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Denies Rep. Markey Request to Take Action to Release Heating Oil reserves WASHINGTON, D.C. – As temperatures plummet and oil prices remain high, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman denied Representative Edward J. Markey’s (D-MA) call to release reserves from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. Secretary Bodman claims the Low Income... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the one-year anniversary of President Bush’s escalation of troop levels in Iraq, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement: "A year ago, President Bush addressed the nation and assured Americans that our commitment in Iraq is not open-ended.  Yet today, we appear to be no... Read More

GAO calls for added port security in light of expected growth in LNG imports WASHINGTON, D.C. – A lack of resources has hampered U.S. Coast Guard efforts to secure ports handling energy commodities such as gasoline and liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today. The report,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet has released draft legislation addressing access by people with disabilities to modern communications technologies and services.   Links to the draft and the summary of the draft can be found below: Draft... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet has released the draft of telecom legislation.   Links to the draft and the summary of the draft can be found below: draft_of_telecom_legislation  summary_of_telecom_legislation Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight the Environmental Protection Agency denied California--and therefore Massachusetts and more than a dozen other states--a waiver to regulate global warming pollution from vehicles. Below is the statement of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global... 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 Federal Communications Commission’s 3-2 vote to establish new cross-media ownership rules for broadcast and newspaper outlets: “I am disappointed... Read More

Analysis Shows FCC Data Lacking, Minority- & Women-Owned Media Limited WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today released a letter from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), providing an update on media ownership issues in 16 case study... Read More

WASHINGTON (December 13, 2007) – Today the Senate passed a new version of the energy bill. Below is the statement of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and primary champion of the 35 mile per gallon automobile fuel efficiency standard in the House. “Today the... Read More

Former Amusement Park Industry Executive Supports Markey Effort to Close Safety Loophole WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted against closing a dangerous safety loophole that places fixed-site amusement park rides outside the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).... Read More

Former Amusement Park Industry Executive Calls for Support of Markey Amendment, Vote Scheduled Tomorrow WASHINGTON, D.C. – A former senior executive in the amusement park industry has stepped forward in support of closing the dangerous safety loophole created when the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was stripped of regulatory... Read More

California Court Echoes Massachusetts v EPA and Vermont 9th Circuit Decisions, Flies in Face of White House Veto Threat WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California added its voice to the chorus of legal opinions reinforcing the right of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the... 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 today: “I strongly urge the National Football League and Time Warner and Comcast to quickly reach agreements on their current carriage disputes over the NFL Channel. If... Read More

GAO finds FCC Lacks Comprehensive Plan, Risk Management Contingencies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey, (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today released a report prepared at his request by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the nation’s transition to digital... Read More

GAO finds FCC Lacks Comprehensive Plan, Risk Management Contingencies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey, (D-MA), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, today released a report prepared at his request by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the nation’s transition to digital... Read More

MEDFORD, MA: U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) hosted a forum today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Community Energy Challenge.” The Community Energy Challenge is a pledge made by a city or town setting a goal of at least a 10% reduction in their emissions of heat-trapping... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, issued the following statement today: “The Court found what we already knew: On the critical matter of protecting consumers, the FCC... Read More

White House Wants to Reverse Supreme Court’s Massachusetts v. EPA Global Warming Tailpipe Decision WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and chief House proponent of raising fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon, deplored the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and the author of numerous provisions to appropriations bills enacted since 2005 that bar defense funds from being used in contravention of United Nations Convention Against Torture, responded this evening to reports that the Central... Read More