WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $62 million to Massachusetts to increase the Commonwealth’s ability to prevent, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks. “I am pleased that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, today issued the following statement in response to reports of an alleged terrorist attack in Boston using dangerous materials. “These reports of a terrorist plan to attack Boston remain unconfirmed and uncorroborated. Nevertheless,... Read More

Thank you all for coming. Today, with the help of two experts on the subject, we will discuss the President’s plan to phase out the guaranteed minimum Social Security benefit that American workers expect and rely upon. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt began Social Security, he designed it to endure, and he did an excellent job. Social Security... Read More

Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, Feb. 23, 2005  Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today released a letter to Governor Mitt Romney signed by the entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation urging his opposition to a proposal by the Bush Administration to cut funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by $1.6 billion, and to move it from Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today released a letter to Governor Mitt Romney signed by the entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation urging his opposition to a proposal by the Bush Administration to cut funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by $1.6 billion, and to move it from Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Committee on Homeland Security, today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to urge the Department to investigate reports that bureaucratic delays and confusion thwarted the efforts of some first responders from outside areas... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) will join the Boston Red Sox the 2004 World Series Champions at a 3:30 PM gathering at the White House. “Every Red Sox fan has dreamt of the day we would join the world’s greatest baseball team in the White House. Now that this dream has come true, we need a new dream – a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, responded to recent news reports of the commercial availability of consumer telephone records by companies like www.celltolls.com and other web-based companies that sell private cell phone records for as... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-  One week before the busiest travel holiday of the year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will release a report, entitled “Federal Action Needed to Strengthen Air Cargo Security” identifying dangerous security gaps in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) policies for ensuring the safety of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) urged Congress to give Medicare beneficiaries more time to navigate through the dozens of confusing Medicare drug plans so they can choose a plan that best meets their needs. Rep. Markey announced that he is a co-sponsor of the “Medicare Informed Choice Act,” to give seniors... Read More

FTC Response, January 13, 2006 FCC Response, January 13, 2005 Rep. Markey Letter to FTC and FCC, November 14, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Edward J. Markey (MA-7), Martin T. Meehan (MA-5), and John F. Tierney (MA-6), today released the following testimony for the record to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Regional Field Hearing. Today’s hearing will provide New England stakeholders the opportunity to... Read More

 Mrs. Tucker's Full Testimony, November 2, 2005     Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Tucker, a resident of Medford, MA, brought her personal story of struggling with the ever-increasing cost of home heating oil to Congress. Mrs. Tucker had been invited to speak to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on behalf of consumers facing soaring home heating costs by Representative... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey today called for President Bush to tell the truth about his risky and misleading proposal to privatize Social Security and the impact it will have on middle class families. Rep. Markey released new data revealing that roughly 750,000 of the one million middle class families receiving social... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), senior Democrat on the House Commerce Committee, issued the following statement today in response to press reports concerning the conscription of the Social Security Administration in the President’s campaign to divert Social Security into private accounts: "IF THE SOCIAL SECURITY... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With home heating costs skyrocketing across the country, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed an amendment to the Gasoline for America’s Security Act (H. R. 3893) offered by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) that would increase the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve from its... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 3893, The “Gasoline for America’s Security Act of 2005”- the second energy bill to come to the House floor in an 8 week period. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today made the... Read More

FACT CHECK: MAGIC OIL NUMBERS $9.9 BILLION- Exxon Mobile Corp. announced quarterly (3rdquarter) profits $9 BILLION- Royal Dutch Shell Plc announced quarterly profit $100 BILLION- Revenues at Exxon breached the 100 billion dollar mark for the first time. $107 BILLION–Estimated combined 2005 profits of the world's five biggest investor owned... Read More