WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite efforts by House Democrats to prevent foreign governments from buying up U.S. electric utilities or natural gas companies, Republicans defeated an amendment offered by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) (6 – 10) during the Energy Conference today. The amendment would make it illegal for a company owned or... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the panel which oversees nuclear reactors, Representative Martin T. Meehan (D-MA), a Member of the Armed Services Committee and Representative John F. Tierney (D-MA), a Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on... Read More

 Copy of Letter to NHTSA, July 20, 2005     Read More

 Copy of Letter to NHTSA, July 20, 2005     Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite efforts by House Democrats to create an Energy bill that fosters fuel efficiency, improves the use of renewable energy resources and decreases the U.S. dependency on foreign oil, today the House of Representatives passed an Energy Bill (H.R. 6) (275-Y, 156-N) which fails the American public across the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter today to Dr. Jeffrey Runge, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a bipartisan group of 19 Republican and 18 Democratic House Members, led by Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) and Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House Energy and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the panel that oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), issued the following statement in response to the report released today by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that concluded that there is no safe level of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA) joined Congress members Lois Capps, Henry Waxman, and Hilda Solis and representatives from local governments, water districts and environmental groups denounced reports of a MTBE industry bailout and called on Chairman Barton to open up talks on MTBE provisions in the bill. Although... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The Beatles tune, “Here comes the Sun” rang true today as the Energy Conference Committee voted to extend daylight saving time by four weeks. The amendment to shorten the winter, lengthen the summer and save energy by extending daylight saving time, was first introduced by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA)... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic member of the House Homeland Security Committee, called for the Justice Department to fully disclose its role in the detention of an American, Ahmed Abu Ali, in Saudi Arabia. His lawyer has alleged that the Saudi Arabian government detained Mr. Abu Ali at the request... Read More

 Letter to NRC, July 22, 2005   Read More

WASHINGTON,D.C. – Authorities in the United Kingdom are investigating a possible terrorist attack after four bombs were detonated today in locations in the London underground and on a commuter bus. Only two weeks after suicide bombers attacked commuters during morning rush hour, killing 56 people and injuring hundreds, British authorities are... Read More

 Rep. Markey Press Conference Statement, July 21, 2005 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 President Bush’s signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005: “Today President Bush signed an Energy Bill, but he still lacks an energy policy.... 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 remarks in response to an announcement that Department of Energy will release oil from the national strategic petroleum reserve to a refiner at the request of an oil company in the Gulf.... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC: Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today made the following statement in response to an announcement that the Bush Administration plans to change the way in which the fuel economy level for light trucks is calculated: "Today’s announcement does next to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today re-issued his call for President Bush to release the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to break oil price speculation. Representative Markey made the following remarks in response to reports that Crude-oil futures... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Responding to the news that Susan Wood, Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health and Director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health, resigned today in protest over how the FDA has handled the Plan B Emergency Contraception Over-the-Counter Application Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC- Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior Democrat on the House committee on Homeland Security, today wrote a strongly-worded letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff disagreeing with a recommendation by staff of the Transportation Security Administration to relax passenger screening at our nation’s airports with... 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 letter from the entire Massachusetts delegation calling on Governor Romney to immediately investigate market conditions to determine whether an energy market emergency exists in order to... Read More