WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, convened a hearing of the future of wireless service. His prepared remarks follow below. Good Morning.  Today we have another in the series of hearings that we began with Sir Timothy Berners-Lee on the... Read More

The following letter was sent from Congressman Ed Markey to the FCC regarding childhood obesity & the mediaPDF of the letter can be found here: Letter to FCC on Childhood Obesity.pdf Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and a senior member of both the Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, today welcomed the release of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report confirming that the federal government... Read More

Today, James Connaughton asserted that what the President was proposing to do regarding auto mileage standards and renewable fuels was "mandatory." MYTH:  "When you speak of mandatory programs, I'll just give you two big examples. In the State of the Union, the President announced a dramatic commitment to replacing the U.S.'s... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee today called for action by the Bush Administration to mandate an increase in fuel economy standards in light of the massive run-up in gasoline prices over the last 2... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the newly formed House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, criticized the Bush administration for its lack of commitment on energy and global warming, highlighted by today’s fuels event featuring the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, reacted to the latest United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, released today. Rep. Markey said, “If anyone still harbored doubts that carbon dioxide was a pollutant that affects... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, today reacted to reports on the latest United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, to be released tomorrow. Chairman Markey said, “In their February report, the world’s top... Read More

BOSTON -- Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy, along with Congressman Ed Markey, today announced that the Lexington Police Department will receive $18,856 and the Lexington Fire Department will receive $17,167. Both grants are from the Department of Homeland Security as part of its Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Bush’s statements at a White House news conference earlier today regarding energy independence and global warming, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, issued the following statement: “It is refreshing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Edward Markey, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, today welcomed the 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court rebuffing the claims of the Bush Administration that it lacked authority to regulate the emission of gases endangering the planet from global warming. The Supreme Court ruled on... Read More

The Following Letter was sent from Congressman Ed Markey to FCC Chairman Kevin MartinPDF of the letter can be found here: Chairman Markey Letter to FCC Chairman re Universal Service.pdf Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation and a leading opponent of efforts to grant India a special exemption from U.S. nonproliferation laws, released the following statement regarding the FBI indictments of two individuals for exporting sensitive missile... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the newly-created Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter today to Administrator Guy Caruso of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) requesting information about reports that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, decried the Bush Administration’s use of “diplomatic assurances” to justify transferring detainees to countries known for the use of torture, as a new report from Human Rights Watch documents Russian abuse... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Natural Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, questioned Interior Department Assistant Secretary C. Stephen Allred on the Bush Administration’s failed efforts to recover billions of dollars in taxpayer losses from faulty leases issued to big oil and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced that the Homeland Security Committee has authorized $63 million in funding for the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) per year for fiscal years 2008 through... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and a senior Democratic Member on the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committees, released the following statement on Republican procedural attempts to prevent the July 7, 2007 “Live... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, welcomed the passage of the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007, bipartisan legislation addressing the security weaknesses in our rail and mass transit systems and ensuring strong whistleblower protections for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the newly-created Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, today convened the first public meeting of the Select Committee. In the organizational meeting, the bipartisan, 15-member panel voted unanimously to adopt the Select Committee’s rules package for the... Read More