WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Chairman of the newly-created Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, today received the support of former Vice President Al Gore in his testimony before a joint Subcommittee hearing of the Energy and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Chairman of the newly-created Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, today received the support of former Vice President Al Gore in his testimony before a joint Subcommittee hearing of the Energy and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources Committees and Chairman of the newly-created Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, today addressed the Climate Crisis Action Day rally on the lawn of the Capitol. Rep. Markey hailed the growing... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Representatives Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), two senior members of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the introduction of H.R. 1561, the House counterpart to the Enzi-Kennedy Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007 (S. 484).  H.R. 1561 builds on the Senate drug safety bill... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward Markey, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, released the following statement today in praise of the initiative of the institutional investment leaders to support bold action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: “This new partnership, which enlists the influence of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today held an oversight hearing to examine the operations and public policy agenda of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). During the questioning period, Chairman Markey pressed FCC Chair Martin regarding... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today made the following statement in response to a report in the New York Times that a unit of WellPoint, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, cannot... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, applauded the inclusion of his text barring the use of extraordinary rendition in the Defense Supplemental Appropriations bill.  Language drafted by Rep. Markey barring the expenditure of money in contravention of U.S. and international... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and other top members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, “Public Safety Consequences of a Terrorist Attack on a Tanker Carrying Liquefied Natural Gas” highlighting incomplete research by the Government... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, along with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC), today introduced an amendment to H.R. 1401, the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007, requiring rail carriers to re-route security sensitive materials around High Threat Urban... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) made the following statement in reaction to the FTC investigation of the TJX data breach. Rep. Markey said, “An FTC investigation into the TJX data breach should uncover the extent of the harm suffered by TJX customers and shine a light on the security weaknesses at TJX that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the proposed takeover of Texas Utilities Corporation (TXU) by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR),... Read More

Washington, DC -- Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), today announced the appointment of David Moulton to be his Staff Director of the new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. “I am proud to appoint David Moulton to this position, where he will be responsible for organizing and running this new committee and assisting all... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, with Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R-PA), member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, and Government Reform Committees, and a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Representatives Edward J Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Mike Rogers (R-MI), today introduced “The Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007” to encourage innovators to design medical devices specifically for children while improving the system to ensure... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) made the following statement in reaction to the FTC investigation of the TJX data breach. Rep. Markey said, “An FTC investigation into the TJX data breach should uncover the extent of the harm suffered by TJX customers and shine a light on the security weaknesses at TJX that... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following can be attributed to U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, regarding the Bush Administration's plan for consumer converter boxes for the digital TV transition: "Keeping the government and affected industries on target for the February... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee and co-Chairman of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today issued the following statement in response to the release of a report by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General on FBI misuse of the process... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and co-chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, today insisted that Congress tighten internal company and governmental controls to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personal phone records. Pointing to how... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), released a statement in reaction to the announcement by Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he will chair the newly-created Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The select committee will conduct hearings and investigations, gather information, and develop recommendations in order... Read More