WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today issued the following statement in response to the release of the Bush Administrations Fiscal Year 2007 Department of Energy budget request: “Last week the President highlighted the need to break America’s addiction to oil; this week he released a budget which fails to... Read More

  Reps. Markey and McCollum, along with human rights and legal experts hold a press conference to introduce legislation to end the practice of extraordinary rendition.   Read More

Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) made the following statement in response to the President’s 2007 budget, released today, which includes a$53.5 million cut for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in 2007 and a $50 million decrease in CPB funds for 2008. “Oscar the Grouch has been friendlier to... Read More

India's Ambassador to the United States, Ronen Sen, met with Rep. Markey regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, February 16, 2006. Read More

  Rep. Markey, surrounded by flight attendants, speaks at a 2006 press conference about the need for tougher standards for the screening of cargo on passenger planes. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative George Miller (D-CA) today released a letter from the Labor Department that responds to their August 12, 2005 letter regarding conflicts of interest within the pension consultant industry.   The Labor Department letter indicated that the Department has initiated... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Resources Committees, reacted to yesterday’s Administration statements backing away from the president’s vows in his State of the Union address to decrease U.S. dependency on Middle Eastern oil. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman... Read More

Rep. Markey hosted a Town Hall Meeting on domestic wiretapping, at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington on January 4, 2006. Pictured with him above are panelists Carol Rose from the MA ACLU and Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today reacted to the release by the Department of Energy (DOE) of a report on the Department’s appliance standards program, which was mandated by his amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2005.  The DOE... Read More

"Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this nearly $40 billion cut from programs to help poor and middle class Americans. Last night, in the State of the Union President Bush said, “our greatness is not measured in power or luxuries, but by who we are and how we treat one another.  So we strive to be a compassionate,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, responded to the President’s released State of the Union speech remarks on energy.    “Tonight the President will tell us that ‘America is addicted to oil’, he is accurately... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, responded to the President’s released State of the Union speech remarks on energy.    “Tonight the President will tell us that ‘America is addicted to oil’, he is accurately... Read More

“The passing of Coretta Scott King marks a sad day in the long running struggle to achieve universal civil rights and fulfill the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  With the loss of such an extraordinary life, we must pause to reflect on the many achievements accomplished in her lifetime and how our society has benefited from her... Read More

“The passing of Coretta Scott King marks a sad day in the long running struggle to achieve universal civil rights and fulfill the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  With the loss of such an extraordinary life, we must pause to reflect on the many achievements accomplished in her lifetime and how our society has benefited from her... Read More

Washington, D.C. --  In response to President Bush’s remarks on national energy policy during last night’s State of the Union Address, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement: “Last night President Bush belatedly acknowledged... Read More

"Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity to change fundamentally the relationship of the United States to energy in a way that helps the consumer, reduces pollution, reduces greenhouse gases, and reduces the need to use military force to protect oil fields in countries thousands of miles from our shores.  Nearly 70 percent of all the oil we... Read More

Washington, DC -  Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and co-sponsor of the “Leave All Blades Behind Act” to reverse the recent decision by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to lift a ban on razor-sharp scissors and other weapon-usable objects in the passenger... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today released the following statement in response to ExxonMobil’s disclosure that its profits had risen by 27 percent to a record of $10.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2005, and that the company’s... Read More

 Copy of Letter to NIH on Portable Music Players and Hearing Loss - January 26, 2006 Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a co-chair of the Bipartisan Nonproliferation Task Force, today sent a letter, signed by five other House Members, to Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato, expressing concerns regarding Japanese plans to move ahead with the commissioning of... Read More