Copy of Letter to International Relations Committee, Januray 24, 2006 Read More

Washington, DC: Today the Energy Conference Committee moved to adopt aggressive nuclear security measures to protect nuclear facilities from terrorist threats and prevent a dirty bomb attack. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee offered the provisions... Read More

Below is a transcript of his remarks:Embargoed until Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 11:06 a.m. EDT "Good Morning. I'm Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee."When I was a boy, my father drove a truck for the Hood Milk Company. Affordable gasoline was the lifeblood of the business.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Markey (D-MA) today released a letter, signed by 129 members of the House of Representatives, to the Appropriations Committee asking for funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This program helps working families, disabled individuals, and senior citizens pay their energy bills when... Read More

 Copy of Letter to FERC, July 5, 2005 Read More

 Copy of Letter to FCC , January 24, 2006     Read More

"The more things change, the more they stay the same. We are here once again to debate an energy bill that misses the mark, especially with respect to conservation. The basic facts about why we need to increase fuel economy are exactly the same as they were 2 years ago: · Two thirds of all the oil we use is consumed by the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today issued the following statement in response to record high gasoline prices in the peak of summer travel. According to the Lundberg Survey gas prices surged nearly a dime over the past two weeks to an all-time... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter today from 28 New England lawmakers to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the rejection of a proposal by the operator of the region’s electricity transmission system for an estimated $13... Read More

Washington, DC: The House Resources Committee Republicans today voted 15-25 against Democratic efforts to preserve the current moratorium on oil and gas leases for drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS.) As a result, drilling in sensitive areas such as the fishing grounds of George’s Bank moved one step closer. The expectation of the... Read More

 Press Release and Table, April 11, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today called for action by the U.S. Congress to respond to the findings made in a report issued by the Council of Europe investigation confirming that the U.S. has “outsourced” torture to other countries.  In light of the European Council findings, the Massachusetts... Read More

 Copy of Letter to FCC , January 24, 2006     Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee defeated an amendment to the Energy bill designed to change the formula for funding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in a 22-30 vote. Representative Edward J. Markey objected to the amendment offered by Representative Green (D-TX) which attempted... Read More

Mr. Speaker, in the coming weeks, Democrats will be laying out a comprehensive energy strategy and a vision for America’s energy future. Today, Representative Rahm Emanuel and I are beginning that process by introducing a bill that would impose a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. The Windfall Profits and Consumer Assistance Act of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – An amendment to shorten the winter, lengthen the summer and save energy, offered by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) passed unanimously in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce today. Rep. Ed Markey, the author of the 1986 legislation that added three weeks of daily savings time... Read More

Congressman Ed Markey (MA-07), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will deliver the Democratic Radio Address tomorrow. In his address, Congressman Markey criticizes the energy bill passed by the House this week and supported by the Republican leadership and President Bush. Markey also outlines a Democratic vision for energy... Read More

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the wake of a new investigative report by the New York Times revealing that payments made by energy companies are not keeping up with the skyrocketing cost of energy, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) is calling for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the issue of federal revenues from taxes paid... Read More