Washington, DC:  Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee made the following statements in response to press reports that President Bush secretly authorized the National Security Agency to spy on Americans and others in the United States without evidence that they are involved in... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Early on Monday morning the House passed the Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Conference Report, legislation which authorizes various programs and funding for the armed forces.  The bill includes a provision establishing a new special rehabilitation pay for wounded soldiers.  The $430/month rehabilitation pay... Read More

Washington, D.C. –Representative Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce and Resources committees made the following statement about the backdoor budget deals to insert the drilling provision. “When we went to war with Iraq, President Bush said “oil has nothing to do with the war in Iraq.” But... Read More

 H. Con. Res. 318 (130.67 KB) Letters of Support:  Coalition Letter of Support (59.67 KB)  Friends of the Earth Letter (102.78 KB)  NRDC Letter (229.47 KB)  Peace Action Letter (92.79 KB)  Security and Nonproliferation Experts Letter (11/18/05) (143.77 KB)  Security and... Read More

Washington DC- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ), the co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, today introduced the Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2004. Identical legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today welcomed the announcement by Veterans Administration Secretary Anthony Principi that in the interim there will not be a mission change at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Medical Center in Bedford and that the VA will undertake a comprehensive study of developing a new... Read More

Washington, D.C. – With the provision to drill in the Artic Refuge dragging down the budget reconciliation bill, the U.S. Senate leadership is proposing to attach the provision to permit drilling in the Arctic Refuge to a must-pass defense spending bill.  Representative Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After a knock-down drag-out fight with the White House, Senator John McCain succeeded in inserting language to the Department of Defense authorization bill that bans cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of foreign suspects in the war on terror.  The concession came less than a day after the House of Representatives... Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 14, 2005   Read More

MR. MARKEY: Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2892, the Reverse Mortgages to Help America’s Seniors Act. While this bill is helpful and necessary for allowing seniors to unlock their personal equity gained through homeownership, it also points to a disturbing, new reality facing millions of senior citizens throughout our... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With 24 hours to go before the historic Northeast Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is finalized, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, along with Senators Kennedy and Kerry and Representatives Frank, Neal, Olver, Meehan, Delahunt,... Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 14, 2005   Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Rep.Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) members of the Alzheimer’s Congressional Task Force, introduced the “Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act of 2005” in an effort to expand the federal government’s efforts to find new ways to prevent,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ), chairs of the Bi-Partisan Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, hosted the Alzheimer's Association and special guest David Hyde Pierce ("Dr. Niles Crane" on the hit T.V. Show Frazier) today to help raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease... Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 14, 2005   Read More

Reps. Markey and Smith were honored at the Alzheimer's Association National Gala with the "Chairman's Leadership Award," for their leadership on Capitol Hill with the Alzheimer's Task Force, April 5, 2006. Rep. Markey meets with members of the MA Alzheimer's Association at their annual advocacy day on Capitol Hill.     In... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.  Today I rise to introduce a resolution urging the United States Postal Service to act on a pending petition for an Alzheimer’s Semi-Postal Stamp. I am joined by Co-chair of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Taskforce, Representative Christopher Smith, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Representative John... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on the anemic jobs report received today, which found that only 21,000 new jobs were created in February, none of them in the private sector. In addition, manufacturing job loss continued, with... Read More

Washington, DC-  Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and co-sponsor of H.R. 4452, the “Leave All Blades Behind Act”, today confirmed that he will meet this week with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator Kip Hawley to discuss TSA’s decision to lift the... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today joined more than 250 students and young community leaders from across the country at the first ever “Next Generation Democratic Summit” at the U.S. Capitol. The participants included Ms. Ori Korin, who joined celebrities including MTV’s Gideon Yago in a... Read More