President Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls on Congress to improve road safety for all users and reduce traffic crashes and fatalities   Washington (April 26, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today reintroduced a collection of... Read More

The GRACE Act will prevent a U.S. President from setting a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions at a level below 125,000 Washington (March 25, 2021) – As the world faces the highest levels of displacement on record, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) are reintroducing... Read More

Senators want to lower eligibility age, allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and expand coverage to include hearing, dental and vision WASHINGTON, April 25 – Ahead of Wednesday’s presidential address to a joint session of Congress, 17 senators Sunday sent a letter to President Biden asking him to include proposals to expand... Read More

Washington (April 23, 2021) – Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), a member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and the House Armed Services Committee, announced the... Read More

Washington (April 23, 2021) –Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today reintroduced the Block All New (BAN) Oil Exports Act, legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and reinstate the ban on exporting American crude oil and natural gas abroad. The legislation... Read More

Boston (April 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after reports that the Biden administration will formally recognize the century-old atrocities committed by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians as genocide, marking the 106th anniversary of the... Read More

Legislation calls for action against hate crimes resulting from racist rhetoric during the COVID-19 pandemic Washington (April 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Senate passed the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act today.   “The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed more than a virus on our society,... Read More

The Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety will hold a subcommittee hearing on Markey’s legislation this Tuesday Washington (April 22, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and the Committee on Environment on Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety announced... Read More

Washington (April 22, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after the Biden administration announced plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent by 2030. The announcement comes on the morning of the Leaders Summit on Climate: “The Biden administration inherited four years of dust... Read More

Majority of Americans Support Medicare at 50, Which Would Lower the Cost of Care for Older Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Health Care Subcommittee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today reintroduced the Medicare at 50 Act to give people... Read More

Bill reauthorizes Markey’s 2018 Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) through 2026, authorizes the Taiwan Fellowship Act, and calls for a Climate Resilience Strategy  Washington (April 21, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy,... Read More

Lawmakers highlight evidence of children’s privacy violations that appear to conflict with Google’s representations to parents Washington (April 21, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14) today sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging it to investigate whether Google violated... Read More

Washington, D.C. - In the wake of Judge William G. Young announcing his intention to retire from regular active service as a United States District Court Judge, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reconvened a bipartisan advisory committee last month to review and provide additional recommendations on... Read More

Washington (April 20, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Derek Chauvin’s trial ended: “George Floyd’s life mattered, and today his family, friends and community got the justice they deserved. But today’s verdict does not bring him back, and it only begins to scratch the surface of what our country... Read More

Washington (April 20, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after media reported that the Biden administration plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by 2030. The announcement comes ahead of the Leaders Summit on Climate this Thursday. “The United States must be an... Read More

At a press conference, the legislators also discussed the new Civilian Climate Corps Washington (April 20, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) today reintroduced the Green New Deal Resolution (GND). The lawmakers announced the reintroduction, alongside co-sponsors... Read More

Puts 1.5 million Americans to work rebuilding America and strengthening nation’s climate resiliency infrastructure Washington (April 20, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) today introduced the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, which establishes a Civilian Climate... Read More

Menthol cigarettes have contributed to youth smoking initiation and exacerbated racial health disparities Washington (April 16, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led 16 Senate colleagues in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act on a pending citizens... Read More

Methane emissions reduction target would provide short-term warming benefit, opportunity for international leadership Washington (April 19, 2021) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, today wrote to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to encourage the Biden administration... Read More

Bill responds to press reports that Saudi Arabia has acquired illicit ballistic missile and nuclear infrastructure and technology from China Washington (April 15, 2021) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission... Read More