Ask for Underwater Rover Footage of Leak, Potential Size of Residual Spill   WASHINGTON (October 16, 2012) – The two leading Congressional investigators into the BP oil spill today pressed the company to turn over any and all information related to the recent Gulf of Mexico oil slick that has been sourced from the Macondo well. Reps. Ed... Read More

Send letter to HHS urging release of LIHEAP funding as home heating fuel costs expected to increase dramatically this winter   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the New England Congressional delegation and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, was joined by 91 members of the House of... Read More

FDA, Mass Dept. of Public Health call for lawmakers to address regulation of, authority over compounding pharmacies   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, representatives from both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health called on Congress to quickly address the federal regulatory system that... Read More

WASHINGTON (October 12, 2012) -- Several members of Massachusetts’ House delegation today expressed disappointment in the decision by Department of the Interior Secretary Salazar issued a decision today to reject the agreement between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to establish a gaming site in Taunton. The... Read More

Lawmaker has introduced TEST Act to ensure disclosure of critical information about clinical trials and complete information about products on market   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after drug maker GlaxoSmithKline announced... Read More

Abnormalities in Fuel Prices Raise Questions, Congressman Writes to Federal Trade Commission   WASHINGTON (October 12, 2012) – Even as crude oil prices have receded from summer highs, gasoline prices in New England and in other parts of the country have not, raising price gouging and manipulation as potential causes of this abnormality... Read More

Lawmaker introduced Mobile Device Privacy Act to require companies to disclose capability to monitor telephone usage, require express consent prior to monitoring   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee,... Read More

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey announced his support for the five principles in the Declaration of Internet Freedom, joining congressional colleagues Sen. Ron Wyden, Reps. Anna Eshoo, Darrell Issa and Jared Polis and more than 2,000 organizations and 75,000 individuals from more than 130 countries. "The Internet is... Read More

Congressman Asks for Spillcam Return for Survey   WASHINGTON (October 10, 2012) -- Following confirmation that an oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico has origins from BP’s blown-out Macondo well, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today called for a full undersea survey of the Macondo site carried live on the internet so independent scientists can... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus co-Chairs Joe Barton (R-Texas) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) expressed disappointment at Tuesday’s announcement by the Digital Advertising Alliance that it is urging members to ignore Microsoft’s new “Do Not Track” default. The lawmakers issued the following... Read More

MA served 6% fewer people last winter, average MA benefit decreased by 43% over last 2 years due to reduced federal funding   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the New England Congressional delegation and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the... Read More

Lawmaker plans to introduce legislation to address loopholes in federal oversight of compounding pharmacies   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today sent a letter to FDA asking when the agency... Read More

Markey, Waxman, DeGette: Loopholes in Federal Oversight of Oil and Gas Drilling Demand Congressional Action   WASHINGTON, DC — The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released two reports on oil and gas development of shale resources and the utilization of hydraulic fracturing technology. GAO completed the reports in response... Read More

Lawmaker wrote to FDA expressing concerns about fragmented oversight, rules governing compounding pharmacy operations   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today announced he will introduce... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-Chairmen of the Congressional Taskforce on Alzheimer’s, today commended the implementation of a program between the United States Justice Department, the Alzheimer’s Association and the MedicAlert Foundation that designates the... Read More

Lawmaker cites the risks of high-volume production, creation of high-risk drugs outside of standard approval process   WASHINGTON D.C.  – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) querying the agency about oversight of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures (SANE) Act, released the following statement today in reaction to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s address on foreign policy and national security. The SANE Act would cut $100 billion over ten years from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former Chairman of the Telecommunications subcommittee and current senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order that allows the program access rules to sunset.  This... Read More

Lawmaker is author of 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act   WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member and former chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced in last night’s presidential debate that he... Read More