Lawmaker Calls for Clean Energy Revolution in New Video For Inaugural YouTube Town Hall Challenge   WASHINGTON DC (May 19th, 2011) – Not long ago, in a galaxy very close to home, Republicans voted to protect billions in tax breaks for oil companies and championed an “Oil Above All” agenda while cutting funding for renewable... Read More

May 10, 2011: Congress to Obama: Fully Implement Nuclear “Emergency Pill” Law In Wake of Fukushima Meltdown, Bipartisan Group of 30 Members Join in Support of 2002 Law Requiring Potassium Iodide for Residents Living within 20 Miles of Nuclear Plants   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), C.W. Bill... Read More

Bipartisan bill addresses need for Alzheimer’s research   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chris Smith (R-N.J.), House co-Chairmen of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, announced the introduction of H.R 1897, the Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2011. Reps.... Read More

H.R. 1895 will provide new protections for teens in mobile environment   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Co-Chairmen of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) today introduced their comprehensive children’s online privacy legislation H.R. 1895, the “Do Not Track Kids Act... Read More

“Fukushima Fallout” Reveals Breakdown in Emergency System Regulations Exposed Since Japanese Reactor Meltdown WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, today released a report prepared by his staff at... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) today sent a letter asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to respond to questions about the privacy problems reported in The Wall Street Journal. The article reports that a security vulnerability on Facebook provided advertisers, analytics firms and other third... Read More

May 10, 2011: MARKEY STATEMENT ON GROUNDBREAKING OF EDWARD M. KENNEDY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FRAMINGHAM, MA –Today, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement on the May 9, 2011 groundbreaking of the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center:  ... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC ( May 10, 2011) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)  and 7 other members of Congress have called on the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action to protect workers and consumers from serious health effects caused by use of formaldehyde-containing hair... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statement today upon receiving Apple’s written response to his April 21 letter to CEO Steve Jobs querying him about the company’s data collection, storage and disclosure practices. Rep.... Read More

BOSTON – Senator John Kerry, along with Representatives Edward Markey, Richard Neal, John Olver, John F. Tierney, Jim McGovern, Michael Capuano, Niki Tsongas, and William Keating, today announced that Massachusetts will benefit from more than $845 million in rejected high speed rail funding originally offered to Florida.   The United... Read More

Jerusalem – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and a bipartisan delegation arrived in Israel today and met with Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to discuss U.S.-Israel relations and regional security issues.  Leader Pelosi issued the following statement this evening: "Our bipartisan delegation was pleased to arrive in Israel to observe... Read More

Getting Answers: Bipartisan Privacy Caucus To Hold Public Briefing on Location-Based Services with Firms Across Industry, Privacy Expert WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus will host a briefing Thursday about the collection, storage and use of location-based user data in the wake of recent media reports that... Read More

Jerusalem – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and the bipartisan delegation met today with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni and Lt. General Michael Moeller, U.S. Security Coordinator, Israel –Palestinian Authority.  The delegation also attended an Israel Memorial Day Ceremony and a Torch Lighting Ceremony... Read More

Saturday, May 7, 2011 Contact: Nadeam Elshami/Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616 Markey, Bipartisan Delegation Arrive in Baghdad Baghdad – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi arrived in Iraq this morning with a bipartisan delegation to assess progress on redeployment, and to meet with Iraqi and U.S. officials.  The delegation will meet with Iraqi... Read More

Markey, Barton Release Discussion Draft of Their “Do Not Track” Kids Online Privacy Legislation   Bi-Partisan bill would 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... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, released the following statement today:   Jewish American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the contributions that Jewish-Americans have made to American life. We recognize Jewish-American leaders of the past, people like... Read More

WASHINGTON (May 6, 2011) – Following the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, new questions about the inherent risks of nuclear power and the overall safety of the U.S. nuclear power plant fleet have been raised. Because the nuclear power industry is virtually incapable of building new plants without taxpayer-backed loans, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is... Read More

Markey, Fortenberry Call on Obama to Halt Russian Production of Medical Isotopes Using Highly Enriched Uranium   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), House co-author of the American Medical Isotopes Production Act and co-chair of the bipartisan Caucuses on Nonproliferation, and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) wrote... Read More

WASHINGTON (May 5, 2011) – Republicans passed the first part of their “Oil Above All” energy plan today that will make oil drilling less safe, while protecting billions in tax breaks for the largest oil companies. The bill passed today would use shoddy, pre-BP-spill environmental review to accelerate drilling lease sales already... Read More

Markey Leads Effort, 84 Dems Join in Opposing Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs that Help Most Vulnerable Americans in Communities Across the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, led a letter sent today to the House Committee on Appropriations signed by 84 Members of... Read More