Markey's plan for sanctions on revenue generating and regime strengthening goods/services was formed during visit to border crossing between China and North Korea   Washington (August 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for Ambassador... Read More

Washington (August 29, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee and co-Chair of the Senate Climate Action Task Force, released the following statement in response to reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson intends to eliminate or downgrade... Read More

Renews Call for bold, realistic strategy to peacefully resolve nuclear threat   Washington (August 28, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement denouncing today’s North Korean launch of a ballistic missiles over... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – August 14, 2017 – The Fitchburg Fire Department has been awarded more than $315,000 in federal funding through the Staffing Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The Fitchburg Fire Department will receive $315,116 to hire two new firefighters for three years. The Staffing for Adequate Fire and... Read More

In the first quarter of 2017, fentanyl was present in 81% of opioid overdose deaths   Washington (August 22, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released new data today on opioid-related deaths in Massachusetts in the first six months of 2017. The... Read More

Tobacco company marketing and promotion campaigns disproportionately target African Americans, who suffer greatest burden of tobacco-related mortality of any ethnic or racial group in the U.S.   Washington (August 22, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a group of U.S. Senators in calling on the Food and Drug... Read More

Reiterates calls for a comprehensive whole-of-government strategy to include military and diplomatic options to end 16-year war   Washington (August 21, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump's speech on the U.S.... Read More

Senators express “extreme concern” over plan that could lead to offshore drilling off of Atlantic and Pacific coasts, Arctic Ocean   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a group of 29 Senators urging the Trump administration to back off recently-announced plans to reopen... Read More

Under Sec. Price, HHS continues to remove guidance, delay enforcement of Section 1557; Sec. Price has failed to respond to questions from Senate Dems   In new letter, Senate Dems say Sec. Price is sending “concerning signals” about whether Trump Admin will protect individuals against discrimination   Senate Dems to Sec. Price,... Read More

Lawmakers will conduct meetings with elected leaders, government and military officials, and technology and energy companies to discuss security issues, diplomatic relationships, and economic development   Washington (August 15, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee’s East... Read More

Reiterates calls for immediate direct negotiations and restricting first use of nuclear weapons   Washington (August 10, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s comments to the... Read More

Last week, Senator Markey called on Trump to make declaration as opioid epidemic continues to devastate communities across Massachusetts   Boston (August 10, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after reports that President Donald Trump will take steps to declare a national public health... Read More

As Trump administration reviews draft climate science report, Markey joined at press conference by organizations calling for no politically-motivated attacks on scientists, scientific research   Boston (August 9, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to ensure that there... Read More

Bill would push back on Trump admin efforts that could cost taxpayers billions   Boston (August 8, 2017) – In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to stop reforms of the broken federal coal program that has been costing American taxpayers billions of dollars, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) today announced that he will... Read More

Reiterates calls for direct negotiations with North Korea along with increased economic pressure and regional military deterrence   Washington (August 8, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after... Read More

Senator Markey:“There is no military solution to the threat of a nuclear North Korea and attempting one would be an historic catastrophe”; commends unanimous UN Security Council Vote for sweeping new sanctions on North Korea   Washington (August 5, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the East Asia... Read More

Senators introduced legislation that would protect consumers from receiving abusive robocalls and robotexts on their mobile phones from government contractors   Washington (August 4, 2017) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Michael S. Lee (R-Utah) today sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) calling for... Read More

Senate officially designates September 25, 2016 as “National Lobster Day” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senaot Edward J. Markey joined U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins announced that the Senate last night unanimously passed a resolution designating September 25, 2016 as “National Lobster Day.”  The resolution... Read More

Washington, DC – Today, the Senate confirmed Neil Chatterjee as a Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) met with Chatterjee before his confirmation to discuss the important role the Commission plays in the growing renewable energy... Read More

Declaration should include new resources and focus on public health interventions, recommended by White House Opioid Commission   Washington (August 3, 2017) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is calling on President Donald Trump to declare a national public health emergency in response to the nation’s opioid epidemic,... Read More