Edward J. Markey
U.S. Senator · Massachusetts · Democrat · Ranking Member, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Statements and posts
202 press releases, floor remarks and posts since Jan 3, 2025.
Activity, last 12 weeks
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Pick a week or a day to set the dates below. One count per message: copies of one post on X and Bluesky count once, and reposts aren’t counted. Shading is scaled to Markey’s own volume over the last 12 months (a typical active day = 1). Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026.
8 statements, Jun 29, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026
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Requested federal assistance from four agencies following sewer break contaminating Merrimack River.
“Officials are continuously monitoring the contamination levels in the river and on the North Shore to determine when it is safe for people to fish, work, and recreate in the waters.”
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Joined Senate Democrats demanding OMB rescind rule allowing president to politicize federal grants.
“Your proposal exceeds OMB’s authority, will make it impossible for grant recipients to faithfully carry out the funding priorities that Congress establishes in statute, and would turn federal grants into a new cudgel for the President to unilaterally advance his partisan agenda and punish political rivals”
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Senator Markey Statement on One Year Since Trump and Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill
Criticized Trump's budget bill as harming working families while benefiting billionaires and corporations.
“This was really One Big Ugly Bill to make life harder for working families while making life easier for billionaire CEOs and corporate special interests. Trump cut deals while making cuts to our energy supply. He’s brought in profits for himself, while looting the pockets of hard-working families.”
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Sent letter demanding DHS clarify whether ICE maintains database of protesters.
“Moreover, even ICE’s denial of a ‘domestic terrorists’ database to Representative Frost leaves the agency with significant room to track Americans.”
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Introduced resolution reaffirming commitment to immigrant inclusion and rights.
“The United States draws its strength from unity and inclusion, not from fear and division”
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Markey Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship
Praised Supreme Court decision upholding birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.
“The Supreme Court reaffirmed a constitutional truth that has guided our nation for more than 150 years: if you are born on American soil, you are an American”
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Led letter urging EPA to withdraw proposed rule allowing data centers and fossil fuel plants to evade Clean Air Act permits.
“Congress created the NSR program to stop dangerous polluting projects before irreversible commitments are made, not after construction is already underway and permit approval has become politically difficult to deny. EPA’s proposal turns that system on its head.”
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Markey Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Voting by Mail
Praised Supreme Court ruling upholding mail-in ballot counting protections.
“For now, eligible voters can continue to cast their ballots by mail with confidence that their vote will be counted. Although Trump and MAGA Republicans lost today, this will not be the end of their campaign to undercut Americans’ ability to freely and fairly participate in our electoral system.”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)), the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026), and Bluesky posts. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word; topics are AI-read and mentions are matched from the text.