Thousands of facilities contain dangerous chemicals; Texas, Illinois, California top 3 states for total dangerous chemical facilities   Washington (December 11, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released an analysis prepared for him by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) that details how many chemical facilities in... Read More

Senate Passes Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016   WASHINGTON (December 10, 2014) -- Today the Senate passed S. 2444, the Coast Guard Authorization Act for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, which authorizes spending on Coast Guard programs. As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)... Read More

Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to Takata Corporation Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada, calling on the manufacturer of defective airbags to release documents and information about the company’s adherence to industry standards on design and performance for airbag... Read More

Washington (December 09, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement after the Senate Intelligence Committee today released its five-year review of the CIA’s detention and interrogation program. The review concludes that the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation techniques” were more brutal than... Read More

  WASHINGTON – Today, Edward J. Markey(D-MA) joined 12 Senators in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen its proposed Clean Power Plan to achieve even greater reductions of carbon pollution. In the first major congressional call to further strengthen the plan from its existing targets, the Senators emphasized... Read More

Massachusetts members push for Commerce Dept. to disburse second round during holiday season after NOAA restricts cod catches   WASHINGTON (December 9, 2014) – Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren, with Rep. Bill Keating, are pushing the head of the Department of Commerce to release a second round of disaster... Read More

Senators Press for $100 Million Increase in National Institute of Aging Funding WASHINGTON, DC—Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), who co-chair the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease and have been leaders in the effort to increase federal funds directed to the disease, are calling on... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 3, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the airbag manufacturer Takata rejected the move by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall nationwide the company’s faulty driver’s side... Read More

Boston (November 28, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement about the ongoing fee dispute between Verizon and Cox Media Group that has led to the blackout of Fox 25 WFXT TV for approximately 400,000 households in... Read More

WASHINGTON (November 26, 2014) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding EPA's proposal to reduce ozone pollution, commonly referred to as smog. "‎For decades the Clean Air Act has helped protect the health of Americans by following the... Read More

Washington, D.C. (November 25, 2014) - At the request of Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), John Dingell (D-Mich.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), and Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report describing the contracting... Read More

Senators Ask UN Secretary General to Press Member Nations to Do Their Part in Fight Against Virus Outbreak   WASHINGTON, D.C. [11/24/14]—Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined a group of Senators in asking United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to press UN member nations to step up and do their part in the fight against the... Read More

WASHINGTON (November 24, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the Interior Department and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick for their announcement of the largest single offshore wind energy lease sale in history. The more than 1,000 square miles that will be put up for lease twelve miles off the coast of Massachusetts... Read More

WASHINGTON (November 21, 2014) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and nine of his Senate colleagues today urged the Environmental Protection Agency to act quickly to address the risks that pesticides pose to the health of bees and other pollinators. In the letter, the Senators request information on the steps that EPA is taking to comply with... Read More

Senators ask pay-TV providers about current set top box marketplace and impact on consumers     Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today called on the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) to use... Read More

BOSTON (November 19, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today condemned the November 18th Jerusalem synagogue attack that took the lives of four innocent people of faith, including three American citizens.  “We mourn with the family and community of all the victims, including Rabbi Moshe Twersky, one of Boston’s own,... Read More

Hospitals can voluntarily seek hub designation to provide specialized & isolated care for Ebola patients; legislation responds to limitations on current available beds & ensures U.S. hospitals are prepared for next outbreak   WASHINGTON (November 19, 2014) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today... Read More

Senator votes against Keystone approval, calls for renewal of clean energy tax extenders WASHINGTON (November, 18, 2014) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass) released the following statement after the Senate debate and vote on legislation to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Senator Markey has been outspoken in his opposition to the... Read More

  WASHINGTON (November 18, 2014) – U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is urging 10 major automakers to expand recalls of vehicles to national campaigns for driver-side airbags.... Read More

NHTSA should require all companies to do the same, notify all customers   WASHINGTON (November 17, 2014) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who has called for a nationwide recall of the deadly, defective Takata airbags, today released the following statement regarding Honda’s unpublicized plan to allow customers nationwide to... Read More