New Poll Shows Americans Deeply Opposed to Unfettered Export of America’s Natural Gas WASHINGTON (January 10, 2013) – A group of American manufacturers today released a new poll that finds voters are opposed the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by an almost 5 to 1 margin. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who has called for a... Read More

WASHINGTON (January 10, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is challenging claims by Shell Oil that they moved an Arctic drilling rig due to weather reports indicating a prolonged period of good weather, citing inconsistencies with reports from the National Weather Service and tax concerns that could have spurred Shell to attempt to rush their... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Adds Corporate Insult to Taxpayer Injury, Says Congressman WASHINGTON (January 9, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today attacked the financial giant AIG for their reported consideration of a lawsuit against the federal government over the terms of the $182 taxpayer-funded bailout the... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 Boston Mayor Menino, Leading Gun Control Advocate Join Congressman to Push for Gun Reform WASHINGTON (January 9, 2013) – As Vice President Joe Biden’s task force on gun control is developing its report, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today sent his recommendations to the Vice... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 WASHINGTON (January 8, 2013) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced that 2012 was the hottest year on record in the continental United States, breaking the previous record from 1998 by 1.0° degree Fahrenheit. The average temperature for 2012 was... Read More

Contact: Eben Burnham-Snyder, Rep. Ed Markey, 202-225-2836 or 202-494-4486 Patrick Legislation Cleans up Mass. Compounding Companies; Markey Legislation Protects Whole Country WASHINGTON (January 4, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the legislative package to clean up Massachusetts’ compounding pharmacy industry announced... Read More

WASHINGTON (January 3, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), today wrote to Shell Oil Company and the United States Coast Guard requesting information on the ongoing incident with Shell’s oil rig that has run aground in Alaska. Rep. Markey, the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee, which oversees oil drilling, asks in... Read More

January 1, 2013— Washington, D.C.  – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement after voting for the American Taxpayer Relief Act, legislation to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. "This bill... Read More

Lawmaker led Congressional effort that resulted in ban of Chinese assault weapons   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after the National Rifle Association press conference addressing the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement after President Obama announced his nomination of Massachusetts Senator John Kerry for Secretary of State.   “John Kerry is one of America’s great statesmen and is supremely... Read More

Lawmaker criticized company for risking privacy of users, especially teens, with new privacy policies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statement after Instagram announced it was reversing course on its previously announced plan to... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 21, 2012) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their final pollution control standards for America’s industrial boilers used in major manufacturing facilities and elsewhere. The new standards will reduce many types of pollution, including toxic mercury and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement about the House Republican’s so-called “Plan B”, H.J.Res. 66. Under the GOP’s “Plan B”, 25 million working... Read More

Provision addresses looming crisis in nuclear medicine   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, praised passage of a provision in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act based on H.R. 3276, the bipartisan American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2010 that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown joined Congressmen Edward Markey, William Keating, Jim McGovern, and John Tierney in welcoming news that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a major disaster declaration for Massachusetts resulting from the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy which left 385,000 without... Read More

Markey is House author of the historic Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, will join Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz to announce the update and modernization of the... Read More

Markey leads bipartisan group of 100 lawmakers in call for full funding for LIHEAP program   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led a letter, cosigned by 100 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives, calling for the President to restore funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program... Read More

FAA estimates that by 2020, there could be 30,000 drones flying in American skies   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today introduced legislation to ensure standards for informing the public and establish safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statement after Instagram released an updated version of its privacy policy and terms of service that revealed the company could possibly allow user photos to be used without their permission as... Read More

Last week, lawmakers convened first-ever Congressional briefing on data broker practices   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-Chairs of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statements today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued orders requiring... Read More