Washington, DC -- Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) urged the Republican Congress to fix the loophole that allows oil and gas companies to skirt payment of royalties for drilling on federal lands before Congress adjourns tomorrow.  Rep. Markey, a senior member of the House Energy... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on the publication of the Iraq Study Group Report: “Last month, the voters threw the President’s Iraq policy overboard.  Today, the Iraq Study Group is throwing him a life raft. ... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution 497 to honor of Arnold “Red” Auerbach.  The Auerbach Resolution was introduced by Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, along with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and 57... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Reps. Markey and Dingell have sent a letter to the FCC General Counsel Sam Feder about the AT&T and BellSouth meger. A copy of the letter can be found here: Letter to Mr. Feder of the FCC.pdf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2006 CONTACT: Israel Klein 202.225.2836 Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement can be attributed to Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, who has opposed the drilling bill and has fought to hold oil companies accountable to taxpayers by making sure they pay their royalties for drilling on federal lands: “The... Read More

PREPARED STATEMENT OF REP. EDWARD J. MARKEY (D-MA) ON LANTOS MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL DECEMBER 5, 2006 Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Motion. When this bill came to the floor in July an amendment I offered would have required the President to certify that India is fully supporting U.S. efforts to prevent Iran... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement can be attributed to Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, who has opposed the drilling bill and has fought to hold oil companies accountable to taxpayers by making sure they pay their royalties for drilling on federal lands: “The... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement can be attributed to Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, who has opposed the drilling bill and has fought to hold oil companies accountable to taxpayers by making sure they pay their royalties for drilling on federal lands: “The... Read More

PREPARED STATEMENT OF REP. EDWARD J. MARKEY (D-MA) ON LANTOS MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEALDECEMBER 5, 2006 Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Motion. When this bill came to the floor in July an amendment I offered would have required the President to certify that India is fully supporting U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement can be attributed to U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Ranking Democrat of House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, regarding the AT&T-BellSouth merger and FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin's request to the agency's general counsel to ascertain whether a presently-recused... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following statement can be attributed to U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Ranking Democrat of House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, regarding the AT&T-BellSouth merger and FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin's request to the agency's general counsel to ascertain whether a presently-recused... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, sent a letter in anticipation of the House-Senate conference committee on the U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement, outlining which provisions of each bill which nonproliferation advocates believe must be retained in the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Edward Markey’s (D-MA) spokesman, Israel Klein, confirmed that when the 110th Congress convenes in January, Rep. Markey will seek the chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on the Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Markey, who has served on the Telecommunications subcommittee... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA, the senior member of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, released a statement on the decision by the Massachusetts Attorney General to pursue a lawsuit against the companies that worked on the Big Dig.  Rep. Markey will be briefed by MA Attorney General Tom Reilly on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA, the senior member of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, released a statement on the decision by the Massachusetts Attorney General to pursue a lawsuit against the companies that worked on the Big Dig.  Rep. Markey will be briefed by MA Attorney General Tom Reilly on... Read More

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, Rep. Edward J. Markey, co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate’s approval of the U.S.-India nuclear deal: “It is a sad day for U.S. national security when the Senate passes a sweeping exemption to our nonproliferation laws... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, Rep. Edward J. Markey, co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released the following statement in anticipation of the Senate’s approval of the U.S.-India nuclear deal: “It is a sad day for U.S. national security when the Senate passes a sweeping exemption to our nonproliferation laws... Read More