Reiterate call for Mark Zuckerberg to come to Congress and testify under oath   Washington (March 22, 2018) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today called on Facebook to answer questions about its role in and response to the troubling... Read More

Senators previously sent a letter calling on the FCC to create and make available a database of reassigned telephone numbers   WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) introduced the Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases Act of 2018, S.2579, to address increased rates of infectious diseases caused by substance use disorders. This legislation would authorize the Centers for Disease... Read More

At hearing today, Senator Markey questioned NRC Chairwoman about staff attendance at meeting last month in London with Secretary Perry   VIDEO: http://bit.ly/2prCO0m   Washington (March 21, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Foreign Relations Committees, today demanded... Read More

Salem, MA. - Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA) introduced legislation in both the House of Representatives and the United States Senate that would eliminate the funding authorization sunset provision and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area. When Congress... Read More

Washington (March 19, 2018) – With reports that a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona was killed overnight by an autonomous vehicle operated by Uber, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement. Senator Markey is a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and has been working with Senate and Committee... Read More

Boston (March 19, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today as President Donald Trump travels to New Hampshire to announce his initiative to stop opioid abuse and reduce drug supply and demand.   “After insulting its residents by once calling New Hampshire a ‘drug-infested den’,... Read More

Download “Automaker Report Card” here   [WASHINGTON, DC] – Ahead of a Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security hearing to review the status of the Takata airbag recall, U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released a comprehensive... Read More

Boston (March 19, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today called on committee leadership to immediately hold a hearing on the reported use of more than 50 million Facebook users’ private information by the firm Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm that... Read More

Lawmaker is the co-author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, law which protects consumers from harassing robocalls   Washington (March 16, 2018) –Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today called for the restoration of robocall protections under the Telephone Consumer... Read More

Washington (March 15, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement in response to a Politico report that President Donald Trump will recommend the death penalty for individuals who traffic opioids, including fentanyl, as part of his soon-to-be-released opioid plan. The plan, which reportedly also contains a... Read More

In television interview, Crown Prince admits quest for electricity is more about geopolitical leverage with Iran than electricity for Saudi Arabia   Washington (March 15, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement today after it was reported that Saudi... Read More

Urges HELP committee leadership to join medical, public health professionals in recognizing gun violence as a public health crisis   Washington (March 15, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) led 25 other Senators in calling on leaders of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to immediately act on legislation... Read More

Commonwealth has lowest gun death rate in the country in part because of strong and effective gun safety laws   (PHOTO CAPTION: Senator Edward J. Markey with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans, Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, and Massachusetts police chiefs and... Read More

EPA’s ill-advised decision to reverse longstanding ‘once in, always in’ policy will result in higher levels of toxic air pollutants like arsenic, lead and mercury in communities across the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee,... Read More

Washington (March 14, 2018) – As students in Massachusetts and across the country walk out of class this morning to protest gun violence in schools, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement:   “To all of the committed students walking out of class today to protest gun violence in our schools – I... Read More

Boston (March 13, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency is not considering enacting fuel economy standards after 2025 and challenged the ability of California and other states such as Massachusetts to... Read More

State Department further sidelined as it embarks on preparations for meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Boston (March 13, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominated... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the release of the GAO report entitled, “Technology Assessment: Chemical Innovation: Technologies to Make Processes and Products More Sustainable.”  GAO conducted this study in response to a request from Senators... Read More

[WASHINGTON, DC] – The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 to review the status of the Takata airbag recall. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and... Read More