WASHINGTON, DC- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today released a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission and made the following statement on the follow up efforts of the Public Safety Committee regarding the fatal amusement ride accident in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.
“I applaud Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Gatzunis for his efforts...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several days after pushing Congress to pass the Energy bill, President Bush, realizing that the ‘low octane’ bill will do nothing to reduce the price of gas, plans to launch a new energy policy today. Representative Edward J. Markey (DMA), a senior Democratic Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a markup on the Budget Reconciliation that proposes cutting up to 10 billion dollars from Medicaid, the health program serving the poor and elderly, in order to offset the proposed 70 billion dollars of Republican tax cuts. Representative Edward...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, today released a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission in which he requested information about conflicts-of-interests in corporate transactions that result when firms that stand to benefit from the completion of a transaction also...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee issued the following statement regarding the unconscionable attack on Los Alamos whistleblower Tommy Hook:
“Sunday’s horrendous attack on Los Alamos whistleblower Tommy Hook...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the New York Times reported that a White House official and former oil industry advocate has been doctoring government reports to downplay the scientific consensus that link anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and global climate change. Responding to this report of White House misinformation, Representative Edward...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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, and Representative John F. Tierney (D-MA) the only New England member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a Senior Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today requesting more information about the expedited approval process for medical devices. Last week, Rep. Markey released a report revealing that the majority of...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement in response to today’s Homeland Security Committee hearing testimony given by Mr. Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Markey, the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, was joined by U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), U.S. Representatives John Dingell (D-MI), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Anna G. Eshoo (DCA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Clifford...
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PRESIDENT BUSH: “When I sign that bill, gasoline prices are not going to drop.” [President Bush Energy Address, Lusby, Maryland, 6/22/05] FACT: The proposed energy bill will cause the price of gasoline to increase significantly over the next ten years. [DOE Report,...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), the top-ranking Democrat on the Committee on Homeland Security, today released an independent scientific analysis conducted by experts consulted by the Center for Science, Technology and Security...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, today urged the Chairmen of the Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security Committees to hold public hearings on hearings on the H5N1 avian flu strain and other deadly strains once the forthcoming...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, today urged the Chairmen of the Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security Committees to hold public hearings on hearings on the H5N1 avian flu strain and other deadly strains once the forthcoming...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today President Bush is expected to sign the spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security, which appropriates $30.8 billion in discretionary spending for the operations and activities of the Department for fiscal year 2006, which began on October 1. This funding level is only about 4.5 percent greater than the amount...
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