June 07 2017 Senate Democrats Release New Compilation of Over 100 Oversight Letters President Trump Refuses to Answer WASHINGTON D C The Democratic Policy and Communications Committee today released a compi... Read More

This travesty of a budget punishes need and rewards greed,” said Senator Markey. “Cutting $800 billion from Medicaid, nearly $200 billion from food assistance, and $72 billion for disability benefits, all to give $5.5 trillion in tax breaks to billionaires and special interests isn’t just a reflection of bad values, it’s bad budgeting. Cuts of $9.2 billion to education programs will mean our children will get left behind. Cuts of $12.7 billion to health care will mean more Americans will get... Read More

for our climate,” said Senator Markey. “When it comes to natural gas production on public lands, the oil industry should embrace the slogan ‘waste not, want not.’ These commonsense rules issued by the Obama...their fair share for their precious natural resources. Rejecting this Republican attempt to allow oil and gas companies to continue wasting natural gas owned by the American people will ensure that American... Read More

threaten key economic drivers for these states such as fishing and tourism with the risk of an oil spill. Offshore oil spills don’t respect state boundaries and a spill off the coast of one state could easily... Read More

President Trump had his way, Earth Day would be Drill the Earth Day. “In New England, we know that oil and water don’t mix. We never want Georges Bank to become Big Oil’s Bank. That is why I will continue... Read More

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the natural wonders of America, worthy of the highest level of protection as wilderness,” said Senator Markey. “Its pristine landscape, ecological integrity, wildlife, recreational opportunities, and Alaska Native cultural and subsistence values are unmatched. The Coastal Plain is the biological heart of the Refuge, and I am pleased that so many of my Senate colleagues are supporting this legislation that would ensure full wilderness protection for... Read More

March 29 2017 Senator Markey Joins Bennet Democratic Colleagues to Introduce Bill to Rescind President s Anti Climate Executive Order More than 30 U S Senators highlight potential threats to economy and env... Read More

we close the tar sands loophole that allows Big Oil to skirt paying into the spill trust fund that helps protect communities after they are harmed by an oil spill,” said Senator Markey, a member of the Environment...Clearinghouse. “As President Trump is approving the Keystone XL pipeline, we shouldn’t allow tar sands oil to receive a ‘get out of Canada tax free’ card. American taxpayers should not be on the hook if there...country to transport the dirtiest oil to the thirstiest foreign markets.... Read More

March 28 2017 EPW Democrats Decry President Trump s Order Reversing U S Progress on Climate Change WASHINGTON D C Today Democratic members on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee led by Ra... Read More

all about ensuring American Energy Stagnation. This executive order is one massive giveaway to big oil and coal corporations at the expense of taxpayers and decades of progress on climate change, clean... Read More