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ADDITIONAL CONTACTS (Moulton) Scott Ferson, ferson@libertysquaregroup.com, 617.571.9595 (Moulton) Carrie Rankin, carrie@sethmoulton.com, 617.485.4544 (Markey) Giselle Barry, press@edmarkey.org, 617.858.6057 Salem, MA – Today, surrounded by dozens of supporters at Mike & Lill’s Black Sheep Pub and Grill in Peabody, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) endorsed Seth Moulton, Marine veteran and Democratic candidate for Congress in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional […] More »

U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey on Thursday asked the Obama administration to rapidly release “as high a level as possible” low income home energy assistance funds. Known as LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program), the funds help low-income households and seniors pay energy bills. Warren and Markey, both Democrats, signed onto a […] More »

In 2004, GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had a secret meeting in which the attendees inexplicably agreed that cars that stalled on the road all by themselves was not necessarily a safety problem. Ten years later, the consequences of that meeting have been laid bare — the deaths of at least […] More »

The Boston Herald Radio crew joined Kate Quigley — the sister of fallen former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty — and U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in Winchester yesterday for the Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation’s second annual 5K run. Doherty was killed in the Benghazi terrorist attacks. The event raises funds for families of fallen special operations […] More »

On Saturday, September 27th, Ed visited New Bedford on a beautiful day — first to meet with the Coalition for Social Justice to rally support and kick off a canvass for earned sick time in Massachusetts, and then to stop by the Working Waterfront Festival, where he was joined by Mayor Jon Mitchell, and Rep. […] More »

On Sunday, September 21st, Ed was honored to join the 11th Annual Brian J. Honan 5k run/walk in Allston. It was a truly wonderful way to honor of City Councillor Brian Honan’s memory, and Ed was happy to be able to meet with runners and spectators at the race. Clockwise from top: And they’re off! […] More »

On Saturday, September 12th, Ed was busy on the trail talking to Massachusetts Democrats about getting organized to win this November. He was also proud and honored to receive the endorsement of AFSCME Council 93. There is much work to be done to protect and advance our workers’ rights — let’s keep up the fight […] More »

FRAMINGHAM – U.S. Sen. Ed Markey pledged his support for Framingham Thursday after hearing the town’s vision for transit-oriented development downtown, economic vitality and better-performing schools. More »

I don’t know if anyone’s ever called Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ed Markey “cool,” but he earned “chillin’ like a villain” street cred yesterday as he took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge with help from members of the Boston College football team. More »

Steps taken in Massachusetts to combat the deadly toll from heroin addiction – including one pioneered in Quincy – are leading the nation, but they’re only the beginning, a U.S. senator and the White House’s drug czar said Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Michael Botticelli, acting director of the Office of National Drug […] More »