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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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. ...
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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...
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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
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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...
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