WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Statement of U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ranking Democrat, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, regarding the approval of the AT&T-BellSouth merger by the Department of Justice without any public interest conditions: "The approval this morning of the merger of these two Bell... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined by Rep. Steve Lynch (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff to express serious concern about the low security risk designation that DHS assigned the Port of Boston.  Boston was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined by Rep. Steve Lynch (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff to express serious concern about the low security risk designation that DHS assigned the Port of Boston.  Boston was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released the following statement regarding reports that North Korea tested a nuclear weapon last night: "Today's reports that North Korea may have conducted a nuclear test explosion are deeply disturbing.  The world just... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released the following statement regarding reports that North Korea tested a nuclear weapon last night: "Today's reports that North Korea may have conducted a nuclear test explosion are deeply disturbing.  The world just... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee released the following statement on the terrible accident at a Raleigh, North Carolina hazardous waste facility that has resulted in the mass evacuation of 17000 people to escape a chlorine gas cloud: “The alarming situation in North... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee released the following statement on the terrible accident at a Raleigh, North Carolina hazardous waste facility that has resulted in the mass evacuation of 17000 people to escape a chlorine gas cloud: “The alarming situation in North... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, criticized the Bush Administration’s inaction towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, calling the Administration’s nonproliferation policy a disaster.  This week Pyonyang declared its intention to test... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, criticized the Bush Administration’s inaction towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, calling the Administration’s nonproliferation policy a disaster.  This week Pyonyang declared its intention to test... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement in anticipation of President Bush signing the Homeland Security Spending Bill into law. "The Homeland Security Spending Bill that President Bush signed today fails to close dangerous loopholes that leave... Read More

The following is a Statement of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) regarding the GOP oversight of the Congressional Page program: “It is apparent that the inappropriate, unethical and possibly illegal behavior of Republican Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned last Friday, was long ago brought to the attention of numerous Republican leaders in the House... Read More

The following is a Statement of Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) regarding the GOP oversight of the Congressional Page program: “It is apparent that the inappropriate, unethical and possibly illegal behavior of Republican Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned last Friday, was long ago brought to the attention of numerous Republican leaders in the House... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep Edward J. Markey today noted that Congress has left town for the elections without acting either to remove special subsidies for gas guzzling automobiles or removing the cap on the tax credit for hybrid automobiles. “For a country that is dangerously dependent on foreign oil, the current tax incentives are a true car... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement on the indictments handed down by the California Attorney General in the Hewlett Packard spying case: "Last week ten former HP employees, a private detective firm hired by HP, and telephone... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement on the indictments handed down by the California Attorney General in the Hewlett Packard spying case: "Last week ten former HP employees, a private detective firm hired by HP, and telephone... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep Edward J. Markey today noted that Congress has left town for the elections without acting either to remove special subsidies for gas guzzling automobiles or removing the cap on the tax credit for hybrid automobiles. “For a country that is dangerously dependent on foreign oil, the current tax incentives are a true car... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement in anticipation of President Bush signing the Homeland Security Spending Bill into law. "The Homeland Security Spending Bill that President Bush signed today fails to close dangerous loopholes that leave... Read More

One of the last bills passed by Congress before recessing for the November elections killed a bipartisan agreement to bring the nation’s chemical facilities under the umbrella of homeland security oversight. I am a member of the Homeland Security Committee, and the committee worked hard last July to send to the House a bipartisan bill... Read More

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, delivered the following statement today, condemning a Homeland Security Appropriations bill, for its staggeringly weak chemical security provisions. While in July the Homeland Security committee provided bipartisan... Read More