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July 21, 2023

Oppenheimer Author Kai Bird Endorses Senator Markey’s Legislation to Curtail Existential Threat of AI

of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group and chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works...Act:“Humans must always maintain sole control over nuclear weapons – this technology is too dangerous...of the nuclear age to avoid a nuclear arms race that has since kept us on the brink of destruction... Read More

July 18, 2023

Markey Joins Durbin, Menendez, Schumer & Gillibrand in Letter to DHS, State Urging Re-Designation of Venezuela, Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status

to return safely to their home countries due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other extraordinary...of all freedoms through control and surveillance of the citizenry and repression by state and parastate... Read More

May 19, 2023

As G7 Meets in Hiroshima, Sen. Markey, Rep. Blumenauer Introduce Legislation to Roll Back U.S. Nuclear Weapons Programs

Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group..., the Council for a Livable World, and Massachusetts Peace Action. “The Arms Control Association...modernization program,” said Daryl Kimball, Executive Director of the Arms Control Association. “The United... Read More

May 16, 2023

Markey Joins Shaheen in Unveiling New Legislation to Provide U.S. Service Members Access to Protected Leave for Abortion & Reproductive Health Care Services

.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee...comes first.” “Everyone should have the freedom to control their own bodies, lives, and futures...members and their families do not control where they are stationed, and their access to care shouldn’t... Read More

May 04, 2023

Markey, McGovern Announce Legislation to Halt Global Nuclear Arms Race on Anniversary of Nuclear Freeze Resolution

Markey, McGovern Announce Legislation to Halt Global Nuclear Arms Race on Anniversary of Nuclear...Nuclear Arms Race on Anniversary of Nuclear Freeze Resolution...... Read More

April 26, 2023

Markey, Lieu, Beyer, and Buck Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prevent AI From Launching a Nuclear Weapon

.). The legislation is endorsed by Ploughshares Fund, Arms Control Association, Physicians for Social...and Arms Control Working Group, Senators Markey and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives John...and to elevate arms control. ### Print Email Like Tweet Previous Article Next Article... Read More

April 14, 2023

Sen. Markey and Rep. Lieu Announce Legislation to Limit U.S. President’s Power to Unilaterally Start Nuclear War

, 2023) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control ... Read More

March 27, 2023

Markey Joins Shaheen and 37 Senators in Letter to Pentagon Underscoring National Security Imperative to Provide Abortion Leave for Service Members

.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee...U.S. servicewomen control over their own bodies, risks serious repercussions for the U.S. military... Read More

February 24, 2023

Joint Statement from Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group on Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Joint Statement from Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group on Anniversary of Russia’s...Invasion of Ukraine February 24, 2023 Joint Statement from Nuclear Weapons and Arms ... Control Working Group on Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Uk...... Read More

December 22, 2022

Senator Markey Joins Senator Warren in Requesting GAO Report That Reveals Hundreds of Deficiencies in Quality of Care at VA’s State Veterans Homes

Armed Services Committee (SASC), in requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to produce...was in the quality of care and infection control categories, which cover accidents and staff hand...and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help... Read More

October 20, 2022

Senator Markey, Rep. Meng Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden to Roll Back Trump’s Deregulation of 3D-Printed Ghost Guns

Back Trump’s Deregulation of 3D-Printed Ghost Guns Trump-era rulemaking weakened controls ...to undo a Trump-era rule that weakened export controls designed to prevent computer files for the 3D..., and workplaces. Transferring control of ghost gun blueprints back to the State Department would help close... Read More

October 07, 2022

Senator Markey to Introduce Defense Spending Package Amendments to Reduce Risk of ‘Nuclear Armageddon’

will stop hasty spending on nuclear weapons systems that arms control experts say we don’t need...adopting these amendments, the United States can demonstrate its leadership on arms control ...;nuclear-armed Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM-N) until a report on its utility is submitted... Read More

September 12, 2022

Senators Call for FTC Investigation of Firearms Industry's Unfair and Deceptive Advertising

a settlement of their claims against Remington Arms based on the company’s advertising practices. Today’s...against Remington Arms—the manufacturer of the firearm used to kill 20 children and six educators...research and data. More than half of the near 46,000 suicides reported to the Centers for Disease Control ... Read More

August 14, 2022

Senator Markey Visits South Korea, Meets with President Yoon to Reaffirm U.S.-South Korean Alliance

;As a co-chair of the bicameral Congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group...co-leaders of the congressional Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group ... Read More

June 17, 2022

Senators Markey, Merkley and Reps. Garamendi, Beyer Urge Biden Administration to Acknowledge the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in the Face of Russia’s Nuclear Saber Rattling

John Garamendi (CA-03) and Donald S. Beyer (VA-08), the four co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms ... Control Working Group, today wrote to Secretary of State Blinken urging him to send a senior U.S...tests it conducted, which exposed downwind Americans, U.S. armed forces, Marshallese, and others... Read More

March 25, 2022

Senator Markey on President Biden’s Reported Nuclear Posture Review: A Missed Opportunity to Reduce Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons

of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, released the following statement following press...), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led 51 of their colleagues in a ... Read More

March 01, 2022

Senators Markey, Hirono and Rep. Porter Spearhead Effort to Formally Apologize for U.S. Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall Islands

is currently negotiating to extend key international agreements that allow the U.S. to control land...States of Micronesia. These agreements give the United States control over an area of the Pacific Ocean..., countering China, and combating climate change,” said Former Undersecretary of State for Arms ... Read More

January 26, 2022

Ahead of Nuclear Posture Review Release, Sens. Markey, Merkley and Reps. Garamendi, Beyer Lead Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Reduce U.S. Reliance on Nuclear Weapons

) and Donald S. Beyer (VA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group...bold steps to reduce its reliance on nuclear weapons, elevate arms control, and retire former President...on a submarine launched ballistic missile and to stop the further development of a nuclear-armed sea launched... Read More

November 30, 2021

Senators Markey, Merkley and Reps. Beyer, Garamendi Urge President Biden To Prioritize Nonproliferation in Australia-United Kingdom-U.S. Agreement

Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working...? In July, the members of the Nuclear Weapons Arms Control Working Group led 18... Read More

November 19, 2021

Senator Markey Introduces NDAA Amendments to Reduce Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons, Threat of Nuclear War

and Arms Control Working Group, have advocated that President Biden take a direct role...that was a cheerleader of the Cold War arms race and endless wars in the Middle East. By adopting...and Chairman Jim McGovern’s (MA-02), Hastening Arms Limitation Talks (HALT) Act... Read More

November 04, 2021

Senator Markey, Rep. Garamendi, Senator Merkley, and Rep. Beyer Call for Direct Biden-Xi Nuclear Talks

for Direct Biden-Xi Nuclear Talks Chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group urge...Beyer (D-Va.) and John Garamendi (D-Calif.), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control ...Weapons and Arms Control Working Group laid out five specific weapons risk reduction measures President... Read More

September 24, 2021

Senator Markey Asks Biden Administration for Answers on Elimination of Key Nuclear Policy Position as Part of Department Reorganization

; Ms. Tomero’s demonstrated expertise in nuclear deterrence policy, arms control, and missile...[its] credibility as a leader in arms control” and “take steps to reduce the role of nuclear weapons...-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led... Read More

August 16, 2021

Markey, Menendez, Shaheen Lead Senate Colleagues in Bipartisan Letter Urging Biden Admin to Protect Afghan Women Leaders in Wake of Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan

(D-N.H.) today were joined by 44 of their Senate colleagues, including Senate Armed Services...is almost or completely impossible with all borders crossings now closed or controlled by the Taliban...rapidly deteriorates and the Taliban has taken control of Kabul, we appreciate the urgent... Read More

August 06, 2021

Markey Commemorates the 76th Anniversary of Hiroshima, Champions Initiatives to Reduce Chance Nuclear Weapons are Ever Used Again

Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, led twenty of their colleagues urging President Biden ...nation’s history. One million people demanded that President Reagan freeze the U.S. arms race... to guard against a rerun of the 20th century nuclear arms race. The President must now take... Read More

July 22, 2021

Senators Markey, Merkley and Reps. Beyer, Garamendi Lead Colleagues in Urging President Biden to Reduce Military Role of U.S Nuclear Weapons in Upcoming Nuclear Posture Review

(VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-03), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group...with Russia and China on arms control through U.S.-Russia bilateral strategic stability talks...dialogue that builds towards the eventual conclusion of arms control measures that reduce the risk... Read More