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

Boston, M.A. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join Congressmen Edward J. Markey at a press availability following a roundtable discussion with Massachusetts business and academic leaders on Monday, October 3rd, at 11:30 am to discuss a new Democratic initiative promoting technology and innovation. The Democrats’ new... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) have passed measures through the Senate and House that will help patients act quickly to protect their privacy if their medical records are stolen or lost. The federal government is currently working to create a national electronic medical records database. The... Read More

 Copy of Letter to NRC, March 24, 2005   Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the panel which oversees the regulation of nuclear reactors, today released a letter sent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding reports that as many as seven illegal aliens using... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey, a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Co-Chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, today sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Mark Everson seeking to clarify the rights and responsibilities of companies, their regulators and consumers regarding the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the panel that oversees the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today released the following statement in response to the enactment of class action legislation that will make it more... Read More

 Letter of Endorsement, March 8, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-- Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), co-chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, made the following statement in response to reports that employees of an Indian Citibank call center misused financial data to steal $350,000 from customers. “This call center incident should be a wake-up call for consumers, what happened to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House and Senate Republicans are taking advantage of the alphabet soup of hurricanes from Katrina to Wilma to slash federal spending on programs for the poor and elderly, food stamps and student loans. Although a vote was expected today on a House resolution that would bump spending cuts from a projected $35 billion to over... Read More

 Rep. Markey Letter to IRS, April 13, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON DC- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, today attached an amendment to the appropriations bill that funds the Department of Health and Human Services. The amendment, which was cosponsored by Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-IL),... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House and Senate Republicans are taking advantage of the alphabet soup of hurricanes from Katrina to Wilma to slash federal spending on programs for the poor and elderly, food stamps and student loans. Although a vote was expected today on a House resolution that would bump spending cuts from a projected $35 billion to over... Read More