WASHINGTON, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Congressman Bill Keating today applauded a major federal grant awarded to support the New Bedford Fire Department.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced yesterday that New Bedford will receive a $12,270,158 grant through the Staffing for Adequate... Read More

"It has been more than three years since DoddFrank was enacted. We urge the SEC to finalizethe rule as soon as possible."   WASHINGTON, DC - A group of U.S. Senators, led by Robert Menendez (DNJ), today submitted a comment letter to the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in support of a proposal to require publicly traded... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Meghan Aldridge (Lynch) 2022258273   Washington (November 25, 2013) - In an effort to avert economic, security and safety hazards caused by the potential closure of six Massachusetts air traffic control towers, Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and... Read More

Contact: Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742 Playing "Words with Friends" different than having "conversations with friends" says Senator; Asks FCC to consult with flight attendants, pilots, airline industry to review current  rules   WASHINGTON (November 22, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Agency responds to lawmaker concerns with commitment to focus on highrisk brokers   Washington (November 22, 2013) - In response to concerns expressed by Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has acknowledged major problems with its system that provides... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Lawmaker calls on administration to halt plans for U.S. nuclear technology transfer   Washington (November 21, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's International Development Subcommittee, today sent a letter to President Obama expressing... Read More

  Contact: Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742 WASHINGTON (November 22, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Environmental Protection in the Foreign Relations Committee with jurisdiction over climate treaties, and lead cochair of the U.S. Senate Climate Change Clearinghouse, today issued... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Washington (November 22, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) released the following statement recognizing the 50 th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.  "When I was a teenager, President John F. Kennedy was transforming our country. His brothers Bobby... Read More

Contact: Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742 Playing "Words with Friends" different than having "conversations with friends" says Senator; Asks FCC to consult with flight attendants, pilots, airline industry to review current  rules   WASHINGTON (November 22, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Washington (November 21, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) released the following statement after voting for the socalled "nuclear option" on nominees.    "Today, I voted to end the Republicans' unprecedented and unwarranted obstruction on the Senate floor. Senate Republicans have repeatedly... Read More

  Contact: Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742 Legislation follows Senator's report highlighting billions in consumer losses from old, leaky natural gas infrastructure; Supported by labor, consumer, environmental, pipeline safety groups, first responders, industry   WASHINGTON (November 21, 2013) Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Seth Gitell (DeLeo) 6177222500 Washington (November 21, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) today hosted Massachusetts House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (DWinthrop) along with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Reps. John Tierney and Joe Kennedy in Washington, D.C. to discuss relief for home... Read More

Group of Senators join in call for reversal of illconsidered policy that prevents members from receiving sensitive information related to nuclear safety and security   Washington (November 20, 2013) - Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) was today joined by nine other Senators in a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) calling for it... Read More

  Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Legislation would require financial institutions on military bases to offer financial tools that promote savings and reduce need for payday loans   Washington (November 20, 2013) - In an effort to help servicemembers and their families cope with the unique circumstances that often jeopardize... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 NIH funding supports 35K jobs in MA, Bay State ranks #1 in per capita dollars awarded   Washington (November 19, 2013) - As budget negotiators continue work on a compromise following the federal government shutdown, today Senator Edward J. Markey (DMass.) joined a bipartisan group of 33 Senators in a call... Read More

        Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Lawmaker was first to introduce legislation in House of Representatives at outset of deadly meningitis outbreak caused by compounded drugs manufactured in Mass.   Washington (November 18, 2013) - More than a year after the deadly meningitis outbreak that exposed the dangers... Read More

Washington (November 18, 2013) - Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today called on the Russian government to release American citizen Peter Wilcox, who has been held in Russia for more than 60 days for engaging in a peaceful protest at an oil platform in the Pechora Sea. Mr. Wilcox, whose sister lives in Massachusetts and... Read More

Contact: Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Yesterday, lawmaker and bipartisan group introduced legislation to protect children and teen online privacy   Washington (November 15, 2013) - After Facebook today announced it was moving forward with new privacy policies that force teens and other users to share more of their personal information... Read More

  Giselle Barry (Markey) 2022242742 Eben BurnhamSnyder (Markey) 2022242742 Mike Briggs (Sanders) 2022245141   NRC staff prevented from engaging in safety, financial oversight of Entergy's, other troubled nuclear power plants   Washington (November 14, 2013) - Senators Edward J. Markey (DMass.) and Bernie Sanders (IVt.) today sent a... Read More

  Mass. Delegation Urges DOJ to Review Proposed TSA Exit Lanes Policy Change Follows letter to TSA requesting information on impacts on aviation security   Washington (November 14, 2013) - As a followup to their letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Massachusetts Congressional delegation sent a letter to the... Read More