Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, expressed his strong support for H.R. 4, the Bipartisan Rx Drug Negotiating Authority Bill, which will reduce health care costs and require the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS) to negotiate with drug companies for lower drug... Read More

Statement of Edward J. Markey on the FY08 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations Act July 17, 2007   Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008. Overall, this is a very good bill, and I will vote for it. In this difficult fiscal... Read More

Statement of Edward J. Markeyon the FY08 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations ActJuly 17, 2007   Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008. Overall, this is a very good bill, and I will vote for it. In this difficult fiscal environment,... Read More

Washington, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, responded to President Bush’s plan to overrule the advice of military leaders and increase troop levels in Iraq: “Putting more of our overstretched military into Iraq for a risky bet on escalation is a profound... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke in favor of H.R. 3, “The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act,” which significantly expands federal funding for life-saving stem cell research.  Markey has been a champion of increased funding for stem cell... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke in favor of H.R. 3, “The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act,” which significantly expands federal funding for life-saving stem cell research.  Markey has been a champion of increased funding for stem cell... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released a statement reacting to the news that Mr. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson intends to step down as Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. “The resignation of Mr. Tomlinson from the Broadcasting Board of... Read More

Today Democrats are fulfilling a pledge to millions of working families who have struggled for too long to make ends meet with a minimum wage that has failed to keep pace with skyrocketing housing, health care, energy and other costs. President Franklin Roosevelt told us, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released a statement reacting to the news that Mr. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson intends to step down as Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. “The resignation of Mr. Tomlinson from the Broadcasting Board of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, released the following statement on the Interior Department decision to open Bristol Bay, Alaska to drilling and collect royalties for companies bidding to drill in new deep-water areas of the Gulf of Mexico. “In... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement regarding his selection as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet: “I am honored to be selected by my Democratic Energy and Commerce Committee colleagues to chair the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark bill to close significant loopholes in our nation’s homeland security systems that included two key measures authored by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee.  The provisions included in H.R. 1, the bill to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement regarding his selection as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet: “I am honored to be selected by my Democratic Energy and Commerce Committee colleagues to chair the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, applauded today’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to significantly upgrade the Boston metropolitan area’s standing in two grant programs... Read More

Washington, DC -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, was joined by Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) in introducing the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which would designate the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area with permanent... Read More

The following blog posting is from Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee: Democrats campaigned on significant promises to lead our country in a new direction.  No issue since September 11th has marked the incompetence of the Bush Administration and the Department of Homeland Security more than a... Read More

Washington, DC -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, was joined by Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) in introducing the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act, which would designate the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a wilderness area with permanent... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce Committees, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security will distribute more than $774,000 under the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) to Massachusetts.  The MMRS program, which had been slated... Read More

The following statement can be attributed to Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on the introduction of the bill to implement the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations, which include a number of Markey-authored measures: "Under Democratic leadership, the House is now taking long-overdue... Read More

Democrats are honoring the American people’s faith in us, and restoring America’s faith in the future with a New Direction for America. Our New Direction begins with a commitment to integrity, civility, and fiscal responsibility. We will break the link between lobbyists and legislation. We will govern the House of Representatives under... Read More