WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representatives Nanette Barragan (CA-44) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following joint statement on the announced Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule updating the National Ambient  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Note: Americans currently in Israel should notify the State Department by filling out this intake form, in case you need to be evacuated. * * * In the days since the start of the Israel Hamas conflict, Congressman Moulton has been outspoken about the horrific Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, and Israel's right to defend itself. At the same time, Congressman Moulton is urging Israel to heed the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: New polling: More than half of likely U.S. voters would more likely vote for their member of Congress in 2024 if they cosponsored the Green New Deal Report Text (PDF) | Implementation Guide (PDF) | Press Conference (VIDEO) Washington (February 6, 2023) - Surrounded by labor, youth, and environmental justice leaders and activists, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocas more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Pressley & Markey Have Bill to Make Fare Transit a Reality Nationwide WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement applauding Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's extension of the fare free bus program on Routes 23, 28, and 29 until March 2026. Rep. Pressley and Senator Ed Markey have championed fare-free transit efforts in Congress an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Transparency is vital to democracy. Below please find explainers for key votes I took in the 118th Congress. H.R. 7217 - Making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 and for other purposes * * * Today I voted against H.R. 7217, a standalone bill that would provide additional military aid to Israel, f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * Transparency is vital to democracy. Below please find explainers for key votes I took in the 118th Congress. H.Res. 863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, as amended * * * This week, I voted against the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Congress does not, and should more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today denounced the effort of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to evade a democratic, peaceful transition of power despite having signed the December 21, 2022, accord to uphold a free, fair, and transparent general election in Haiti. February 7, 2024, was the deadline for a new government to be inaugurated. "Today should have marked a democratic transition of po more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Boston (February 6, 2023) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) released the following statement on the extension of Boston's fare-free bus program by Mayor Michelle Wu: "We applaud Mayor Wu for continuing her groundbreaking pilot in fare-free buses. Public transit should be a public good--it  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after voting against House Republicans' attempt to use defense aid for Israel as a political weapon to kill negotiations on funding for humanitarian assistance for innocent Palestinians, Ukraine's defense, and efforts to counter Chinese aggression in the Indo- more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2024: * * * Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after voting against the failed Republican attempt to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. "House Republicans are all talk, no action when it comes to strengthening our border security. Instead of securing the House's sea more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: "BAE Systems' track record of extensive stock buyback programs raises serious concerns about its willingness to forgo buybacks at the expense of the capital needed for the investments expected of CHIPS funding recipients." "BAE Systems has made no public indication that it plans to suspend its most recent round of stock buybacks after receiving CHIPS Act funding, which would seem to run counter to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) led 75 lawmakers to urge the Biden administration to strengthen and finalize its guidance to protect taxpayers and lower prescription drug prices. The lawmakers submitted a public comment supporting the "Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights" and  more PR