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

Congressman Edward J. Markey, Malden Mayor Gary Christenson and Attorney General Martha Coakley join National Grid and the Boston Baseball Field of Dreams for a Letter of Intent signing for the new Malden Baseball Park   National Grid, City of Malden Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Baseball Field of Dreams will sign the Letter of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the New England Congressional delegation, issued the following statement after the fatal school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. “Today’s news of the horrific school shooting of students, teachers and staff is shocking and horrifying, and my deepest condolences... Read More

Santa’s OK with soot in a chimney, but no reason for more of it in kids’ lungs   WASHINGTON (December 14, 2012) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s expected clean air... Read More

BP Stonewalling Congress on Oil Sheen Information   WASHINGTON (December 13, 2012) -- Today BP’s undersea rovers are conducting a delayed survey of the underwater wreckage and area surrounding the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, following the second incident of a detected oil sheen. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today renewed his call... Read More

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE – Thursday, December 13, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick and Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray joined General Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Major General L. Scott Rice, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard (MANG) to celebrate the... Read More

Lawmakers recently queried nine major data brokers about practices involving consumers’ personal information   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton, (R-Texas) will be hosting a briefing to learn more about the data brokerage industry.... Read More

Lawmakers query FDA after workers, customers report serious health impacts from exposure to formaldehyde in hair straightening product   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), and Earl Blumenauer (D-Oreg.) today expressed serious concerns about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) lack of... Read More

SOMERVILLE – Tuesday, December 11, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today celebrated the start of phase one of construction to extend the MBTA’s Green Line into the cities of Medford and Somerville. “Today, we’re here to reaffirm our commitment to seeing this project get under way,” said Governor Patrick. “For... Read More

Lawmakers introduced 'Do Not Track Kids Act’ legislation to provide new privacy protections for children and teens in mobile environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), co-Chairs of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, released the following statement today after the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter today to the International Association of Compounding Pharmacies seeking information on the role of this industry association in assisting compounding pharmacies in their interactions with Federal and state authorities.  A bipartisan group of Committee leaders... Read More

BP Failed to Fully Respond to Committee Requests   WASHINGTON (December 7, 2012) – Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) today sought information from the U.S. Coast Guard regarding BP and Transocean’s plan to re-inspect the underwater wreckage and the well head from the Deepwater Horizon disaster using... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 6, 2012) -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass), along with 70 other House Democrats, called on  Speaker John Boehner and President Obama , to eliminate the tens of billions of dollars in tax breaks and loopholes given to the oil and gas industry as part of any fiscal cliff compromise. In a letter sent by the 71 lawmakers, they... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 5, 2010) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) was today selected by the House Democratic Caucus to be the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee for the 113th Congress. House Republican leadership pushed the most anti-environmental agenda in history, but none of their bills to roll back clean air, water or public... Read More

In March 2011, lawmaker joined Reps. Eshoo, Doyle, Matsui in letter to FCC in support of Commission implementation of its data roaming rules   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of the Communications, Technology and the Internet... Read More

45 lawmakers sign letter to Congressional leadership calling for $100 billion in cuts to nuclear weapons budget, preservation of programs for seniors, middle class   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today was joined by 44 other House Democrats in a letter to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement after Democrats filed a discharge petition to bring the middle class tax cuts already passed by the Senate to the House floor for a vote.   “An overwhelming majority of Americans agree:... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— Today Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Ed Markey, Bobby L. Rush, Diana DeGette, and Rush D. Holt, the leading Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to Grand Isle Shipyard Owner Mark Tregeant to request a briefing regarding Grand Isle Shipyard’s involvement in... Read More

Lawmaker queries FDA on regulations related to the manufacture, sale, and oversight of patient beds and bed accessories WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of a recent review conducted by The New York Times that revealed 550 people have died since 1995 as a result of entrapment in bed rails, including 27 people in 2011, Congressman Edward J.... Read More