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SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Election Day is less than a week away and national polls are showing the presidential race tightening up. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are on the campaign trail trying to garner last minute votes in key battleground states. Meanwhile, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey who will campaign for Hillary Clinton in New […] More »

HYANNIS – Democrats running for office across Cape Cod and the Islands got a boost Wednesday from fellow Democratic U.S. Senator Ed Markey, who made stops in Falmouth and Hyannis. Markey rallied with state representative candidates Dylan Fernandes, Matt Patrick, Aaron Kanzer and Cape and Islands State Senate candidate Julian Cyr. He said all four […] More »

October 6, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@edmarkey.org Senator Markey on Donald Trump’s Nonexistent Opioid Crisis Plan: We Need Treatment, Not A Wall Senator recently passed legislation to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS – Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today blasted Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for once again visiting New Hampshire, one […] More »

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey says he wants to help educate young people about climate change. The Massachusetts Democrat filed legislation last week that would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create a climate change education program for all age levels. Markey says the program would explore solutions to climate change, the […] More »

US Senator Edward Markey delivered a blistering call Friday for lawmakers to pass stricter gun control measures, saying the worst mass shooting in modern US history should compel them to act boldly. On the heels of his participation in Senate Democrats’ 15-hour filibuster that ended early Thursday, Markey said at a news conference attended by […] More »

BOSTON (CBS) – At a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs luncheon on Friday, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey was right on target. Consider these shots: His recommendation on the purchase of guns: “If you are on the no fly list, you should be on the no buy list.” In response to Donald Trump’s slogan, […] More »

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, on Friday voiced strong support for Democratic-sponsored bills expanding U.S. gun control laws. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a variety of gun-related measures Monday, a little over a week after a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub. While none of the measures are […] More »

A crowd of nearly 500 gathered inside the Old South Meeting House Monday afternoon to support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before Tuesday’s presidential primary in Massachusetts. Facing the stage, the crowd listened to multiple state officials before Clinton spoke. U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano of the 7th district of Massachusetts told the crowd that […] More »

Republican Donald Trump is “a formidable candidate” who can only be bested in the general election by Hillary Clinton, U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey said yesterday as he stumped for the Democratic front-runner. “I think the more real Donald Trump becomes as the potential nominee for the Republicans, the more real Democratic primary voters are […] More »

Speaking on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hlllary Clinton on Monday, Massachusetts’ Democratic politicians pivoted toward the general election, taking aim at the GOP frontrunner, businessman Donald Trump. “I’m going to enjoy beating the heck out of Donald Trump,” declared U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, warming up a crowd before a Clinton rally at the Old […] More »