Washington (April 15, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today introduced the bipartisan Equity in Law Enforcement Act of 2015, which aims to expand the federal death benefits afforded to state and local law enforcement to include first... Read More

  Washington (April 15, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on One Boston Day and the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. Senator Markey will join with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today at 2:49 PM on the U.S. Senate floor to observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims... Read More

Trio of bills address safety of spent fuel storage and decommissioning plans   Washington (April 15, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reintroduced three bills today aimed at improving the safety and security of decommissioning reactors and the storage of spent nuclear fuel... Read More

Washington (April 14, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act.   “I applaud Chairman Corker and Ranking Member Cardin for working together to produce the bipartisan legislation considered today. It provides a... Read More

WASHINGTON (April 13, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement regarding the Department of Interior’s proposed regulations to improve the performance of blowout preventers used in offshore oil and gas drilling operations. The failure of the blowout preventer during the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico spill was... Read More

  Washington (April 13, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today praised Medford, Massachusetts Mayor Michael J. McGlynn after he announced he would not seek reelection. Senator Markey and Mayor McGlynn partnered together on countless initiatives over the course of 34 years.   “Mayor McGlynn is a legendary leader and a... Read More

Boston (April 10, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after news that U.S. Army Specialist John M. Dawson of Whitinsville, Massachusetts died in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.   “I was deeply saddened to hear that Specialist John M. Dawson was killed in action... Read More

Boston (April 8, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the verdict was read in the Boston Marathon bombing case.   “Today my thoughts are with the families and loved ones of Krystle Campbell, Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu, and Officer Sean Collier. From them and all those whose lives... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Edward Markey (D-MA) led a group of 16 Senators in a letter urging for increased funding for critical prescription drug abuse prevention, treatment and research programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. In the letter to U.S. Senate appropriators, the... Read More

Washington (April 2, 2015) – United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Africa and Global Health Subcommittee, released the following statement on the outcome of the Nigerian presidential election.   “These elections are a victory for the Nigerian people, who went to the polls by the millions to cast... Read More

WASHINGTON (March 31, 2015) -- Today the United States released its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) for the international climate summit that will occur in Paris at the end of this year. The U.S. target is a 26-28 percent reduction in carbon pollution below 2005 levels by 2025, as President Obama announced in China in... Read More

Lawmaker sends letters to determine awareness, monitoring and reporting of asbestos hazards in schools   Washington (March 31, 2015) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) today sent letters to governors of all 50 states inquiring about implementation of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA),... Read More

200,000 Massachusetts low-income households rely on home energy assistance program Boston (March 30, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined 37 Senators in a bipartisan call to Appropriations Committee leadership for increased funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is the main federal program... Read More

Text of the Delegation's Letter is Available Here WASHINGTON, DC - The Massachusetts Congressional delegation today sent a letter urging President Barack Obama to approve Governor Charlie Baker's request for federal disaster assistance following the severe winter storms that have caused historic snowfall accumulations in the Commonwealth this... Read More

Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and 19 Senators wrote a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, urging him to move to implement the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order announced by President Obama last summer. The executive order would ensure... Read More

Washington (March 27, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced he will not run for reelection.   “Harry Reid is one of the greatest Democratic leaders in Senate history. Every day he steps out on to the Senate floor, he fights with... Read More

Washington (March 27, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today applauded passage of a bipartisan resolution to designate the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week”. The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),Susan Collins (R-Maine), Angus King (I-Maine), and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a bipartisan budget amendment to support at-sea and dockside monitoring for fisheries that have received economic disaster assistance.  A fishery... Read More

Bill Would Establish Commemorative Chair on U.S. Capitol Grounds Companion Legislation Introduced in House by Congressman Lynch WASHINGTON, DC- United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senator Marco Rubio (R - Fla.) and a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues today introduced legislation in the Senate and House to honor American... Read More

Offers amendment to Senate budget on opiate overdose prevention and treatment Washington (March 26, 2015) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today praised new steps to be taken by the Obama administration to address the prescription drug and heroin crisis. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will focus on three... Read More