WASHINGTON, D.C. – Massachusetts Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, and Niki Tsongas (D-Lowell), member of the House Armed Services Committee, today praised House passage of the reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Included in the National... Read More

Transcripts show Chairman’s commitment to post-Fukushima nuclear safety measures, Jaczko encourages staff to voice any disagreements   WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 13, 2011, four Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Commissioners wrote to White House Chief of Staff William Daley alleging that Chairman Jaczko “undermined the... Read More

REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA) HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE ON H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 December 13, 2011 “Last year, Republicans refused to extend unemployment benefits unless the Bush tax cuts were extended for millionaires and billionaires. “Here they go again, Mr. Speaker. “This year,... Read More

Dec. 13, 2011: We Can't Turn NRC Into Reality TV Show, Must Focus on Our Nuclear Safety   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, responded to today’s report on leadership at the Nuclear... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2011) -- Following the end of the climate negotiations at the Durban climate conference, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) issued the following statement praising the efforts of the international negotiators. Rep. Markey is the co-author of the only climate bill to pass a body of Congress, and is the top Democrat on the House... Read More

Dec 12, 2011: Bipartisan Privacy Caucus To Hold Public Forum with FTC Chairman, Privacy Experts   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus will host a public forum this Wednesday on protecting the privacy of children and teens online.  Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) are... Read More

REQUEST MADE FOLLOWING FTC SETTLEMENT WITH FACEBOOK ON ITS DECEPTIVE PRACTICES   WASHINGTON, DEC. 8, 2011 – “We live in an age of information, which requires careful protection of our privacy,” said Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and... Read More

“Regulatory Meltdown” Reveals Efforts to Improve Nuclear Safety Undermined by Four NRC Commissioners WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of his ongoing investigation into U.S. nuclear safety since the Fukushima meltdowns, today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Congress’s leading voice for nuclear safety, released a blockbuster new... Read More

Congressman queries NRC about series of failures at Palisades, other nuclear power plants involving steel used in water pumps for cooling nuclear reactors WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent investigation by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found that the failure of a water pump due to the corrosion of certain kinds of stainless steel... Read More

Floor Statement for Edward J. Markey   Amendment Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 December 8, 2011 As prepared for delivery   I have an amendment at the desk, Number 2. In this legislation, the Republican majority exempts all so-called ‘nuisance dust’ from the protective air quality standards for course particle or... Read More

  Floor Statement for Edward J. Markey Markup of The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 Subcommittee on Energy and Power December 8, 2011   Today, the House meets to vote on a real piece of legislation that solves an imaginary problem.   The Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act purports to address the fictitious threat that... Read More

Lawmakers invited social networking site to explain how it protects online privacy of children, teens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) expressed their disappointment with Facebook’s decision to decline their invitation to... Read More

Markey, Wyden Call on CMS to Release Guidelines for Program That Experts Say Could Result in Substantial Medicare Savings by Better Coordinating Care Pilot Program Is Supposed to Launch in 2012, But Guidelines Have Yet to Be Issued Washington, D.C. – A program providing home-based health care for the most chronically-ill veterans, saved the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Telecommunications, issued the following statement upon the resignation of Michael Copps from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).     “I’ve always admired Michael Copps. ... Read More

Presidential Candidate Says He Wants to Destroy Fuel Economy Agreement, Force Americans to Pay More at Pump WASHINGTON (December 5, 2011) -- In an interview yesterday on Fox News, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that if he were elected president, he would stop the fuel economy improvements that are driving the American auto... Read More

Lawmakers introduced Do Not Track Kids legislation to update landmark Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, provide new protections for teens in mobile environment WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus Congressmen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) this week sent an... Read More

Lawmakers cite multiple security breaches, contractor conduct as concerns   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Joe Barton (R-Texas), Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Robert Andrews (D-N.J.), today sent a letter to the TRICARE Management Agency (TMA) after one of the company’s... Read More

Congressman introduced Do Not Track Kids legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned about possible violations of consumers’ privacy, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to... Read More

Congressman Markey calls for cuts to wasteful nuclear arsenal programs to help reduce deficit, protect national security WASHINGTON, D.C. – With defense and budget leaders poised to seek cuts in America’s bloated nuclear weapons budget, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement refuting Chairman Mike... Read More

Lawmakers called on NRC to not relicense Seabrook 20 years before current license expires WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and John F. Tierney (D-Mass.), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today sent a letter to the Nuclear... Read More