Rep. 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 Department to monitor... Read More

 Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, delivered the following statement on the floor of the House in support of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act that was passed by Congress. Despite the research's ability to explore root causes and potential remedies for dozens of diseases... Read More

 Rep. Markey, co-chair of the Bipartisan Taske Force on Non-proliferation, joins the Friends Committe on National Legislation to unveil a grassroots campaign to oppose the US-India nuclear deal. The House and Senate Committees will mark up legislation that would advance the dangerous U.S.-India nuclear agreement next week. Read More

 Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joins Thomas Kinton (CEO - Massachusetts Port Authority) at Boston’s Logan International Airport for a mid-day press conference on the airline bombing plot which resulted in raising the terror threat level to Code Red. A full statement... Read More

 Washington, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, joined House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today at the Congressional Exxon gas station to discuss skyrocketing gasoline costs and the demand for a... Read More

 Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, warned members of Congress how the US-India nuclear arrangement could magnify a South Asian arms race and advance proliferation globally in lieu of a vote on the deal in the House of Representatives. Read More

Last Week the Department of Homeland Security Announced a New Formula to Distribute Urban Area Security Grants, Cutting Real Dollars to Boston by about 30%, While Increasing Funds to Other Lower Threat Areas WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Ed Markey (D-Malden), a senior Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, was joined by... Read More

Thank you Mr. Chairman for calling this important hearing. As we continue the Subcommittee’s examination of how the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry evaluated, reported, and responded to data linking certain anti-depressants to an increased risk of suicide in children and adolescents, I think it is important to recognize that these drugs... Read More

Dear Colleague, I would like to direct your attention to a recent Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive health-care poll showing that a majority of the American public is concerned about the FDA’s ability to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs and 82% of Americans believe that the FDA is influenced by politics.   The numbers... Read More

Thank you Mr. Chairman. In Massachusetts we are very particular about our seafood. On March 17th 1784, Mr. John Rowe of Boston arose from his seat in the Hall of Representatives at the old State House, and offered a motion:  "That leave might be given to hang up the representation of a cod fish in the room where the House sit[s], as a... Read More

Let me begin by thanking the Chairman for holding this extremely important hearing. Today we will explore the issue of disclosure of clinical trials on pediatric anti-depressant and hear about several cases in which critical data about these drugs were not disclosed. But the problem of selective disclosure and publication is not limited to a... Read More

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) act. This bill is designed to ensure that the public has complete and accurate information about the drugs and devices they use.  Recently many people have becomes concerned that the drug industry is hiding important information from the public. The most recent... Read More

The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act is a crucial step in the journey to realizing the full potential of stem cells. Diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes and Parkinson’s wreak havoc on the daily lives of millions of Americans.  Scientists tell us that embryonic stem cell research is one of the most promising paths to treatments... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a Senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) questioning its decision to absolve members of the advisory committee reviewing the safety of cox-2 inhibitors (Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex) from any potential conflicts of interest. The... Read More

Washington, DC:  Rep. Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement today regarding the allocation of $1.67 billion in homeland security grant funds to states and areas of the country considered “high-risk” for terrorist attack: “While I  am pleased to report... Read More

Washington, DC—Reps. Barney Frank and Edward Markey introduced H.J. Res. 87, a resolution to condemn the practice of exerting presidential authority to set aside any statute passed by Congress and create a system to monitor and seek redress from the President’s assertion that he may ignore the duly enacted laws of Congress.  ... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted (225-Y, 201-N, with 7 members not voting) to support the American-made Energy and Good Jobs Act to open up the Arctic Refuge in Alaska to drilling.  The vote marks in increase in support of lawmakers fighting to protect the Arctic refuge, the last House vote on the Arctic... Read More

Washington, DC – Today the rumored recall of John Evans, Ambassador to Armenia, was indirectly confirmed by the White House when it asked the U.S. Senate to consider his replacement.  Earlier this week, sixty members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice expressing concern that U.S. Ambassador John Evans would... Read More

 Markey Letter to Secretary Rice regarding Ambassador Evans.pdf (360.13 KB), May 24, 2006   Read More

 Copy of FCC Response (228.12 KB), May 22, 2006 Link to Press Release, May 22, 2006 Link to Rep. Markey's Original Letter to FCC, May 15, 2006   Read More