WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the President is actively campaigning to convince the American public to ‘stay the course’ in Iraq, the American people are sending the President a message of their own to the President.  A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released today reveals that 71% of the country believes that the President is not... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy & Commerce committee, spoke today at the National Press Club at an event organized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to bring attention to the important issue of noise induced hearing loss caused by portable music... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC– During a news conference today, lawmakers announced landmark whistleblower protection legislation for federal workers and contractors. The legislation authored by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) in the Senate and Representatives Edward Markey (D-MA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) in the House will give protection for... Read More

Washington, D.C.– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, had a sharp reaction to new reports that Russia intends to supply fuel for India’s Tarapur nuclear reactor: “The ink has barely begun to dry on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following remarks in response to record high gasoline prices announced today, despite the steady price of crude.  CNN reports that gas prices jumped 11 cents in two weeks, rising to $2.35 for a... Read More

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Dear Colleague: We draw your attention to a March 7th New York Times Editorial (below) discussing President Bush’s recent trip to Asia.  By proposing to grant India a special exception to U.S. and international nuclear nonproliferation controls, the President has started a ripple that will grow into a gigantic wave as it moves through... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartistan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today sharply criticized the Bush Administration’s draft legislation to exempt India from key requirements of our nation’s nuclear nonproliferation... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartistan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today reacted to President Bush’s statement that the world “is speaking with one voice” on the nuclear standoff with Iran: “Today the... Read More

Washington, D.C.- Only one week after the President agreed to hand over dangerous nuclear technology to India in return for little more than vague assurances and mangoes, White House officials are scrambling to defend their dangerous nuclear agreement.  Today Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman testified in front of the House... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security Committees and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), a member of the Government Reform Committee, today introduced the “Paul Revere Freedom to Warn Act,” a comprehensive bill to provide protections to government... Read More

Washington, DC-  Responding to breaking news that Dubai Ports World is poised to turn over its stake in operations at U.S. ports, Representative Edward J. Markey, (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement: “While it is still unclear how DP World’s decision will affect operations at... Read More

Dear Democratic Colleague: Granting India a special nuclear exemption from U.S. and International law is not the way to strengthen ties between the United States and India.  An OpEd in the New York Times on Monday March 6, 2006 by Bob Herbert clearly points out the dangers of nuclear trade with India (see back).  Herbert quotes... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and a long time advocate for strong nuclear plant safety regulations and enforcement thereof, today sent a letter to Nils J. Diaz, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) asking questions about safety problems at nuclear reactor... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee strengthened the privacy of cell phone users across the country by voting to approve a bipartisan amendment championed by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Joseph Pitts (R-PA) to the “Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act.” The... Read More

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WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), a senior member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, responded today to reports that the Bush Administration’s approval of the purchase by a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned company of a firm currently operating at six U.S. ports would also give the company partial control... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today responded to the proposed acquisition of BellSouth by AT&T: "Twenty years after the government broke up Ma Bell, this deal represents a mother and child... Read More