CRA now has 43 co-sponsors, would overturn FCC decision with majority vote by Congress   Boston (December 15, 2017) – Today, Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 42 Senators in a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would undo action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and... Read More

Washington (December 14, 2017) – Micheal Dourson, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention has withdrawn his nomination. The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s mission is to protect the public and environment from potential... Read More

Massachusetts-wide #ResistTheRisk media campaign criticized by public health, medical professionals for utilizing harmful scare tactics Washington (December 14, 2017) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice expressing concerns about recently announced media campaigns that could be harmful or... Read More

CRA resolution would reinstate robust net neutrality protections and the Open Internet Order   Washington (December 14, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and 43 other Senators today announced their plan to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that... Read More

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote the heads of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to call for stricter oversight of dietary supplements advertised as treatments... Read More

FCC Chairman Pai is proposing to roll back net neutrality rules without any apparent consideration of impact on our nation’s students   Schools in low-income and rural areas relying on high-speed internet to help kids learn could be hit especially hard by FCC decision   Senators are concerned rolling back net neutrality could... Read More

Legislation provides backup to GPS timing systems Washington (December 14, 2017) – U.S. Sens. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017. This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to work in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and... Read More

Three provisions in Senate and House bills would harm ability to claim essential federal tax credits, reduce tax credits specifically for wind industry, eliminate tax credit for electric vehicles   VIDEO: http://bit.ly/2iVXivd   Washington (December 12, 2017) – As Republicans on the congressional tax scam conference committee try to... Read More

Legislation creates federal advisory committee to examine and develop recommendations on: investment, workforce, privacy, and ethics, among others   Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Todd Young (R-IN), and Ed Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives John K. Delaney (D-MD) and Pete Olson (R-TX), introduced... Read More

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation withdrew a key rulemaking process that would provide greater transparency of the airline ticketing process. The proposed rulemaking was part of the... Read More

United States Postal Service recently unveiled new 60 cent Alzheimer’s research postal stamp with revenue from sales going to National Institutes of Health   Washington (December 7, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation with Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), and... Read More

App designed specifically for kids 12 and under   Washington (December 7, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Facebook about the company’s recent release of “Messenger Kids”, an app... Read More

In letter to EPA, Senators highlight benefits that save consumers money at the pump, reduce climate pollution and ensure energy security Washington (December 6, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today led a group of 24... Read More

Back in October, President Trump rolled back birth control mandate under the ACA undermining preventive care for millions of women nationwide—LINK  In new letter, 37 Senate Democrats call on Administration to rescind President Trump’s action allowing employers to roll back health care coverage for women  Senate Democrats:... Read More

WASHINGTON – The entire Democratic membership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led by Ranking Member  Ben Cardin  (D-Md.), wrote to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Wednesday, raising a number of concerns about his attempt to reorganize the State Department, cut its budget and personnel, and the manner in which the... Read More

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced legislation aimed at helping end stigma, discrimination, and stereotypes that negatively impact Americans living... Read More

[WASHINGTON, DC] – After an investigation by technology publication Quartz revealed Google collects Android users’ location data – even when location services are disabled – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai to demand... Read More

Letter Follows Reports that Bots may have Filed Hundreds of Thousands of Comments to FCC During Net Neutrality Policymaking Process WASHINGTON – Senator Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and 26 of their colleagues today in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai, expressing concern over reports... Read More

Washington (December 2, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting in opposition to the Tax Reconciliation Act, the Republican so-called tax reform bill. “In the dead of night, Senate Republicans turned their backs on the middle class, along with any legislative standards, all to fulfill... Read More

Amendment would snap-back corporate tax cut to prevent cuts to Medicare WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced an amendment to hold Senate Republicans accountable for their pledge that their tax plan will not result in any cuts to Medicare. Under the Senate’s... Read More