WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), released a statement commending Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s decision to bring the commonwealth into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  Rep. Markey spearheaded two letters from the MA Congressional delegation urging former Governor Romney to join the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), released a statement commending Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s decision to bring the commonwealth into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).  Rep. Markey spearheaded two letters from the MA Congressional delegation urging former Governor Romney to join the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, bolstered the warning behind the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moving the Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight.  This measurement of nuclear risk now places the world just five minutes away from 12:00am, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, bolstered the warning behind the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moving the Doomsday Clock two minutes closer to midnight.  This measurement of nuclear risk now places the world just five minutes away from 12:00am, which... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This statement is from Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, in reaction to the fire caused by a derailed train carrying hazardous materials yesterday in Kentucky: “The Kentucky accident again highlights the enormous security risk that rail shipments of extremely hazardous... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced his strong support today for the “College Student Relief Act,” H.R. 5.  Designed to make an undergraduate education more accessible, H.R. 5 would cut the interest rates on subsidized... Read More

Washington, DC -- Tonight, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, will deliver the keynote address at the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis, Tennessee. Below are Chairman Markey’s remarks as prepared for delivery: (A video of the Chairman's speech can also be... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic member of both the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, today issued the following statement regarding introduction of the “Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation” (CLEAN Act).  Rep. Markey is the primary author of a number... Read More

Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, expressed his strong support for H.R. 4, the Bipartisan Rx Drug Negotiating Authority Bill, which will reduce health care costs and require the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS) to negotiate with drug companies for lower drug... Read More

Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, expressed his strong support for H.R. 4, the Bipartisan Rx Drug Negotiating Authority Bill, which will reduce health care costs and require the Secretary of Health and Human Service (HHS) to negotiate with drug companies for lower drug... Read More

Statement of Edward J. Markey on the FY08 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations Act July 17, 2007   Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008. Overall, this is a very good bill, and I will vote for it. In this difficult fiscal... Read More

Statement of Edward J. Markeyon the FY08 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations ActJuly 17, 2007   Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008. Overall, this is a very good bill, and I will vote for it. In this difficult fiscal environment,... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke in favor of H.R. 3, “The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act,” which significantly expands federal funding for life-saving stem cell research.  Markey has been a champion of increased funding for stem cell... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke in favor of H.R. 3, “The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act,” which significantly expands federal funding for life-saving stem cell research.  Markey has been a champion of increased funding for stem cell... Read More

Washington, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, responded to President Bush’s plan to overrule the advice of military leaders and increase troop levels in Iraq: “Putting more of our overstretched military into Iraq for a risky bet on escalation is a profound... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released a statement reacting to the news that Mr. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson intends to step down as Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. “The resignation of Mr. Tomlinson from the Broadcasting Board of... Read More

Today Democrats are fulfilling a pledge to millions of working families who have struggled for too long to make ends meet with a minimum wage that has failed to keep pace with skyrocketing housing, health care, energy and other costs. President Franklin Roosevelt told us, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released a statement reacting to the news that Mr. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson intends to step down as Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. “The resignation of Mr. Tomlinson from the Broadcasting Board of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, released the following statement on the Interior Department decision to open Bristol Bay, Alaska to drilling and collect royalties for companies bidding to drill in new deep-water areas of the Gulf of Mexico. “In... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC:  Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement regarding his selection as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet: “I am honored to be selected by my Democratic Energy and Commerce Committee colleagues to chair the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet... Read More