WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and Edward Markey, D-Mass., co-chairmen of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, have asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to respond to questions about the privacy breaches reported by The Wall Street Journal Monday.   “According to the article, this series of privacy breaches affected... Read More

Lawmaker Urges FCC to Take Action to Protect Consumers, Cites Open Internet Implications of FOX Blocking Cablevision Broadband Subscribers from FOX Content Online WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former Chairman and current senior member of the Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology and the Internet... Read More

MELROSE --- Today, Rep. Markey announced a $475,000 grant he helped to secure for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office from the COPS Program –the Community Oriented Policing Services program – for the acquisition of a new, state-of-the-art Mobile Training Unit. The Mobile Training Unit will make it easier for police officers... Read More

As Social Security Administration Announces No Social Security Cost-of-Living-Adjustment for Next Year Washington, DC – Rep. Markey announced today that House Democrats will move ahead with legislation to provide Social Security recipients with a one-time $250 payment.  The Social Security Administration announced on Friday there will be... Read More

Markey is author of video navigation device provision in Telecommunications Act of 1996 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former Chairman and current senior member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, today expressed his support for FCC action to promote greater... Read More

WASHINGTON (October 12, 2010) – Following the announcement by Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar that there would be a conditional lifting of the exploratory drilling suspension in the Gulf of Mexico, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), who chairs the Energy and Environment Subcommittee and the Select Committee on Energy Independence... Read More

Sweeping new law will improve access to the Internet, smart phones, television, other technologies for Americans with disabilities WASHINGTON,D.C. – President Barack Obama signed into law today sweeping new legislation authored by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.).  The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act,... Read More

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), Co-Chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, today released responses to the letters they had sent to companies identified in a Wall Street Journal investigation as reportedly installing intrusive consumer-tracking technologies to track... Read More

PRESIDENT TO SIGN INTO LAW REP. MARKEY’S 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS & VIDEO ACCESSIBILITIY BILL Sweeping new law will improve access to Internet, smart phones, television, other technologies for Americans with disabilities WASHINGTON,D.C. – President Barack Obama will sign into law tomorrow sweeping new legislation authored by... Read More

MARKEY STATEMENT ON NET NEUTRALITY PROPOSAL WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a longstanding proponent of net neutrality and author of the first ever net neutrality bill in Congress, issued the following statement after a bi-partisan net neutrality proposal stalled in the House of Representatives. “It is now... Read More

Congressman Releases New Web Video on the 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act WASHINGTON,D.C. (September 29, 2010) – The House and Senate have passed the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act authored by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.). This landmark legislation will make it easier for the... Read More

Legislation Provides Increased Access to Trials, Offers New Hope for Cures to Diseases WASHINGTON (September 23, 2010) – Legislation that will open up access to clinical trials for diseases like Cystic Fibrosis to low-income and other patients today passed the House of Representatives, clearing the way for President Obama’s signature to... Read More

Opening Statement Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing The Outbreak of Salmonella in Eggs September 22, 2010 Thank you very much Mr. Chairman for calling today’s hearing. I would like to begin by thanking the witnesses on our first panel, victims sickened by the neglect that led to the... Read More

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2010) – Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released $101 million in home energy assistance, which would include $4.2 million for Massachusetts families. The money released yesterday, which are emergency funds from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), come at a pivotal... Read More

September 20, 2010 – With international tensions over clean energy trade and competition increasing, there has never been a more pivotal time to assess America’s place in the global clean energy race. Next Wednesday, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a... Read More

http://globalwarming.house.gov/mediacenter/pressreleases_2008?id=0317 Congressional Briefing with X PRIZE Winners ***Winning Vehicles to be on Display at Capitol*** September 16, 2010 - Building new high-efficiency cars that reach 100 MPG will cut America’s dependence on foreign oil and save consumers money at the pump. On Thursday, September... Read More

Project to create 500 construction jobs and support development of Waterfront Square REVERE ---Today, Representative Edward J. Markey, the Dean of the Massachusetts House Delegation, attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Revere’s Wonderland Station Parking Facility.   The $47 million, seven story parking... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report investigating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) oversight of and reliance on non-inferiority trials to establish the safety and effectiveness of new drugs. This report was produced in response to a request from Senator Grassley and... Read More

                        WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Rep. Edward J. Markey, Rep. Rick Boucher, and Rep. Henry A. Waxman released a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which examines changes in the wireless industry over the past... Read More

Opening Statement of Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Energy and Environment Subcommittee For anyone who has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, one of the best words you can hear is “remission.” Whether it’s cancer, HIV, or some other illness, a battery of modern cures can reduce the disease to lower, perhaps even... Read More