WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.) announced today that they are set to switch Energy and Commerce subcommittee gavels in the 111th Congress. Markey is set to chair Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, and Boucher is set to chair the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee. Markey... Read More

President Bush will leave office with critical work left undone WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), today released the following statement after the Bush administration announced it will not finalize its rulemaking on Corporate Fuel Economy Standards before leaving office. l "Apparently the Bush administration... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement  regarding the possible funding shortfall for the digital television (DTV) converter box program. Rep. Markey has led the Congress in questioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement today regarding the situation in Gaza:   “Instead of laying the foundation for an independent state following Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza more than three years ago, Hamas turned Gaza into a launch pad for rockets targeting Israeli... Read More

Agencies respond to Markey questions; NTIA cites sudden funding shortfall for converter box program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, today released the following responses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National... Read More

As deadline approaches consumer's readiness still unclear WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Digital Television (DTV) transition deadline looms, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, today asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the... Read More

Congressman Pushes for Clean Energy, Broadband, Health Information Technology, other Investments Benefiting MA and Nation WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Massachusetts and states across the country look for ways to turn the global economic crisis into an opportunity, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) and his Bay State colleagues met with... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today applauded the decision by Yahoo! Inc. to decrease the amount of time they keep personal information about online searches and consumer web use to 90 days, after which that information will be effectively... Read More

Markey Had Called for End of Troubled Program WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee and the founder of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, responded today to a media report in The Washington Times on the tightening of controls over a... Read More

Markey-Clinton Legislation Would Reduce Risk by Incentivizing the Replacement Dangerous Radioactive Materials WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today slammed a recommendation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dismissing efforts to ban or replace a... Read More

Markey, Frank and Sestak succeed in pushing for change in reimbursement process to ensure 740,000 fraud victims nationwide receive total of $150 million WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force, today... Read More

Rep. Markey, along with more than a dozen local broadcasters and data service providers, will work together this coming Tuesday to test the Boston TV market’s digital transition readiness  WASHINGTON, D.C. – To help viewers prepare for the federally mandated shutdown of full-power television analog signals and the transition to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, responded to the final report from the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism released today: l Rep.... Read More

Today the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she intends to reauthorize the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming with Chairman Markey at the helm. The Select Committee, in conjunction with this announcement, released its end-of-session report today on the Select Committee’s website. The report reviews the... Read More

Key international meeting in Vienna today to discuss nuclear trade rules WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the founder and co-chairman of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today released a letter in which the Department of State unambiguously... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the winter travel season approaches, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is requesting information from popular travel websites about the information they provide to potential customers about risks involved in undertaking international travel, including the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a fire at the Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, today expressed concerns to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) about fire safety and the lack of compliance with critical fire protection... Read More

Reversing Statements from July, TSA Working to Screen Inbound Cargo on Passenger Planes for Bombs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and author of the 100 percent air cargo screening mandate signed into law in August 2007, expressed support today for the Transportation... Read More

Release of all weatherization funds to states highlights energy, economic crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, welcomed the release of $7 million in funds to help Massachusetts families weatherize their homes, cutting back on energy bills and keep homes... Read More

Administration Plans Ahead to Miss Cargo Screening Deadline WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following recent remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff indicating that the department will not meet a legal requirement for 100% screening for nuclear bombs in maritime cargo, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today called on President Bush... Read More