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

MEDFORD, MA – U. S. Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), along with all of the members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, today sent a letter to President Bush urging him to declare a state of emergency for the January 22 – 23 blizzard in Massachusetts. Rep. Markey organized the delegation letter to support Governor... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-  Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) today criticized President Bush for departing from the occasion of honoring our veterans and our troops to engage in a self-serving, defensive and inappropriate attempt to rewrite history.  The President said in Pennsylvania today that foreign intelligence services and Democrats and Republicans... Read More

Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, Feb. 23, 2005  Read More

 Letter to President Bush, Jan. 28, 2005 Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, today issued the following statement in response to reports of an alleged terrorist attack in Boston using dangerous materials. “These reports of a terrorist plan to attack Boston remain unconfirmed and uncorroborated. Nevertheless,... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $62 million to Massachusetts to increase the Commonwealth’s ability to prevent, respond to and recover from terrorist attacks. “I am pleased that the... Read More

Thank you all for coming. Today, with the help of two experts on the subject, we will discuss the President’s plan to phase out the guaranteed minimum Social Security benefit that American workers expect and rely upon. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt began Social Security, he designed it to endure, and he did an excellent job. Social Security... Read More

Delegation Letter to Gov. Romney, Feb. 23, 2005  Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today released a letter to Governor Mitt Romney signed by the entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation urging his opposition to a proposal by the Bush Administration to cut funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by $1.6 billion, and to move it from Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today released a letter to Governor Mitt Romney signed by the entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation urging his opposition to a proposal by the Bush Administration to cut funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program by $1.6 billion, and to move it from Department of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Committee on Homeland Security, today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to urge the Department to investigate reports that bureaucratic delays and confusion thwarted the efforts of some first responders from outside areas... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) will join the Boston Red Sox the 2004 World Series Champions at a 3:30 PM gathering at the White House. “Every Red Sox fan has dreamt of the day we would join the world’s greatest baseball team in the White House. Now that this dream has come true, we need a new dream – a... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) Ranking Democrat on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, responded to recent news reports of the commercial availability of consumer telephone records by companies like www.celltolls.com and other web-based companies that sell private cell phone records for as... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC-  One week before the busiest travel holiday of the year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will release a report, entitled “Federal Action Needed to Strengthen Air Cargo Security” identifying dangerous security gaps in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) policies for ensuring the safety of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) urged Congress to give Medicare beneficiaries more time to navigate through the dozens of confusing Medicare drug plans so they can choose a plan that best meets their needs. Rep. Markey announced that he is a co-sponsor of the “Medicare Informed Choice Act,” to give seniors... Read More

FTC Response, January 13, 2006 FCC Response, January 13, 2005 Rep. Markey Letter to FTC and FCC, November 14, 2005 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... Read More

 Mrs. Tucker's Full Testimony, November 2, 2005     Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Tucker, a resident of Medford, MA, brought her personal story of struggling with the ever-increasing cost of home heating oil to Congress. Mrs. Tucker had been invited to speak to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on behalf of consumers facing soaring home heating costs by Representative... Read More