Washington (March 3, 2015) – With the recently-released rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and White House governing the operation of commercial and government drones failing to adequately protect the privacy of Americans, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today introduced bicameral... Read More

Washington, D.C. – United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey today announced that the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will receive $6.8 million in rental housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This Project Rental Assistance grant, awarded... Read More

(Washington, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) wrote to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and the U.S. Government Accountability Office, to request a formal investigation into the... Read More

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and a bipartisan group of 15 Senate cosponsors called Monday for strong action after the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov Friday in Moscow. Johnson, Shaheen and their cosponsors introduced a resolution laying out the known facts not only relating to... Read More

Washington (March 2, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) announced she will not run for re-election.   “As the longest serving woman in the history of Congress, Senator Barbara Mikulski is both an extraordinary trailblazer and a wise congressional... Read More

  Legislation would require state DMVs inform vehicle owners of recalls to ensure timely repairs   Washington (March 2, 2015) – It was a year of record motor vehicle safety recalls in 2014, with approximately 64 million vehicle recalls and service campaigns due to potentially deadly safety defects, including the GM ignition switch... Read More

Washington (February 27, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, praised President Obama for the nomination of Katherine Dhanani as the first United State Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia since 1991.    “I applaud the appointment of a U.S. ambassador to Somalia. As... Read More

  Washington (February 27, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the House of Representatives failed to pass a short-term continuing resolution to prevent the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at midnight tonight, when its funding runs out. Senator Markey spoke on the Senate... Read More

Lawmaker plans to introduce data broker bill to ensure accountability, transparency for consumers Washington (February 27, 2015) – In the wake of today’s release of a draft “Privacy Bill of Rights” from the White House, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) plans to introduce legislation to require accountability and... Read More

As trade talks continue in the Senate, a group of senators dedicated to fair trade spoke on the Senate floor to discuss their priorities related to U.S. trade policy. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI),Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Edward Markey (D-MA), Sheldon... Read More

Lawmaker is author of the first net neutrality bill introduced in the House of Representatives Washington (February 26, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Open... Read More

Senators introduced Community Broadband Act in January   Legislation seeks to preserve rights of cities and towns to build municipal broadband... Read More

Leading Democratic Senators Praise FCC’s Adoption Of Net Neutrality Rules   WASHINGTON (Thursday, February 26, 2015) – Democratic Senators Patrick Leahy (Vt.), Ron Wyden (Ore.), Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Tom Udall (N.M.), Al Franken (Minn.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Elizabeth Warren... Read More

Boxer, Franken, Sanders, join legislation to protect consumers, businesses, national security in natural gas export permit approvals   WASHINGTON (February 26, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today reintroduced legislation that would ensure that the Department of Energy fully considers a number of important factors before... Read More

Washington (February 25, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) took to the floor of the United States Senate today to blast Congressional Republicans for threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department in order to block President Obama’s executive order on immigration. Additionally, the work of the Federal Emergency... Read More

100 letters sent to unearth extent of climate denial-for-hire programs   WASHINGTON (February 25, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today sent letters to 100 fossil fuel companies, trade groups, and other organizations to determine whether they are funding scientific... Read More

Markey: Obama Keystone Veto Victory for Climate, Won’t End Pipeline of Bad Policies from Republican Congress   WASHINGTON (February 24, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today praised President Barack Obama for vetoing legislation that would have forced construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Below is the statement of... Read More

Thousands of Massachusetts families have exhausted LIHEAP funds during brutal winter   WASHINGTON (February 24, 2015) – Massachusetts Democratic Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today asked the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to release the remaining $34 million in low-income energy assistance... Read More

Senator will reintroduce legislation to protect first responders, health professional and bystanders who administer lifesaving opiate overdose prevention treatments   BOSTON (February 19, 2015) – As new Massachusetts state data reveals an even more detailed and alarming increase in opiate-related overdoses than previously known, Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue its evaluation of spectrum auction rules to ensure... Read More