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

Senator has long advocated direct talks as part of a sustained diplomatic campaign to enable negotiations to denuclearize North Korea   Trump admin. has yet to nominate a South Korean ambassador; chief diplomat to North Korea retired last week   Washington (March 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Amid heightened tension with Russia, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) today urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to begin a new round of strategic talks with Russia without delay.   “A U.S.-Russia Strategic Dialogue is more... Read More

Washington (March 8, 2018) – Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed legislation sponsored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) designed to ensure that consumers are protected from unjust and unreasonable electric rate increases. Senator Markey’s legislation would ensure that if the Federal Energy Regulatory... Read More

Decries report that Trump administration is considering “outside help” on North Korea after purposely decimating State Department resources, personnel necessary for any negotiations to succeed   Washington (March 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign... Read More

Washington (March 8, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced Massachusetts State Representative James Cantwell will be joining his offices as Massachusetts State Director. Cantwell has been a State Representative in the 4th Plymouth District since 2009, representing Marshfield and Scituate. Born and raised on the South... Read More

Reports of initial North Korea-South Korea agreements suggest that North Korea is willing to talk with the United States, including about its nuclear weapons program    Washington (March 6, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed... Read More

Critical position remains vacant for a year despite North Korea’s continued progress on threatening military capabilities   Washington (March 5, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, reiterated his call for the Trump administration to... Read More

Brown, Markey, 13 of Their Colleagues Wrote Letters to 10 of Nation’s Top Health Insurers   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ed Markey (D-MA) led a group of Senators in asking the nation’s top health insurers to do their part to combat the opioid epidemic. In an effort to hold the insurance industry... Read More

In wake of announcements from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart, and Kroger, Markey calls on 6 U.S. retailers to join companies looking to limit gun sales   Washington (March 2, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on six retailers to commit to prohibiting the sale of assault-style rifles and other accessories, as... Read More

Senator Markey has introduced legislation to reaffirm Congress’s Constitutional power over a first strike on North Korea   VIDEO: http://bit.ly/2F1aVXw   Washington (March 1, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks on... Read More

Markey legislation would provide $60 million in funding for CDC to conduct or support research on firearms safety and gun violence prevention   Washington (March 1, 2018) – As Congress nears the March 23 deadline to pass the omnibus budget bill, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called for immediate funding to support research on... Read More

Washington, D.C. - Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), Governor Charlie Baker (R-MA), and the entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation led a letter letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asking him to reverse the Trump Administration’s offshore drilling proposal. This letter comes after Moulton and Markey led a... Read More

Senator introduced legislation earlier this month to invest $1 billion in federal research to develop a universal flu vaccine   Washington (February 28, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) released its strategic plan to... Read More

UN experts uncovered at least 40 previously unreported shipments by North Korea to Syria between 2012 and 2017 of prohibited ballistic missile parts and materials that could be used for both military and civilian purposes   Washington (February 27, 2018) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the East Asia Subcommittee... Read More