Washington, DC—Today, Representative Edward J. Markey, senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said he would introduce legislation to ban the use of carbon monoxide gas to make packaged meat look artificially fresh if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not immediately revoke its June 2004 decision to allow the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - In response to the President’s weekly radio address, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a co-chair of the Bipartisan Nonproliferation Task Force today released the following statement: “The President’s call today for the revival of commercial... Read More

  Reps. Markey and Emanuel hold press conference on to introduce their legislation on windfall profits tax legislation.   Read More

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 Copy of Letter to Resources Chairman Richard Pombo Requesting a Hearing on Royalty Relief (148.83 KB) Read More

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 341.  Iran has obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) to not carry out a nuclear weapons program.  Iran has ignored its obligations by carrying out a covert uranium enrichment program.  It is becoming increasingly clear that this enrichment program is not... Read More

Earlier this month President signed off on $50 billion dollars in program cuts that that will make poor people pay more for their health care so that the Republicans can give more tax cuts to wealthy Americans. Now, less than a month later, the President is at it again. His new budget proposes to:• Cut funding for research at 18 of the 19... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today commented on the misplaced and disproportional interest of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the charitable donation of millions of barrels of heating oil to low-income consumers in Massachusetts, New York and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees sent a letter to Resources Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) requesting a legislative hearing and markup on H.R. 4749, the “Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2006.”  The letter was... Read More

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Con. Res. 341.  Iran has obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) to not carry out a nuclear weapons program.  Iran has ignored its obligations by carrying out a covert uranium enrichment program.  It is becoming increasingly clear that this enrichment program is not... Read More

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  Rep. Markey addresses a crowd of thousands who assembled on Capitol Hill for Arctic Action Day, to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling. Read More

"Mr. Speaker, the American people expect their leaders to articulate a vision and a comprehensive strategy for America’s energy future.  They expect us to be focused on reducing the high energy costs to American consumers and completely eliminating our dependence on expensive and volatile Middle Eastern oil. In contrast, several... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, released a letter today to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asking for more answers about the Bush Administration’s proposal to exempt India from U.S. and international nonproliferation law.  In December Rep. Markey... 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, decent,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Democrats will introduce legislation this week to save taxpayers billions of dollars now slated to go directly to large oil and gas companies earning record profits. The Democrats’ “Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2006” would require oil and gas companies to pay royalties to the... Read More

 Follow Up Letter to State Department (247K), February 14, 2006 State Department Response, January 17, 2006  Rep. Markey Original Letter to President and State Department, November 30, 2005 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. – Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, blasted the hollow promises of aid made by Congress to the victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita based on revenue generated from drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, part of a provision in... Read More

“The Bush Administration has once again unwisely proposed the elimination of the Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS), a unique federal program that is urgently needed, particularly given the potential for an outbreak of avian flu or terrorist attack using a weapon of mass destruction in our country.  Established in the aftermath... Read More