Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, released the following statement on the election of Deval Patrick to be governor of Massachusetts: “Tonight Massachusetts has fired another ‘shot heard round the world.’  The voters have elected Deval Patrick as the first African American governor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce Committees, released the following statement on reports of a severe security breach at the Los Alamos National Laboratory regarding unsecured nuclear data. “Since the Bush Administration has been in office, announcements... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tonight, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security and Energy and Commerce Committees, released the following statement on reports of a severe security breach at the Los Alamos National Laboratory regarding unsecured nuclear data. “Since the Bush Administration has been in office, announcements... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, released the following statement on the Administration’s posting on the Internet of data found in Iraq releasing secret nuclear bomb construction... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, sent a letter to Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director Johnnie Burton questioning the agency’s oversight of the multi-million dollar Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). The CIAP was created as part of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, sent a letter to Minerals Management Service (MMS) Director Johnnie Burton questioning the agency’s oversight of the multi-million dollar Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). The CIAP was created as part of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the senior member of the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, released the following statement on the filing by consumer groups calling for an FTC investigation of online advertising and tracking of consumer web surfing: "I want to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, today issued the following statement in response to press reports indicating that the U.S. military has concluded in a classified intelligence assessment that Iraq is edging towards chaos: “While President Bush claims that he... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the senior member of the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Privacy Caucus, released the following statement on the filing by consumer groups calling for an FTC investigation of online advertising and tracking of consumer web surfing: "I want to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, welcomed news reports that North Korea has agreed to return to the Six Party Talks.  The following is his statement: “Today’s announcement that the Six-Party Talks will resume shortly is welcome news. ... Read More

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Interior asking him to explain Interior’s unwillingness to press oil companies like Chevron for the royalties they owe the American taxpayer for drilling on federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the co-chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, welcomed news reports that North Korea has agreed to return to the Six Party Talks.  The following is his statement: “Today’s announcement that the Six-Party Talks will resume shortly is welcome news. ... Read More

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The following is a statement from Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the senior member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, on the passing of his longtime friend, Red Auerbach, coach and president of the Boston Celtics: “I was fortunate to be invited to the China Doll restaurant to talk basketball with Red and his basketball... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Statement of Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, on the website created to expose a massive security loophole in the printing of boarding passes for commercial passenger planes: “On Friday I urged the Bush Administration to ‘apprehend’ and shut down whoever had... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to Chevron’s third-quarter earnings report indicating over $5 billion in profits, 40 percent higher than a year ago, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, today issued the following statement: “It is certainly Halloween season... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to reports that oil industry giant ExxonMobil’s third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly-traded U.S. company, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, today issued the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Bush’s press conference today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following statement: “Today’s Presidential press conference provided further evidence of the incoherence and incompetence that has characterized the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the surprise announcement by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) of a greater-than-expected cut in oil production of 1.2 million barrels a day, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, today issued the following... Read More