WASHINGTON (December 16, 2013) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and 23 of his Senate colleagues today asked the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee to renew vital clean energy tax incentives that are facing expiration at the end of this year. The tax incentives, which range from credits to produce renewable energy to encouraging... Read More

Washington (December 16, 2013) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued a proposed rule to require manufacturers of antibacterial hand soaps and body washes to demonstrate that these products are safe for long-term daily use and more effective than plain... Read More

Washington – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement to mark the first anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. “Just one year ago, our collective hearts broke at the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. At the hands of one... Read More

Washington (December 13, 2013) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) sent a letter today to Time Warner Cable urging it to keep New England Cable News (NECN) in its service in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. Time Warner announced this week that it would... Read More

Washington (December 13, 2013) – Today, members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, led by Congressman Bill Keating, sent a letter to Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting a delay in the implementation of the Commonwealth’s new flood maps until they are amended to... Read More

Lawmaker introduced ‘Do Not Track Kids’ Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide new tools for parents, privacy safeguards for kids online   Washington (December 13, 2013) – a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Center for Law and Information Policy... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 12, 2013) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee who previously called for commonsense rules that would restrict phone calls on airplanes as part of an expansion of mobile device use in airplanes, today released the following statement after the Federal... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 12, 2013) -- Today Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, reacted to a Wall Street Journal report that ExxonMobil has joined other major oil companies such as Shell and ConocoPhillips and the industry’s lobbying association, the American Petroleum Institute,... Read More

Washington U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (DWI) and Edward Markey (DMA) today introduced the Community Access Preservation (CAP) Act, legislation to ensure public access to local television programming.   "The 80plus public, educational, and governmental access channels in the state of Wisconsin deliver invaluable public programming on a daily... Read More

In October, lawmaker asked agency to investigate misleading financial products   Washington (December 10, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered GE Capital Retail to refund up to... Read More

Call for Rules Requiring Independent Vessel Pilots and Escort Tug Boats for Barges Carrying Oil, Hazardous Materials   WASHINGTON, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, and Representative Bill Keating have sent a letter urging the Coast Guard to adopt stronger regulations mandating the use of independent vessel pilots... Read More

Senator will introduce legislation to curb bulk data requests, require warrants for geolocation information requests along with requiring other protections for wireless phone information   Washington (December 9, 2013) As part of his ongoing investigation into wireless surveillance of Americans by law enforcement, Senator Edward J. Markey... Read More

Lawmaker queried ATF for plan of action to address 3D printed plastic guns   Washington (December 9, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a cosponsor of the legislation, released the following statement today after the Senate vote to extend the ban on undetectable guns.    " I applaud reauthorization of the Undetectable... Read More

Senators are coauthors of 21 st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act   Washington (December 6, 2013) - Senators Edward J. Markey (DMass.) and Mark Pryor (DArk.), authors of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) today wrote to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to clarify their legislative... Read More

Sensitive consumer information gathered by one website but then transmitted to many payday lenders    Washington (December 5, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today called on the FTC to investigate... Read More

Washington (December 5, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) released the following statement honoring the life of Nelson Mandela.    "As we mourn the death of Nelson Mandela, we also celebrate a life of remarkable courage, compassion and grace. Nelson Mandela inspired the entire world through his tireless efforts for equality,... Read More

WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (DDel.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, and Rep. Scott Peters (CA52), led a group of 16 lawmakers who signed a letter in a bicameral effort urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to use the agency's authority to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs)... Read More

Contact: Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742   Senator says API's reported plan to challenge U.S. law "profoundly troubling"   WASHINGTON (December 3, 2013) After reports surfaced that the American Petroleum Institute (API) is planning to challenge longstanding U.S. law that prohibits the export of crude oil produced in the United... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Washington (December 3, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the following statement after the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) committed to focusing on facial recognition technology in a... Read More

    Contact: Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742 Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Lawmaker introduced legislation last month to strengthen privacy protections for commercial drone use   WASHINGTON (December 2, 2013) Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, released the... Read More