Washington (May 23, 2024) -- Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement on the Border Act. “I have long prioritized pathways to citizenship, fair adjudication of asylum claims, limitations on detention, and more legal pathways to entry. Any of these policies would help the executive branch manage the border and the... Read More

Washington (May 23, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded the passage of the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act through the House Energy and Commerce... Read More

Washington (May 23, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) issued the following statement after the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce did not take up their bipartisan, bicameral Children and Teens’ Online... Read More

Lawmakers request $500 million for sustainable housing, health, workforce development, and legal assistance support Letter (PDF) Washington (May 23, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security Chair Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)... Read More

Legislation authorizes projects to prevent coastal erosion, manage flood risks, and improve water infrastructure in Massachusetts Washington (May 22, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today applauded passage of the Water Resources... Read More

Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group Co-Chairs, colleagues express concerns about the fraying of international arms control norms Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 17, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08) and John Garamendi (CA-08), co-chairs of the Nuclear Weapons... Read More

Markey: “Ralph de la Torre, Steward, [Cerberus] Capital Management, and their private equity allies will be remembered for their reckless decisions to put their profits over people’s lives and livelihoods” Full interview here. Washington (May 17, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)... Read More

Declaration comes after months of advocacy from officials on behalf of impacted residents Washington (May 16, 2024) - After months of advocacy, Massachusetts Congressional delegation members and Governor Maura Healey today praised the announcement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that President Joe Biden approved Governor... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 16, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the HELP Committee, today wrote to United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier... Read More

Lawmakers express alarm over resumption of deportation flights to Haiti that U.S. had suspended Letter (PDF) Washington (May 15, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with House Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), today wrote to Secretary of Homeland... Read More

Program will give U.S. government employees unique opportunities to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan ties Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 15, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues, today wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the United States Department of... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 14, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today wrote to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General, urging it to investigate DHS grant funding spent on the ShotSpotter... Read More

Washington (May 13, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its final rule that will enable new transmission capacity to be built across the country, as... Read More

Bans family seating fees, mandates automatic refunds for cancelled flights, invests in airport climate resiliency Washington (May 9, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and longtime champion for consumer and worker protections, released the following statement today... Read More

List of MA HUD Funding by Program (PDF) Washington (May 9, 2024) – The Massachusetts Congressional delegation of Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Democratic Whip... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), along with... Read More

Boston (May 6, 2024) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement on news that Steward Health Care is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. “Steward CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre and his private equity allies put the... Read More

Letter Text (PDF) Washington (May 3, 2024) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to take immediate action towards ending solitary confinement entirely in... Read More

Amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act provides the runway to add another major win for consumers Washington (May 2, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the... Read More

Bill Text (PDF) | Section by Section (PDF) Senator Markey announces “Warehouse Worker Protection Act” with labor champions Washington (May 2, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.), introduced... Read More