the Gloucester Harbor/Annisquam River dredging project. Moulton, Markey, and Warren have been advocating for this funding for... Read More

  Congressional Members Underscore Consequences of Failure to Have an Accurate, Official Fatality Count   Letter to FEMA and HHS (PDF)   Washington, DC – United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Representative Nydia M. Velá zquez (D-N.Y.), and Representative Bennie G. Thompson... Read More

  Washington (June 12, 2018) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, blasted the ruling today in favor of the AT&T – Time Warner merger.   “This ruling is an assault on consumers, choice, and innovation,” said Senator Markey.  “The... Read More

  Markey amendment would redirect funds to help denuclearize North Korea   VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WkRiZCjyZo4   Washington (June 12, 2018) – With the U.S. Senate beginning debate of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today filed an amendment to redirect funds that the Trump... Read More

  When Facebook CEO Zuckerberg testified in April in front of the Senate, Markey called for commitment to protect children’s privacy   Washington (June 12, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after Facebook provided... Read More

  Senator Markey has long called for direct engagement with North Korea backed by economic pressure   VIDEO: https://bit.ly/2l1JsbQ   Washington (June 12, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement about the... Read More

  Senators: Communities Must Have Access to the Facts to Ensure Levels of PFAS in Local Drinking Water are Safe   WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH) and a bipartisan group of 9 Senators in demanding the administration release the results of a study regarding... Read More

  Army Corps of Engineers releases federal funds on the heels of site tour with Senator Markey   Washington (June 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative William R. Keating (D-Mass.) today announced $13.5 million in federal funding to dredge Plymouth Harbor. In 2020,... Read More

  Washington (June 11, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolution of Disapproval that passed the Senate last month in an historic vote of 52-47, released the following statement as the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality protections officially... Read More

  Washington—Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass. ) joined Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and 30 of their colleagues in introducing legislation to keep immigrant families together by preventing the Department of Homeland Security from taking children from their parents at the border.   The Keep... Read More