WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Interior asking him to explain Interior’s unwillingness to press oil companies like Chevron for the royalties they owe the American taxpayer for drilling on federal...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, welcomed news reports that North Korea has agreed to return to the Six Party Talks. The following is his statement:
“Today’s announcement that the Six-Party Talks will resume shortly is welcome news. ...
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The following is a statement from Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the senior member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, on the passing of his longtime friend, Red Auerbach, coach and president of the Boston Celtics:
“I was fortunate to be invited to the China Doll restaurant to talk basketball with Red and his basketball...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Statement of Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on the website created to expose a massive security loophole in the printing of boarding passes for commercial passenger planes:
“On Friday I urged the Bush Administration to ‘apprehend’ and shut down whoever had...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to Chevron’s third-quarter earnings report indicating over $5 billion in profits, 40 percent higher than a year ago, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, today issued the following statement:
“It is certainly Halloween season...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to reports that oil industry giant ExxonMobil’s third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly-traded U.S. company, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, today issued the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Bush’s press conference today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement:
“Today’s Presidential press conference provided further evidence of the incoherence and incompetence that has characterized the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the surprise announcement by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of a greater-than-expected cut in oil production of 1.2 million barrels a day, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, today issued the following...
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Washington, DC: Today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General, Richard Skinner, urging him to investigate a dangerous potential loophole in aviation security that could allow unscreened cargo to be placed on passenger...
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Washington, DC -- Today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement in opposition to the President’s signing of military tribunals legislation passed by the House and Senate prior to recess, which grants retroactive immunity to American officials who may have ordered...
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Washington, DC -- Today Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement in opposition to the President’s signing of military tribunals legislation passed by the House and Senate prior to recess, which grants retroactive immunity to American officials who may have ordered...
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Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), released the following statement on the tragic passing of State Rep. Deborah Blumer (D-Framingham).
"Deborah Blumer was an extraordinary public servant and an outstanding representative for the people of Framingham and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She combined the energy of a teenager and the wisdom of...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Bush’s signing of the Safe Port Act, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement:
“If we fail to scan 100 percent of cargo overseas, before it is loaded aboard container ships headed for our shores, we're not just 'missing...
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Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), released the following statement on the tragic passing of State Rep. Deborah Blumer (D-Framingham).
"Deborah Blumer was an extraordinary public servant and an outstanding representative for the people of Framingham and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She combined the energy of a teenager and the wisdom of...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Bush’s signing of the Safe Port Act, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement:
“If we fail to scan 100 percent of cargo overseas, before it is loaded aboard container ships headed for our shores, we're not just 'missing...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Bush’s speech in St. Louis, Missouri, today on energy policy, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of both the House Energy and Commerce and Resource Committee released a statement on the Bush Administration’s reliance on rhetoric instead of real action to reduce...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Bush’s speech in St. Louis, Missouri, today on energy policy, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of both the House Energy and Commerce and Resource Committee released a statement on the Bush Administration’s reliance on rhetoric instead of real action to reduce...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey released the following statement on the recent reports that more unapproved drugs are on the market and the FDA is taking little action to take them off the market or punish those companies who are skirting the laws and regulations to get drugs on the market. Rep. Markey will also be sending a letter...
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