WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, today offered a privacy amendment to H.R. 3058, the Transportation, Treasury and Housing spending bill. Rep. Markey’s amendment, which prevents any funding in the bill from being spent on any activities that violate the Privacy Act or... Read More

Good Morning. I want to commend Chairman Barton for calling this hearing today on telecommunications mergers. Mr. Chairman, in this month of March Madness, college basketball teams will compete to reach the Final Four. In the march of telecomm mergers, we may also reach a Final Four. In college basketball, to reach the Final Four, teams have to... Read More

Good Morning. On September 15th, after 8 months of negotiations on the part of staff for Chairman Barton, Ranking Member Mr. Dingell, Chairman Upton, Mr. Pickering, and myself, a bipartisan, consensus staff draft was released. That draft, while not perfect, was balanced and designed to treat all parties equitably. It was offered as a starting point... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee voted today to cut $100 million of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s (CPB) television and radio programming. “The decision by Republicans to slash $100 million from the budget for public broadcasting taps into a vein ideological extremism that threatens to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a long time advocate for quality children’s programming, made the following statement in response to news reports of the resignation of Kenneth Y. Tomlinson from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors. Tomlinson had served as the Chairman of the Board... Read More

"Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to S. 5 and in support of the Democratic Substitute. Following the Senate vote on the Republican Class Action bill, the Wall Street investment firm Smith Barney issued the following FLASH ALERT to its investors: “The Senate just passed a bill 72-26 which is designed to funnel class-action suits with... Read More

January 3, 2005 Bob Matsui was one of the smartest and most visionary Members ever to serve our country in the United States Congress. He had a vision of how technology and trade would transform our world that was unmatched by any other Member. Bob and I were friends since his first day in Congress 26 years ago, and he impressed everyone with his... 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

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing this morning: Good Morning. Today’s hearing will focus upon draft provisions of legislation affecting digital television issued by the Republican Committee staff. After several weeks of discussions involving Chairman Barton,... Read More

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for calling today’s hearing. Americans take privacy seriously. We guard our credit cards by carefully returning them to our wallets, we keep our mortgage records and social security cards and personal documents locked up. How would consumers feel if they discovered that while they take extra precautions to guard their... Read More

"I rise in opposition to the Conference Report. This bill inadequately funds virtually every area of need. It slashes $1.5 billion from our country’s critical health, human services, education and labor programs. While the Bush Administration has never fully funded the No Child Left Behind Act, this bill goes a step further by actually... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - A Friday summer afternoon, 5:10 pm MasterCard International quietly announces a security breach that could affect over 40 million cards of all brands, of which nearly 14 million are MasterCard-branded. According to press reports, the breach occurred at CardSystems Solutions in Tucson, which processes transactions on behalf of... Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY MEDFORD, MA – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) announced today that he will hold a town meeting on Social Security reform on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 7 PM at The National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA. Markey will be joined by a panel of experts including Deborah Banda, State Director,... Read More

Good Morning. I’d like to commend Chairman Upton for calling this hearing today to further explore issues related to the transition to digital television (DTV). Today’s hearing will explore issues related to ending analog television broadcasting. I think, for our public policy discussion, we can safely assume that the analog era will... Read More

MEDFORD, MA – U.S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) announced today that he will hold a town meeting on Social Security reform on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 7 PM at The National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA. Markey will be joined by a panel of experts including Deborah Banda, State Director, AARP Massachusetts... Read More

 Letter to Chrm. Tomlinson , July 1, 2005   Read More

Good Morning. I want to commend Chairman Upton for calling this hearing this morning on policy questions raised by the Internet Protocol-based video and data services. This morning we will receive testimony on IP-enabled data services and video services. Microsoft’s X-Box for example, is not only a wildly popular game application for... Read More

Good Afternoon. I want to commend Chairman Upton for calling this hearing today on the digital television (DTV) transition, with its particular focus on consumer information and education. Consumer education and awareness about the DTV transition will be critical for the success of any plan that ends analog television broadcasting. It is... Read More

"Mr. Speaker, I rise to introduce the “Video Description Restoration Act of 2005.” Mr. Speaker, we have a long history in telecommunications policy of trying to ensure that the benefits of technology reach all segments of American society. Our policies, enacted by Congress and implemented by the Federal Communications Commission... Read More

Good Morning. I want to commend Chairman Upton for calling this hearing today on Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP). Internet Protocol-based telecommunications services continue to make inroads into markets traditionally served through older technologies. These digital service offerings are exactly the kind of innovative broadband services the... Read More