Full Text of Letter Here (PDF) WASHINGTON – In light of recent reports from constituents that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Families Food Box Program is struggling to meet the needs of Massachusetts families, Representative James P. McGovern (MA-02), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Ayanna Pressley... Read More

Study will include special attention to how online platforms impact children and teens Washington (December 14, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is issuing orders to Amazon, ByteDance, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp and... Read More

Funding will be used to support the expansion of Revolving Test Kitchen initiative, invest in small, local food-based businesses in Lawrence Washington (December 11, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), announced that the U.S. Economic Development... Read More

Request comes after PHSMA allowed the compressor station to recommence operations before the causes of recent unplanned natural gas releases were definitively identified and resolved   Washington (December 14, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety... Read More

Eshoo and Markey led 19 members of Congress in amicus brief in robocall case argued before Supreme Court today Washington (December 8, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the House author of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) released the following statement after listening to oral... Read More

Senators called for an independent investigation into Ft. Hood after the disappearance and death of Brockton native Elder Fernandes, who died near the base in August Washington (December 8, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following... Read More

WASHINGTON, December 8 — Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) urged Senate Democrats today to recognize the enormity of the economic and public-health crisis posed by COVID-19 and join them “in demanding that any new COVID-19 relief... Read More

In their letter, the lawmakers raise concerns over scheduling meeting during pandemic, language and technology accessibility for impacted community State has designated almost every part of East Boston as an Environmental Justice population Boston (December 7, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today led members of the... Read More

Washington—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Senator Edward Markey today urged the government of Bangladesh to restore telecommunications for the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. In a letter to Foreign Minister Abdul Momen, the lawmakers underscored the importance of access to... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) applauded the Senate’s passage yesterday of the Young Fishermen’s Development Act, legislation to mitigate the challenges facing the next generation of entrants into the fishing industry by supporting regional training opportunities and... Read More

Washington (December 1, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement after Vineyard Wind announced a new contract with GE to provide 13-megawatt turbines for the Vineyard Wind 1 project. “Vineyard Wind is setting the right kind of example for clean energy companies in this agreement to use industry-leading American... Read More

Washington (December 4, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congressmen Bill Keating (MA-09) and Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04) sent letters today to Comcast Corporation and Hearst Television expressing concerns about reports that starting on December 22, 2020 Comcast subscribers in Bristol County will no... Read More

Indisputably racist exception permitting slavery as punishment for crime has fueled systemic racism in criminal justice for 150 years Today 900,000 individuals in the U.S. still forced to work for others’ profit WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representative William Lacy... Read More

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will launch an inspector general investigation into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) warrantless tracking of phones in the United States following an... Read More

Lawmakers Concerned By Amazon's Unwillingness to Place Worker Safety Before Corporate Profits and Address High Injury Rates at Their Warehouses"Amazon could take immediate action to address the injury rate at warehouses ... yet the company seems unwilling to address the root causes of high injury rates at their warehouses, or acknowledge a link... Read More

Bill would require states to implement mask mandates, promote “the most powerful public health tool” the nation has against the coronavirus Washington (November 25, 2020) – Despite guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of Americans are traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, giving rise to concerns about... Read More

Washington (November 24, 2020) – As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States passes more than 12 million, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representatives Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Lori Trahan (MA-03), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), William Keating... Read More

Washington (November 24, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) showing that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is failing to protect American consumers.  The report found that CPSC is slow to respond to new cases and does not... Read More

Government report requested by Senators Markey and Carper also highlights how lifting ban led to decreased profits for smaller refiners, declines for U.S. shipping industry Washington (November 23, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today released the following statement after... Read More

Washington (November 18, 2020) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today announced that Democratic strategist John Walsh will join his office as Chief of Staff. Walsh, who formerly served as the campaign manager for Markey’s successful 2020 re-election bid, brings decades of leadership experience to the Senate office. “John drove my re-election... Read More