Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, criticized the Bush Administration’s failed policy of outsourcing U.S. diplomacy to Europe to end Iran’s nuclear program.  Iran is expected to respond August 22, 2006 to the incentives package put forth by China, France, Germany,... Read More

Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, criticized the Bush Administration’s failed policy of outsourcing U.S. diplomacy to Europe to end Iran’s nuclear program.  Iran is expected to respond August 22, 2006 to the incentives package put forth by China, France, Germany,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce Committees, urged President Bush to issue long-delayed guidelines that carry out a key provision in the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act passed in 2002. This provision, authored by Rep. Markey, extended the mandated... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce Committees, urged President Bush to issue long-delayed guidelines that carry out a key provision in the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act passed in 2002. This provision, authored by Rep. Markey, extended the mandated... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urged Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to institute 100% inspection of all cargo on passenger planes and inspection of container ship cargo before it sets sail for U.S. ports.  On the heels of the foiled London passenger airliner... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urged Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to institute 100% inspection of all cargo on passenger planes and inspection of container ship cargo before it sets sail for U.S. ports.  On the heels of the foiled London passenger airliner... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, today released a letter from Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Jeffrey T. Bergner indicating that any proposed agreement to resolve the current diplomatic standoff over Iran’s nuclear program would not... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on today’s Seattle port fiasco: “The scare at Seattle’s seaport reminds us again of the glaring loophole in our port security system.  Cargo on container ships bound for U.S. ports isn’t... 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 federal court decision ruling the Bush Administration’s warrantless wiretapping program unconstitutional: "Instead of poking holes in the Constitution, the Administration should get back to... Read More

 Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, denounced Republican legislation that divides America and ignores critical security recommendations as a means of remembering the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, today released a letter from Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Jeffrey T. Bergner indicating that any proposed agreement to resolve the current diplomatic standoff over Iran’s nuclear program would not... Read More

 Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, was named to the House-Senate Conference Committee to negotiate a final port security bill and on the House floor delivered the following statement urging that conference committee to adopt stronger measures for nuclear bomb scanning abroad and sealing... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on today’s Seattle port fiasco: “The scare at Seattle’s seaport reminds us again of the glaring loophole in our port security system.  Cargo on container ships bound for U.S. ports isn’t... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on today’s Seattle port fiasco: “The scare at Seattle’s seaport reminds us again of the glaring loophole in our port security system.  Cargo on container ships bound for U.S. ports isn’t... Read More

 Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), wishes our troops a very Happy Holidays! Read More

 Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, was named to the House-Senate Conference Committee to negotiate a final port security bill and on the House floor delivered the following statement urging that conference committee to adopt stronger measures for nuclear bomb scanning abroad and sealing... Read More

 Rep. Edward J. Markey, author of numerous landmark telecommunications laws and long time senior Democrat on the Energy & Commerce Committee will be seeking the chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications & the Internet in the 110th Congress. Read More

 Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, urges Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to institute 100% inspection of all cargo on passenger planes and inspection of container ship cargo before it sets sail for U.S. ports. (photo courtesy: AP) Read More

 Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and the Democrats in the 110th Congress restore America's faith with a New Direction in the first 100 hours. Read More

 Today Rep. Edward J. Markey dropped the gavel for the first time in his Chairmanship of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. The inaugural hearing of this important committee discussed the ties between global warming and geopolitical conflicts arising from climate and resource disruptions. Read More