Washington, DC: In the wake of the conviction of a Tennessee amusement park manager for reckless homicide in the falling death of a park patron, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) today announced that he is reintroducing the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act to close a massive loophole in safety regulation of theme park rides. “The amusement park... Read More

"Mr. Speaker, Memorial Day is the beginning of the season when American families take their children to our amusement parks for a day of fun and sun. Unfortunately, it is also the case that over 75 percent of the serious injuries suffered on these rides occur between the months of May and September. Most of America thinks that the rides at... Read More

Washington, DC: In the wake of the conviction of a Tennessee amusement park manager for reckless homicide in the falling death of a park patron, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) today announced that he is re-introducing the National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act to close a massive loophole in safety regulation of theme park rides. “The amusement park... Read More

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this nearly $56 billion Republican Tax Cut Giveaway for Millionaires. 45% of this Republican tax bill will go to the ultra-rich. The top 1% of Americans who are millionaires will get $32,000 extra dollars a year from this bill. The average American family will get about $7.00. SEVEN BUCKS –... Read More

"Today a white hot spotlight is shining on what could be a very black mark in this Congress – the enforcement of budget cuts against the poor while money continues to be shoveled out the door to the richest fat cats and the biggest corporations in the form of tax cuts, subsidies, royalty relief, and other gems of tax avoidance and... Read More

Washington, DC: Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today released a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission and made the following statement on the follow up efforts of the Public Safety Committee regarding the fatal amusement ride accident in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. “I applaud Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Gatzunis for his efforts... Read More

H.R. 2500, "National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act" Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, released responses from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to his inquiry into reports of the commercial availability of consumer telephone... Read More

Washington, DC: Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that he would soon re-introduce a bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to impose additional security requirements for shipments of extremely hazardous materials, including re-routing of such shipments... Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 21, 2005 Read More

 Copy of Newsweek Article (44.96 KB), August 8, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This year alone over 50 million Americans have had their personal data lost, misused, or stolen. As U.S. legislators and companies work to protect consumers against data theft and fraud that occurs in the United States, what protections exist for the increasing quantity of American data sent overseas for processing?... Read More

December 12, 2005Space Weaponization – Security and Proliferation ImplicationsA Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation Panel Discussion  Dear Colleague: We encourage you to attend a panel convened by the Bipartisan Security Group (BSG) and the Henry L. Stimson Center to discuss the topic of Space Weaponization – Security... Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 21, 2005 Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 21, 2005   Read More

 Report Title Page (191.55 KB) Report Text (219.30 KB), September 14, 2005 Appendix (76.79 KB)Rep. Markey Press Release, September 14, 2005 Read More

MA Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, December 21, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a ranking member of the  House Energy and Commerce committee asked Republicans made the following statement about the digital television transition provisions passed as part of the Republican budget: “We need to bring the digital television transition to a timely conclusion... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, applauded the decision of 44 Senators to stand up and stop Republican attempts to violate Senate rules by adding a provision authorizing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a non-germane... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, along with fellow senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), have introduced a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush’s proposed nuclear cooperation with India.  In July,... Read More