Text of Treasury OIG’s Response (PDF)Text of Mass. Lawmakers’ September Letter to OIG (PDF) Washington (October 12, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the response he received to the September 16th letter that he and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation sent to the U.S. Treasury... Read More

Washington (October 11, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Cybersecurity Policy, and Representative Ted W. Lieu (CA-33) issued the following statement today after the Biden administration announced it would strengthen federal cybersecurity... Read More

Washington (October 10, 2022) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, and Representatives Ami Bera (CA-07) and Steve Chabot (OH-01), Chair and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia,... Read More

Watch the Discussion HERE Boston (October 7, 2022) – At an event held today at the Boston Museum of Science, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan led a lively discussion highlighting the critical work of Massachusetts college and university leaders and their role in driving... Read More

Boston (October 7, 2022) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, announced the filing of eight amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to reduce the risk of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ and stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons. These... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) |  Release in Haitian Creole (PDF) Washington (October 6, 2022) – As the de facto Haitian government fails to effectively address Haiti’s first cholera deaths in three years and escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,... Read More

Washington (October 6, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06), Richard Neal (MA-01), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Bill Keating (MA-09), and Lori Trahan (MA-03), members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, today... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (October 5, 2022) – Amid the news today that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC Participating Countries have agreed to recommend a slashing of oil production quotas of two million barrels per day starting this November—a move that will raise energy costs for working... Read More

Starbucks is Weaponizing Wage Increases and Benefits Against Unionizing Workers, In Violation of National Labor Relations Act Senators Seek More Information about Starbucks’ Anti-Union Activity Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 5, 2022) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and... Read More

“The climate crisis is one of the biggest emergencies that our country has ever faced and time is running out”   Washington (October 4, 2022) – With climate chaos flooding states, burning communities across the West, and driving crippling droughts, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),... Read More

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (October 4, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his Massachusetts colleagues Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen F.... Read More

New ‘zine’ details crisis of legitimacy for the Court, urgent and immediate need to expand Court from nine to 13 Expand The Court Zine Washington (October 3, 2022) – As the U.S. Supreme Court today begins its new term in the wake of its far-right majority repealing the fundamental right to abortion care last June, Senator Edward... Read More

Bill Text (pdf) - Section by Section (pdf) Washington (September 30, 2022) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his colleagues led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, legislation to help communities affected by major natural disasters access housing... Read More

​Lawmakers applaud progress, call for strong rules to protect children and teens’ privacy, and caution that FTC action “in no way diminishes” need for Congress to act Text of Letter (PDF)   Washington (September 30, 2022) ­– Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and... Read More

Markey pushes DOD for answers following reports of at least 14 recent overdose deaths at Fort Bragg Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (September 29, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), lead sponsor of the Opioid Treatment Access Act and the STOP Fentanyl Act and a former member of the U.S. Commission on... Read More

Washington (September 29, 2022) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after M&T Bank responded to the Senators’ letter demanding compensation for customers who were affected by conversion... Read More

​Text of Letter (PDF) Washington (September 28, 2022) – In the wake of a cruel stunt by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to lure nearly 50 asylum seekers onto planes chartered by the State of Florida and flying from Florida to Martha’s Vineyard, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led his colleagues Representatives Bill... Read More

Washington (September 27, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his colleagues led by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in a letter to President Biden, urging him to nominate a Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to serve at the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration... Read More

Washington (September 27, 2022) — Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, issued the following joint statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a new proposed rule to require airlines to disclose fees... Read More

Washington (September 23, 2022) — Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined his colleagues led by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in sending a letter to M&T Bank urging the company to financially compensate customers who were affected by conversion failures during the transition of People’s United Bank accounts to M&T... Read More