Statement of Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-MA) House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Hearing on HR 3403, the “911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007” September 19, 2007 Good Morning. Today’s hearing focuses upon emergency communications and more specifically, the provisions of HR 3403, legislation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today lauded Burger King for becoming the 12th major food and beverage company to agree to restricting advertisements for unhealthy foods directed at children. Today, Chairman Markey also sent letters to Chuck... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today again asked the Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) to investigate widespread and serious allegations of telecommunications privacy laws violations by the National Security Agency (NSA)... Read More

Six Years On, More Progress Needed to Strengthen Homeland Security WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on progress towards strengthening our homeland security six years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks: “Tomorrow we will... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, today responded to the congressionally-mandated report on conditions in Iraq from General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Rep. Markey said, “President Bush’s latest Potemkin village fabricated to mask... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released the following statement in reaction to the Department of Justice’s comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on network neutrality proposals: “The Bush administration’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released the following statement on the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and Digital Television (DTV) transition educational efforts “Today’s pledge by the... Read More

Markey legislation would restrict sale of SSNs, establish safeguards WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), author of H.R. 948, the Social Security Number Protection Act, and co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today issued the following statement in response to a poll conducted by Consumers Union... Read More

Lawmaker Questions DHS Secretary Chertoff, Says TSA’s Poor Performance Raises Questions About Agency’s “Certified Shipper” Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, today responded to the release of a report prepared by the Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, expressed outrage today at reports that the Air Force mistakenly loaded five nuclear warheads on a B52 bomber for a cross-country flight. The warheads... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, questioned Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff during a Homeland Security Committee Hearing today about the department's plans to implement the new 100% screening requirement for air cargo on passanger... Read More

Consumer Safety Advocate, Rep. Markey, Calls for Stronger CPSC WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) responded tonight to news reports that Mattel Inc. will announce the recall of several hundred thousand more Chinese-made toys because of lead-paint contamination. Rep. Markey is a senior member of the House Subcommittee on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released the following response from Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to a letter Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI) and Markey sent on July 12, 2007 about the implications that private equity... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), reacted today to a statement from Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, recognizing that the massacres of Armenians between 1915-1918 "were indeed tantamount to genocide." This issue came to a head last week when the director of the New England ADL region,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), reacted today to a statement from Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, recognizing that the massacres of Armenians between 1915-1918 “were indeed tantamount to genocide.” This issue came to a head last week when the director of the New... Read More

Rep. Markey Fought Successfully Against Closure Plans for Unique Lab WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), today announced that the Food and Drug Administration has cancelled plans to close the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center in Winchester, MA. The Winchester lab is the only FDA lab in the country set up to... Read More

Rep. Markey Fought Successfully Against Closure Plans for Unique Lab WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), today announced that the Food and Drug Administration has cancelled plans to close the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center in Winchester, MA. The Winchester lab is the only FDA lab in the country set up to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), released the following statement today in response to the recent conflict between the New England Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the national ADL over recognition of the Armenian Genocide: Rep. Markey said, “Like many in our community, I have been greatly pained by the refusal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, responded today to news that Time Warner’s Cartoon Network will restrict use of their licensed characters on packaging of unhealthy foods. The Cartoon Network decision follows on similar announcements by... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee and a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, today wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff seeking answers in response to reports that the Bush Administration will undertake an... Read More