Rep. Markey Letter to President Bush, June 23, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), senior member of the Homeland Security Committee and author the Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act, H.R. 952, renewed his call for an end to the CIA practice called extraordinary rendition, which has turned into an international embarrassment. “As Justice Brandeis once said,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Markey, the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet made the following statement in response to today’s breaking announcement that Patricia S. Harrison, former Republican Party co-chair, was named as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.- A United Nations (U.N.) investigation released today implicates Syrian and Lebanese officials in the murder of reformer and former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The Bush Administration’s Ambassador to the U.N., John R. Bolton, has said the U.S. will not immediately comment on the report, "We intend to read and... Read More

Rep. Markey Letter to CPB, June 23, 2005   Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet released a letter today signed by 52 members of Congress calling for Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, Chairman, Corporation for Public Broadcasting to resign. Mr. Tomlinson has come under recent criticism for his... Read More

MEDFORD, MA – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today expressed disappointment that the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission for voting to overturn the May 13, 2005 Department of Defense recommendations that Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) should gain 1,104 new military personnel, but considers the decision to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Republican members of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection approved a bill that would leave the personal data of millions of Americans vulnerable to theft and manipulation. In a 13-8 straight party line vote, Republicans approved H.R. 4127, the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA),... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives took a critical step today to partially restore funding for the public broadcasting system voting (284-140) for an amendment to the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (LHHS) Appropriations bill. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today released the following statement in anticipation of the release of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s list of military installations recommended for realignment and/or closure, known as the BRAC list, scheduled for Friday morning, May 13, 2005. Rep. Markey... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, today released the following statement on H.R. 29, anti-spyware legislation called the Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act, or the “Spy Act”. The Spy Act was... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in response to Verizon Communications' planned acquisition of MCI Inc.: “This combination, much like the recently announced merger between AT&T and... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) today joined 157 fellow Democrats in supporting the “GI Bill of Rights for the 21st Century,” introduced by Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX). The bill, HR 2131 is a package of legislative provisions that was first unveiled by House Democrats in April. The package will improve services for our men and... 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 comment on the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) today introduced legislation to end the current unfair military practice of cutting the special combat pays and allowances for soldiers after they are injured in combat and then evacuated from a war zone to recuperate from their wounds. The legislation, which Rep. Markey first introduced... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked-up H.R. 1815, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, and approved a new special pay for soldiers wounded in combat based on legislation introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-M) on behalf of a constituent and Marine, Lance Corporal James... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - Days away from Memorial Day, the House of Representatives affirmed its commitment to our nation’s wounded soldiers by passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, which included a new special pay for soldiers wounded in combat based on legislation introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) on... Read More

MEDFORD, MA – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today expressed disappointment that the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) Commission for voting to overturn the May 13, 2005 Department of Defense recommendations that Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB) should gain 1,104 new military personnel, but considers the decision to... Read More

MEDFORD, MA – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) today released the following statement in response to the Department of Defense announcement that Hanscom Air Force Base will gain 1,104 new military personal and only 19 of the 2,000 staff will be transferred from Natick Soldier Systems Center. These Massachusetts base... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, today issued the following statement in response to Verizon Communications' planned acquisition of MCI Inc.: “This combination, much like the recently announced merger between AT&T and... Read More