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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6 statements, Jul 27, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026
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Markey, Titus Reintroduce Legislation to Defend Human Rights in Turkey
Reintroduced legislation to promote democracy and human rights in Turkey.
“President Erdogan’s authoritarian rule must end. While the Turkish government continues to lock up journalists, political participants, and minority communities, the Trump White House is rewarding them by lifting sanctions and flaunting a ‘friendship’ with Erdogan”
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Urged FEMA to rescind decision canceling coastal recovery projects in Massachusetts communities.
“The decision to cancel these ongoing disaster recovery projects is arbitrary, reckless, and harmful”
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Markey and Cantwell Call Out Critical Gaps in Fatal Accident Data Involving Large Trucks and Buses
Sent letter to FMCSA requesting information on truck and bus crash data tracking following undercounting investigation.
“According to the most recent data available, nearly 5,000 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks and buses in 2024”
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Reintroduced bill to invest $1.6 trillion in public school infrastructure and climate resilience.
“Every student in America deserves to learn in a school that lifts them up, not one that’s falling down. Across the country, kids are trying to learn in buildings with broken heat, leaky roofs, and hazardous ventilation systems”
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Led letter to Trump administration demanding clarification on plans to deploy armed agents at polling sites.
“Congress has enacted longstanding criminal prohibitions against sending federal personnel to polling places and using federal power to interfere with elections. For example, federal law makes it a crime for a federal official to bring or keep troops or armed personnel at a place where an election is held.”
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Reintroduced Green New Deal for Health legislation to address climate change impacts on healthcare systems.
“This summer, Massachusetts has been hit with record-breaking temperatures, smoky air from wildfires, and flash floods. Every year that Washington waits to address the climate crisis, more people pay for it with their health”
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.