WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey, the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, released the following statement on the current situation in North Korea and urged the Administration, which has mishandled this international crisis so far,  to begin direct talks with them to end their nuclear and missile... Read More

Washington, DC -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explain the flu vaccine manufacturing problems at a major domestic producer of flu vaccine, Sanofi-Pasteur.  Rep. Markey sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D. pushing... Read More

Washington, DC -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explain the flu vaccine manufacturing problems at a major domestic producer of flu vaccine, Sanofi-Pasteur.  Rep. Markey sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach, M.D. pushing... 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 Supreme Court’s decision in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case: “Americans want to fight terrorism and the terrorists who seek to destroy us, but they do not want to shred the Constitution in doing... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey, the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, released the following statement at the conclusion of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee markup of the U.S.-India nuclear deal: “The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ducked its opportunity to ensure that U.S. nuclear cooperation with... Read More

Washington, DC -- Today another child tragically died after riding a roller coaster at Disney’s MGM Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida, and U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) renewed his call on the Congress to immediately pass federal legislation to end a massive loophole in safety regulation of theme park rides.  Rep.... 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 Supreme Court’s decision in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case: “Americans want to fight terrorism and the terrorists who seek to destroy us, but they do not want to shred the Constitution in doing... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Rep. Ed Markey, the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, released the following statement at the conclusion of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee markup of the U.S.-India nuclear deal: “The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ducked its opportunity to ensure that U.S. nuclear cooperation with... Read More

Washington, DC -- Today another child tragically died after riding a roller coaster at Disney’s MGM Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida, and U.S. Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) renewed his call on the Congress to immediately pass federal legislation to end a massive loophole in safety regulation of theme park rides.  Rep.... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today the House International Relations Committee passed a version of the President’s proposed U.S-India Nuclear deal.  Rep. Ed Markey, the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, released the following statement on the bill that was approved by the committee: “While the legislation that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — Today Rep. Edward J. Markey, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, and 60 members of Congress wrote to President Bush to request that he “take immediate action to increase the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for cars and trucks.” On April 27, 2006, the President incorrectly stated that he did not have authority to... 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 Non-Proliferation Task Force, released an analysis today prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on the U.S.-India nuclear deal.  Legislation to exempt India from certain provisions of U.S.... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey, a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee and longtime co-chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, released letters to the Treasury Department; Homeland Security Chairman Peter King, and the Swift international banking consortium on the alarming secret program run by the Bush Treasury... Read More

Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Department of the Navy made public a massive security breach of the personal data of 28,000 Navy sailors and their families.  Rep. Ed Markey, the Co-Chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to ask for a detailed explanation of how this could occur, what notification... Read More

Washington, DC – Representative Edward Markey (MA) and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY) today called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to tighten controls on nuclear materials that could be used to create a dirty bomb.  Markey and Clinton secured passage of an amendment to the Energy Bill that required a cradle to grave,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, joined the national peace lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), to unveil a grassroots campaign to oppose the U.S.-India nuclear deal.  The FCNL will deliver tin cans that say "CAN the President's... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources Committee, opposed a bill sponsored by Resources Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) that would end the moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in environmentally-sensitive areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.  Markey’s amendment to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, pointed to the deficiencies in five bills currently being considered by the Energy and Commerce Committee.  The Republican legislation claims to explore alternative fuels while educating consumers and manufacturers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) that prevents the use of federal funds to in contravention of the Convention Against Torture, as well as various laws and regulations to implement the Convention’s restrictions on the practice of torture or other cruel or degrading... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), the co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, was joined by 14 senior House Democrats in writing a letter to President Bush urging him to rule out a pre-emptive nuclear strike on Iran.  In recent months, President Bush when asked if he could rule out a nuclear... Read More