a month, Mr. Pruitt has not fully responded to inquiries, questions for the record, or requests for information on his record and views on clean air, clean water, and climate change and other matters that...of interests that would impact his service at the EPA without responses to our questions for the record.”... Read More

environmental record as Attorney General of Oklahoma. “For more than a month, Mr. Pruitt has not fully responded to inquiries, questions for the record, or requests for information on his record and views...right to basic information from all of Donald Trump’s nominees, including Scott Pruitt, before taking votes on them in committee or on the Senate floor. “Mr. Pruitt has also refused to recuse himself from... Read More

January 23 2017 Senator Markey Statement in Opposition to Rex Tillerson s Nomination Washington January 23 2016 Senator Edward J Markey D Mass a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee releas... Read More

be Attorney General of the United States reaches the floor of the United States Senate, I will be voting no. I have heard from and listened to the thousands of my constituents who have contacted my office...I have told them that Senator Sessions must be judged based on the totality of his record. A review of that record, including two days of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, demonstrates anything...justice that we must demand from the nation’s top law enforcement officer. “Senator... Read More

June 02 2015 Markey Hails End of Bulk Collection of Americans Phone Records Passage of USA Freedom Act Washington June 2 2015 Senator Edward J Markey... Read More

“Ban the Box” refers to the section on job application forms that inquires whether the applicant has ever been convicted. For the more than 70 million Americans who have criminal convictions, this barrier to employment so early in the hiring process can serve as categorical disqualification, and limits their ability to provide for themselves and their families. Studies have shown that an inability to find employment is one of the leading causes of reoffending. Read More

In a letter sent to Ambassador Froman, the Senators expressed their concerns over workers’ rights in Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Mexico. The letter outlined their concerns over lack of protections related to organizing, collective bargaining, and the prevention of forced and child labor. The Senators said that these standards must be implemented on the ground in TPP countries prior to TPP taking effect because they fear the ability to enforce such standards could diminish if not disappear... Read More

environment to benefit their fossil fuel cronies,” said Markey. “We just had the hottest year on record, and it is time to turn up the political heat on climate deniers in the Senate and to put forward... Read More

Senator Markey is once again calling on Senate Republicans to vote on his amendments. One would end the tax free ride for dirty tar sands oil that will be shipped through the U.S. and exported, leaving...up-or-down vote, Senate Republicans used a procedural move to “table” Senator Markey’s no-exports amendment, a step that stops debate on the amendment and prevents a straight up-or-down vote. Republicans...Republicans voted to table the Markey amendment in a vote of 57-42.... Read More

said this is about energy security, but I am calling their bluff. This vote will put my colleagues and the oil industry on record over whether they want to keep the oil here for American consumers, businesses... Read More