BOSTON – Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressman Edward Markey, today announced that the Malden and Revere Fire Departments will receive $4,107,313 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to hire additional firefighters, purchase enhanced safety equipment and provide critical training to first responders. This... Read More

Instances of Elder Abuse Have Risen 15% In The Past 2 Years; Program To Provide Prevention Tips To Seniors   MALDEN –DA Gerry Leone, Congressman Ed Markey, and representatives from Eagle Bank and Mystic Valley Elder Services spoke today at The John and Christina Markey Senior Center in Malden about how Seniors can better protect... Read More

June 30, 2011: Mass House Deleg to Obama: We Oppose Cuts to Medicare & Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts delegation, and the entire Massachusetts House delegation called on President Obama to preserve funding for Medicare and Medicaid during negotiations to raise the debt... Read More

Markey on Nebraska Nuke Floods, New Mexico Wildfires: Regulations Inadequate to Prevent Nuclear Disasters from Extreme Weather   NRC Commissioners Recently Voted to Reduce Safety, Including Nixing “Near-site” Disaster Command Centers and Increasing Risk from Heightened Reactor Activity   WASHINGTON (June 29, 2011) – The... Read More

New Rules by Financial Watchdog Allows Self-Reporting of Reserves by Nat Gas Cos.; Congressman Sends Investigative Letter to Agency   WASHINGTON (June 27, 2011) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today asked the Securities and Exchange Commission whether a 2008 rule allowing natural gas companies more flexibility in how they reported on... Read More

Asks EIA for Methodology, Materials Supporting Bullish Fuel Claims WASHINGTON (June 27, 2011) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today asked the energy experts working for the United States government to justify their bullish claims on natural gas resources and reserves in light of reports in The New York Times indicating skepticism exists within the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC ( June 24, 2011) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today announced the introduction of H.R. 2359, the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011. The legislation will close major loopholes in federal law that allow companies to use ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products known... Read More

Democratic Members led effort to push President to deploy SPR to reduce prices for American families and small businesses, tamp down speculation WASHINGTON – Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) will hold a press conference on today’s announcement that the Obama administration has decided open up the... Read More

Markey, Congressional Taskforce ask UN President Deiss to include Alzheimer’s in discussions at September General Assembly meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) joined Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) at theSubcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights hearing, “Global Strategies to Combat the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – All ten members of the Massachusetts delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives congratulated the Boston Bruins on winning the 2010- 2011 Stanley Cup by introducing H. Res 318. “Boston has Beat L.A., Reversed the Curse, Squished the Fish, and now Vanquished Vancouver,” said Rep. Edward J. Markey, dean of... Read More

WASHINGTON (June 22, 2011) – Transocean, the company that owned the drilling rig involved in the BP oil spill, today issued a report that continues the pattern of the companies involved in the spill passing blame in advance of expected protracted litigation. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the principal force in Congress pushing for oversight of... Read More

Medicare is under attack. For decades, Medicare has been a rock solid guarantee for our country’s seniors, ensuring that after a lifetime of hard work, access to quality and affordable health care is secure. But now, Republicans are proposing to end Medicare as we know it. Their plan would hurt millions of middle-class Americans, like David... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) made the following statement on President Obama’s announcement about American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.   “The conflict in Afghanistan is now America’s longest war and has cost far too much in lives and dollars. As America struggles to rebuild our... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Joe Barton (R-Tex.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairmen of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, sent a letter today to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Michael Astrue expressing concern that sensitive personal information may be vulnerable to unauthorized exposure due to a recently... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, issued the following statement today on a Families USA report examining the devastating impact of the Republican-proposed Medicaid cuts on Massachusetts’ economy and... Read More

Lawmakers release nuclear safety investigation in wake of media report that 75% of nuclear reactor sites have leaky pipes   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Ranking Member on the Natural Resources Committee, and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chief Deputy... Read More

Markey Congratulates 1366 Technologies for Department of Energy Funding For Revolutionary Solar Technology $150 million loan guarantee will support solar manufacturing project in Lexington MEDFORD, MA– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, this week joined 67 of his Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives in urging Republican House leaders to include bulk-rate negotiation of prescription drug prices... Read More

WASHINGTON (June 15, 2011) – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement in response to today's release of the 60-day findings of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) task force reviewing NRC processes and... Read More

Statement of Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) “The NRC Inspector General Report on the ‘NRC Chairman’s Unilateral Decision to Terminate NRC’s Review of the DOE Yucca Mountain Repository License Application’ ” Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy June 14, 2011 “I find it highly ironic that we... Read More