Legislation Passed Out Of Judiciary Committee Today Is A Step to Addressing Crisis But Doesn’t Provide Real Resources – Senate Dems Demand Real Funding When Bill Comes to Floor   Public Health Officials And Local Law Enforcement Assert That Immediate Federal Funding For Prevention, Treatment, Emergency First Responders & More... Read More

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after Volkswagen announced it is recalling approximately 850,000 U.S. vehicles because of potentially-lethal Takata airbags. The recall affects... Read More

Washington (February 9, 2016) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and chair of the Senate Climate Clearinghouse, released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to stay the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan.  "Big Coal might celebrate this Fat Tuesday ruling, but I... Read More

Law Enforcement and County Leaders Urge Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure access, continuity of care for pretrial detainees Washington, D.C. – The Major County Sheriffs’ Association (MCSA), National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Association of Counties (NACo) today joined members of the United... Read More

Several recent drone sightings near Massachusetts airfields heighten concerns about the security of the airspace around airports Washington (February 8, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D – Mass.), a member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, today sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration... Read More

Washington (February 5, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following response after the Department of Energy today announced they will allow the export of 0.8 billion cubic feet a day of U.S. natural gas to be exported out of New England via pipeline, to Canada,... Read More

In New Letter To The President, All 46 Senate Dems Call For Development of Coordinated Interagency Response Plan and Investments in Research and Response Programs, Such As The Emerging Pandemic Threats Program, That Directly Help Countries Prevent, Detect And Control Outbreak Of Infectious Diseases Rise of Zika-Linked Birth Defects is a Public... Read More

Will continue to hold nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to head FDA Washington (February 4, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new actions on opioids. “The Food and Drug Administration today announced some important steps to address... Read More

Washington (February 3, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, today queried the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its efforts to determine where there may be other communities at risk of drinking water contamination similar to what Flint,... Read More

Medical, public health, law enforcement and other experts have all pointed to increasing overprescription of opioid painkillers as primary driver of epidemic   Washington (February 2, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to call for immediate reforms to the Food and Drug Administration’s... Read More

Lawmaker has introduced legislation that would expand access to life-saving medication assisted therapies included in today’s budget announcement   Washington (February 2, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the White House today announced $1.1 billion in new funding in the... Read More

New Call For Action Follows December Death of Joel Knight in South Carolina – The 10th Confirmed Fatality Linked to Takata’s Defective Devices     (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today urged President Obama to recall every vehicle with airbags using ammonium... Read More

Legislation would ensure ratepayers could protest a rate change filed with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Washington (February 2, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Fair Ratepayer, Accountability, Transparency and Efficiency Standards (RATES) Act,... Read More

Senator led charge opposing efforts the lift the ban to export America’s crude oil   Washington (January 28, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Climate Clearinghouse, released the following statement today after the Senate passed his amendment to the Senate energy bill by a vote of 62-29 that would... Read More

Washington, DC (January 28, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Africa and Global Health subcommittee, today sent letters to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and World Health Organization (WHO) asking how each is preparing to deal with the ever-growing spread of the Zika... Read More

More Than Six in 10 Drug Overdose Deaths Were Caused by Opioids in 2014, Taking 18,893 Lives     (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), and Tim Kaine (D-VA)  today urged the Centers for Disease Control... Read More

As co-author of the ’96 Telecommunications Act, Senator has long championed competition and choice in video programming Washington (January 27, 2016) – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler today circulated a proposal to increase choice and innovation in the video box market. The proposal would create a framework... Read More

Lawmaker calling for immediate reform of FDA approval process for opioid painkillers fueling prescription drug and heroin epidemic  Boston (January 25, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced he has placed a hold on Food and Drug Administration  (FDA) Commissioner nominee Dr. Robert Califf, calling for immediate... Read More

Actions would implement key components of Markey Legislation to Reduce Wasting of Natural Gas on Public Lands Washington (January, 22, 2016) – The Obama Administration announced it will update 30 year old regulations to reduce the amount of natural gas that is wasted through venting and flaring from oil and natural... Read More

Big polluter legal effort to delay historic Clean Power Plan dealt significant blow   Washington (January 21, 2016) –The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a stay to block implementation of the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan that was requested by opponents of the plan.   Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a... Read More