Washington (March 20, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) released the following statement today after the... Read More

Using rail would reduce truck traffic for waste material designated for off-site disposal Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 20, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety,?and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged General Electric (GE)... Read More

Washington (March 20, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), who led their colleagues today, in a letter to encourage U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to push for decisive measures in addressing plastic production at the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee... Read More

Washington (March 20, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today in reintroducing the Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act, a bill that would help end the plague of illegal robocalls in America. The legislation would give the Telephone... Read More

Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program made possible by the senators’ “Connecting America’s Active Transportation System” provision in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Washington (March 20, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation... Read More

Letter highlights how framework is the first step for U.S to drive enduring peace in the region  Washington (March 20, 2024) - In light of the ongoing negotiations around a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), who led a letter with 17 of his Senate colleagues to the Biden... Read More

The Bridge Investment Program grant is the last remaining piece of federal support needed to advance the phased replacement of the  Sagamore and Bourne Bridges.  Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 20, 2924) - Today, Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representative Bill Keating (D-Mass.) and the Massachusetts... Read More

Approximately 731,000 Haitian-born people live in the United States Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 18, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus, along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), led 19 of their Senate... Read More

Episode Available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube “The Ed Markey Podcast” Episode 6 (TRAILER) Senator Markey hosts Sunrise Movement Political Director Michelle Weindling and Youth Organizer Wei Zhou Washington (March 15, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released his sixth episode of the “The Ed Markey Podcast,” featuring Sunrise... Read More

MOHELA allowed the backlog of unprocessed forms in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to grow to 800,000 Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 15, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,led Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth... Read More

Letter: “For flight crews, safety is always the top priority, and we now have decades of evidence demonstrating that flight crews can attend to [breastmilk pumping] in a way that does not disrupt safety, service, or other duties.” Washington (March 15, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who led 18... Read More

Washington (March 14, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.)—the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ senator to serve in the Senate—Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Senate colleagues in introducing the Pride in Mental Health Act which would strengthen mental health and crisis intervention resources for... Read More

Bipartisan legislation would protect Americans from foreign threats and from warrantless government surveillance Washington (March 14, 2024) – With the April 19 sunset of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) approaching in just a few weeks, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin... Read More

Washington (March 14, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-36) released the following statement today on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) vote to approve the Cyber Trust Mark program, a White House initiative similar to Senator Markey... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, invited Steward Health Care Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ralph de la Torre to attend and testify at the April 3, 2024 field hearing that... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (March 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Jim McGovern (MA-02), introduced a bicameral resolution condemning the Russian Federation’s suspension of its... Read More

In 2022, more than 80,000 people in the United States died from an opioid overdose    Letters Text (PDF) Washington (March 13, 2024) –  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, led his colleagues in letters to Acadia Healthcare, BayMark... Read More

Washington (March 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), alongside Senators Michael Bennet (D-Col.), Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.), Bob Casey (D-Penn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-Ill.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Angus King... Read More

Washington (March 12, 2024) - In the wake of ongoing violence in Haiti and following the resignation announcement from Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “I am heartbroken to see the images and reports of disaster, danger, and destruction from Haiti. After more than three years... Read More

Secures provisions to ensure communities have the resources needed to create climate-resilient infrastructure projects Washington (March 12, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety and congressional champion for environmental justice... Read More