Washington, DC: The following statement can be attributed to U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, regarding today's announcement by FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell on whether he would recuse himself from participation in the AT&T-BellSouth merger... Read More

Washington, DC:  Today, Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), respectively a senior member and incoming Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statements on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) proposed rail security regulations:  Markey said, “These proposed... Read More

Washington, DC:  Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, released the following statement on developments at the Department of the Interior regarding their Inspector General’s investigations and the Mineral Management Service’s (MMS) negotiations with oil and gas... Read More

Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, released the following statement in reaction to a response from Chevron regarding their unpaid royalties and ongoing negotiations with the Department of Interior to pay back those royalties to the American taxpayer: “Chevron has repeatedly... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees and chief sponsor of various energy independence measures in the Congress including increasing the fuel economy standards of cars and trucks, released the following statement on the report published by the Energy Security... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, and Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) released the following statement in reaction to a response from Chevron (attached) regarding their unpaid royalties and ongoing negotiations with the Department of Interior to pay back those... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement may be attributed to U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ranking Democrat, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, regarding response from the FCC General Counsel to questions concerning the ‘un-recusal’ of FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell: “Nothing in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey released the following statement on the recent reports that the FDA has taken action to stop the marketing of unapproved drug products containing quinine citing safety concerns.  On October 11, 2006 Rep. Markey sent a letter to the FDA demanding that the FDA take action against companies that sell... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey released the following statement on the recent reports that the FDA has taken action to stop the marketing of unapproved drug products containing quinine citing safety concerns.  On October 11, 2006 Rep. Markey sent a letter to the FDA demanding that the FDA take action against companies that sell... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statement on the massive data breach at the University of California, Los Angeles, which may have compromised the personal information of over 800,000 UCLA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, released the following statement on the massive data breach at the University of California, Los Angeles, which may have compromised the personal information of over 800,000 UCLA... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on the news that Dubai Ports World has sold off the U.S. port operations to a division of American Insurance Group: "Today's announcement is welcome news.  It also should serve as a reminder of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on the news that Dubai Ports World has sold off the U.S. port operations to a division of American Insurance Group: "Today's announcement is welcome news.  It also should serve as a reminder of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the senior member of the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement on the FCC General Counsel decision regarding the AT&T-Bell South merger recusal: "As I indicated earlier, if Commissioner McDowell is authorized to participate by the FCC... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House adjourned its last session before Democrats take the majority in January 2007.  In the last round of bills passed early this morning, a number of provisions authored by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, were passed as part of larger health care... Read More

 Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, urged the Republican Congress to fix the loophole that allows oil and gas companies to skirt payment of royalties for drilling on federal lands. Read More

It is holiday time here in the states, and your families, your friends and your countrymen are all thinking of you and wishing you well. At Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanza, we pause from our workday routine and reflect on the importance of personal bonds, on the comfort of faith, and on the gift of life itself.  We especially think of you... Read More

 Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, urged the Republican Congress to fix the loophole that allows oil and gas companies to skirt payment of royalties for drilling on federal lands. Read More

 Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, urged the Republican Congress to fix the loophole that allows oil and gas companies to skirt payment of royalties for drilling on federal lands. Read More

 Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, urged the Republican Congress to fix the loophole that allows oil and gas companies to skirt payment of royalties for drilling on federal lands. Read More