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In a letter on Thursday to Joseph Simons, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Senators Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said they were concerned about “consumer privacy issues raised by the proliferation of smart-TV technology.” More »

On Wednesday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) held a press conference to warn against the proposed changes. Markey said that he was not opposed to the idea of modernizing the rules, but that the FCC needed to first conduct a more substantial inquiry into the potential impact of changes in the […] More »

BOSTON — Cautioning that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh could be the deciding vote in efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, and pro-abortion rights advocates urged lawmakers Monday against confirming President Donald Trump’s pick to the high court. Markey joined Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts President and CEO Jennifer Childs-Roshak and NARAL Pro-Choice […] More »

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/our-opinion-get-anti-gay-lgbtqdefense-off-the-books,544913 It was fitting last Friday that Senator Edward Markey and Representative Joe Kennedy — two members of the congressional delegation from the state that first legalized same-sex marriage — would introduce bills in their respective chambers seeking to eliminate “gay panic” and “trans panic” as criminal defense arguments in federal courts (Eagle, July 15). […] More »

Martha’s Vineyard Airport has received a grant for $10 million for its runway. – Gabrielle Mannino Martha’s Vineyard Airport has received a $10 million grant that will be used to rebuild its runway, Ann Richart, airport manager, said. The $10 million grant was issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and covers 90 percent of […] More »

Kavanaugh’s robust decisions over the 12 years he has been a judge, in a court that hears many of the lawsuits against the EPA, “is enough to make Scott Pruitt jealous,” said Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) at the same event. Environmentalists Are Worried Trump’s Supreme Court Pick “Is the Next Scott Pruitt” More »

The agency must “move past politics and focus on its job of protecting human health” by releasing the formaldehyde study, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said in a statement to POLITICO. “Because formaldehyde can be found in everything from wood products to women’s hair straighteners, the public health risks are substantial,” Markey said. “Delaying the EPA’s […] More »

Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ed Markey joined Morning Edition to describe what he saw this weekend at the nation’s southern border. He visited immigrant detention and processing centers to “see first-hand what the administration is doing in order to implement the court order, which is to ensure that all children under 5 [years old] are reunited […] More »

BOSTON (CBS) – Senator Ed Markey is lashing out at the Trump Administration over its new “zero tolerance policy” for asylum seekers crossing the U.S./Mexico border. “I call it barbaric,” said Markey after it was defended by Attorney General Jeff Sessions this week as “biblical.” Markey says just in the last two weeks more than […] More »

By Shannon Young syoung@repub.com Members of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation urged support Tuesday for legislation to stop the Trump administration’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy, which has reportedly resulted in about 2,000 undocumented immigrant children being separated from their parents at the United States’ southern border. Massachusetts Democrats announced that they have signed on to companion bills filed in the U.S. House […] More »