Listening session with local healthcare advocates elicits recommendations for responding to cuts MALDEN, MA - On Thursday, August 11, 2011, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee which has responsibility for health care, hosted a roundtable... Read More

Congressman is House author of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act 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 and current Co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus,... Read More

Lawmakers introduced ‘Do Not Track Kids’ legislation to protect online privacy of children and teens WASHINGTON D.C. –Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) today released responses to the inquiries they had sent to ACT, Inc., College Board, and the National Research Center for College and University... Read More

Lawmaker queries pipeline safety agency about unsatisfactory, ignored safety recommendations after recent accidents   WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress moves forward on legislation to reauthorize the federal Pipeline Safety Act, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety... Read More

Boston, MA (August 12, 2010) – Brain aneurysms can occur in anyone, at any age. An estimated 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm. Each year, about 27,000 people in the U.S. will suffer from a ruptured brain aneurysm.   About 40% of those experiencing a ruptured brain aneurysm will die.   To... Read More

Department of Energy grants for advanced vehicle research and development will support projects in Natick, Watertown, Waltham and Woburn   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and a senior Democrat on both the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources... Read More

 If proposed legislation enacted, bedrock environmental laws would become null and void within 100 miles of the U.S. border   WASHINGTON (August 12, 2011) – House Republicans held a legislative hearing July 8, 2011 on the National Security and Federal Lands Act (H.R. 1505) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today after release of the draft Ninety-Day Report from the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) Shale Gas Production... Read More

Congressman introduced legislation to require the NRC to put in place better safety regulations, including improvements recommended by task force   WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after Nuclear Regulatory Commission... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement praising today’s announcement of the first-ever fuel economy and carbon pollution standards for medium and heavy duty trucks... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.), the Ranking Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water and Power, sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife... Read More

BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Representatives Edward Markey, Jim McGovern, John Tierney, Stephen F. Lynch, and Niki Tsongas announced that 18 Massachusetts cities and towns will receive more than $63.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support economic development projects,... Read More

Washington, DC—Today Reps. Henry A. Waxman, Edward J. Markey, Diana DeGette, and Rush Holt sent a letter to the EPA urging the agency to craft a definition of “diesel fuel” for its upcoming guidance on permitting hydraulic fracturing activities that is broad enough to protect human health and require permitting for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stands in partial shutdown and thousands of workers are furloughed, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement denouncing the Republican’s decision to depart Washington D.C. for the month of August without passing a clean short-term extension bill for... Read More

August 3, 2011: Don’t Allow New Nuclear Reactor Construction Before Safety Questions Resolved   Rule change could undermine current safety regulations, limit public participation in licensing decisions   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, this... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass,), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, issued the following statement after voting against S. 365, The Budget Control Act of 2011.   “Fulfilling our country’s financial obligations is a fundamental responsibility, and both political parties have met... Read More

Co-author of 2007 Mileage Standards Hails Presidential Acceleration of Fuel Efficiency Program   WASHINGTON (July 29, 2011) – The latest phase of fuel economy standards to be announced today by President Obama will result in total savings of 3.5 million barrels of oil a day by 2030, helping to break America’s longstanding... Read More

Markey opposes GOP debt bill that alters U.S. Constitution forever WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after voting in opposition to the Republican debt plan, S. 627, The Budget Control Act of 2011.   “The Republican Party’s deficit plan is simple: Send financial markets... Read More

Congressman Ed Markey Statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives H.Res. 383 Second Rule providing for consideration of S. 627 Budget Control Act 2011 July 28, 2011  The Republican Party’s deficit plan is very simple: 1.    Send the financial markets into a nosedive 2.    Drive up costs for... Read More

WASHINGTON – Congressman Barney Frank today released a letter, signed by every Member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, calling on the president of Moody’s Investors Service to strongly reconsider the company’s announcement that it would review the possible downgrade of U.S. municipalities and other institutions due... Read More