Despite 10% of Workforce in Nonprofits, Nonprofit Employment and Wage is Not Tracked in Quarterly Workforce Data, Keeping Nonprofit, Business, and Government Leaders in the Dark Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (February 13, 2024) – United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of... Read More

Washington (February 13, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting on the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. “Early this morning, I voted with 69 of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass the National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The legislation addresses several... Read More

Nearly 14,000 laws and regulations prevent or restrict formerly incarcerated people from being able to work in the energy sector  Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, sent a letter today to Secretary of... Read More

The senators wrote: “Gas certification companies currently operate in a Wild West environment.” Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 12, 2024) –  Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse... Read More

The memorandum, modeled off of Senators’ amendment, also requires all countries that receive U.S. security assistance to facilitate U.S.-supported humanitarian aid and creates robust reporting requirements to Congress Washington (February 10, 2024) – Friday, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.),... Read More

Episodes will include guests discussing impact, accomplishments of the Green New Deal movement Episode Available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube Ed Markey Podcast (TRAILER) Senator Markey and Congressman Bowman’s conversation on the Green New Deal for Public Schools. Washington (February 9, 2024) - Following the five-year anniversary of the Green... Read More

Washington (February 8, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 17 Senate Democrats in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to act swiftly to finally close the detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.  In their letter, the... Read More

Washington (February 7, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement today after voting no on the immigration policy changes in the national security supplemental package: “Comprehensive immigration reform requires compromise, and I am ready to do that, but Republicans and Donald Trump clearly will not even when they... Read More

Washington (February 7, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today denounced the effort of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to evade a democratic, peaceful transition of power despite having signed the December 21, 2022, accord to uphold a free, fair, and transparent general election in Haiti. February 7, 2024, was the deadline for a new... Read More

Washington (February 7, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representatives Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on the... Read More

Amendment has support of 19 Senators Washington (February 7, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), along with 15 of their colleagues, in filing their amendment to require that the weapons received by any country under the proposed... Read More

Boston (February 6, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) released the following statement on the extension of Boston’s fare-free bus program by Mayor Michelle Wu:  “We applaud Mayor Wu for continuing her groundbreaking pilot in fare-free... Read More

New polling: More than half of likely U.S. voters would more likely vote for their member of Congress in 2024 if they cosponsored the Green New Deal Report Text (PDF) | Implementation Guide (PDF) | Press Conference (VIDEO) Washington (February 6, 2024) – Surrounded by labor, youth, and environmental justice leaders and activists, Senator Edward J.... Read More

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joins Dr. Jack Caravanos in Chicopee, Massachusetts, as he takes a soil sample that demonstrates dangerous levels of lead near telecommunications cables; February 5, 2024    For roundtable photo: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) leads a roundtable discussion on the impacts of lead-sheathed cables on occupational... Read More

“(W)e urge you to include robust funding for the United States Department of Agriculture to compensate farmers for uncovered losses caused by natural disasters.” Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 7, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),... Read More

Students without internet access at home have lower grades than their classmates Letter Text (PDF) Washington (February 2, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (February 1, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act, legislation that would ensure a U.S. President could not set a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions below 125,000. The Trump... Read More

Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (February 1, 2024) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to require that the Secretary of State provide a report on Azerbaijan’s human rights practices, including concerning allegations of human rights violations committed against ethnic Armenians, such as... Read More

Washington (February 1, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced a final rule to comprehensively... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (February 1, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and co-chair of the Senate AI Caucus and a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Representative... Read More