Washington (February 1, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman William Keating (MA-09) today led the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation in calling on Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Logan International Airport to fully and immediately comply with the temporary restraining order put in place in the wake of... Read More

Senator Carper: “These are reasonable requests, and Scott Pruitt has a responsibility to provide information necessary to fully consider his nomination” WASHINGTON – Today, Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee, led by Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), objected to moving forward with a business meeting to... Read More

Announcement of Commissioner Bay’s resignation will lead to lack of quorum necessary to hear public challenges to pipeline Washington (February 1, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling on it to immediately rescind the... Read More

Senate Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee did not attend today’s business meeting citing lack of full responses to requests for more information for the record from Mr. Pruitt Washington (February 1, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined his Democratic colleagues on the Environment on Public Works... Read More

Washington (January 31, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court.   “With President Donald Trump issuing executive orders nearly every day that tear at the very fabric of our democracy, this... Read More

Republicans block Senate vote on bill  Washington— Senator Edward J. Markey joined Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced a bill to rescind President Trump’s discriminatory executive order barring immigrants from Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S.... Read More

Delays and cancellations follow United Airlines’ IT failure last week Washington (January 30, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today sent a letter to Delta Air Lines, Inc. inquiring about the state of the airline’s... Read More

Issues such as climate change, Russian sanctions and role of oil in geopolitical matters raise questions about conflicts of interest, perception of impartiality by other nations   Washington (January 309, 2017) – As the Senate prepares to take its first full vote on the nomination of former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of... Read More

In meeting with Markey prior to his confirmation, Secretary Kelly stated opposition to targeting Muslims Boston (January 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called on new Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly to denounce and rescind the recent order from President... Read More

Washington (January 27, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump released executive orders today halting the nation’s refugee program.  “Today’s executive order from President Trump is more about extreme... Read More

Exception would allow more broadband providers to withhold promotional rates, fee, surcharge, and data cap and allowance information to consumers   Washington (January 27, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D – Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today blasted an exemption circulated at the... Read More

Markey led the call for the FCC to finalize broadband privacy rules   Washington (January 26, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today blasted proposals to undermine the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband privacy rules. Last year, The FCC... Read More

Federal Hiring Freeze Will Delay Veterans’ Access To Care And Benefits, And Hurt Veterans Seeking Federal Jobs thursday, january 26, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey joined a group of 53 members of Congress, led by Ranking Members of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees, Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.)... Read More

Trump administration action freezes resources for air and water quality monitoring and improvement, clean up of toxic waste sites Washington (January 26, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Mangement and Regulation subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter... Read More

Legislation would ensure ratepayers could protest a rate change filed with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington (January 25, 2017) – As New England prepares for an upcoming energy auction that will impact future energy prices, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Fair Ratepayer, Accountability, Transparency and... Read More

Attempts to silence federal employees follows previous actions by Trump transition team targeting federal employees and scientists at Department of Energy and State Department Washington (January 25, 2017) –  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a letter with eleven Senators decrying reports of instructions provided to all... Read More

Washington (January 215, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after President Donald Trump signed two new executive orders on immigration.  “Today, Lady Liberty weeps at Donald Trump’s executive actions that fly in the face of our nation’s history as a beacon to those... Read More

Senators Urge That Further Media Consolidation Should Only be Permitted if it Results in Better, More Affordable Phone, TV & Internet Service for Consumers WASHINGTON, D.C. [01/25/17]—Today, a group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) put pressure on AT&T and Time Warner to prove that their proposed mega-merger is in... Read More

Washington (January 24, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after President Trump signed new executive orders to move forward with the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.  “President Trump’s executive actions to advance the... Read More

Washington (January 24, 2017) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) and introduced the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017. This legislation would prohibit the President from launching a nuclear first strike without a declaration of war by Congress. The... Read More