Markey, Edwards, Eshoo: Hacking Threats to Implantable Medical Devices Call For Improved FDA Oversight (Washington, DC) - Reacting to the findings of a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report they requested last year, three senior House Democrats today are calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve its oversight... Read More

Common sense legislation prevents nuclear reactors, like Seabrook, from receiving 20-year license renewals if they apply more than a decade before their original 40-year license expires   Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressmen John Tierney (D-Salem) and Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) announced new legislation to provide greater certainty... Read More

Reps. Markey and Waxman Release New Report Detailing Climate Change’s Impact on Our Weather   WASHINGTON (September 25, 2012) – After record-breaking heat, destructive wildfires, droughts and storms punished communities across the United States this year, two House Democrats are asking Congress to recognize the steep cost of... Read More

Lawmaker introduced ‘Do Not Track Kids Act’ legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens   WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the deadline to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on its proposed rulemaking on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) ends today, Congressman Edward J.... Read More

GOP “Polluterpalooza” Bill is Capstone of Do-Nothing, Anti-Environmental Congress; Republicans Reject Markey Renewable Energy Standard, Oil Savings, Health Amendments WASHINGTON (September 21, 2012) – Closing out the most unproductive and anti-environmental Congress in modern history, House Republicans today passed one last... Read More

Lawmaker is co-author of GRID Act to give FERC clear authority to issue regulations to combat known cyber-vulnerabilities   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the creation of a new Office of Energy... Read More

Knott’s Berry Farm stranding highlights need to close loophole in federal oversight of fixed site amusement park rides   WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a leading consumer advocate in Congress and author of legislation to improve amusement park ride safety, released the following statement after an... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today voted in opposition to H.J.Res. 118, a Republican bill that would restrict states’ ability to improve their welfare-to-work programs. The bill blocks a waiver policy announced by the Department of Health and Human... Read More

Lawmaker introduced H.R. 432, the Ban Poisonous Additives Act, which would ban toxic chemical from all food and beverage containers WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after a new study released in the Journal of the American Medical... Read More

  GOP Bill Still Gives Tens of Billions in Loans to Coal, Nuclear; Republicans Reject Markey Motion to Stop $4 Billion Tax Hike on Wind Energy WASHINGTON (September 14, 2012) – House Republicans today passed a bill to end a loan guarantee program, but not before $88.4 billion in loans are handed out to coal and nuclear interests, while... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, attended the Dignified Transfer ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base this afternoon that brought home the bodies of Glen A. Doherty and the other American heroes killed in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Congressman... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today issued its sequester transparency report. "The report released today underscores the need for Congressional Republicans to end their dangerous and... Read More

Economic Disaster Call by Commerce Clears Way for Congressional Action ?WASHINGTON (September 13, 2012) – This morning the U.S. Department of Commerce declared an economic disaster in the New England groundfish fishery for the upcoming 2013 fishing season. Rep. Ed Markey (D –Mass.), who had called for such a declaration early last... Read More

Legislation requires disclosure of presence of monitoring software, express consent for transmission of information to third parties in wake of Carrier IQ software concerns   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumers should be in control of their personal information, including if and when their mobile devices are transmitting data to third parties,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released the following statement after voting in opposition to H.R. 5949, the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act.   “As Americans... Read More

Congressman is author of laws mandating 100% screening of air cargo, 100% scanning of in-bound maritime cargo in wake of 9/11 terrorist attacks   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former original member of the Homeland Security Committee and leading Congressional advocate for aviation, maritime, chemical, grid,... Read More

More than 200,000 MA families depend on LIHEAP to help heat their homes, with nearly 60,000 families relying on LIHEAP to help pay for delivered fuel   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, today commended the... Read More

Time for BP to Face Facts, Not Litigate Them, Says Congressman   WASHINGTON (September 5, 2012) – In court filings, the U.S. Department of Justice has now said that BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill was due to their “gross negligence” and “culture of corporate recklessness”. This opens up BP to the highest... Read More

Congressman Released Draft Bill Last Month, Queried DOJ on Handling of Mobile Information in July   WASHINGTON (September 4, 2012) -- Hackers working under the infamous group called Anonymous have released what they allege is 1 million device identifiers for Apple users of devices like the iPhone and iPad, which the group says was stolen from... Read More

Lawmaker commends Obama administration commitment to industrial energy efficiency Washington, DC (August 30, 2012) ­ Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order that will boost industrial energy efficiency and bolster U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and... Read More