Following Meta Settlement, Markey Calls on Congress to Pass His COPPA 2.0 Legislation and the Youth AI Privacy Act to Hold Big Tech Accountable for Children’s Privacy

Called on Congress to pass COPPA 2.0 and Youth AI Privacy Act following Meta's $18 billion settlement.

“Big Tech’s day of reckoning is here. This settlement sends a message every boardroom in Silicon Valley should hear: our children are not collateral damage to bolster Big Tech’s bottom line.”

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Markey, Blunt Rochester, Warren, Coons Call on Senate Leaders to Schedule Vote Extending Haiti TPS Protections

Urged Senate leaders to schedule vote on Haiti Temporary Protected Status extension for 300,000 nationals.

“TPS holders are our friends, our neighbors, and our colleagues. In cities and towns across Massachusetts and Delaware, Haitian TPS holders have lived, worked, and been valuable members of our communities for years.”

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Markey, Walkinshaw, Amo, Kelly, Lead 134 Colleagues in Demanding Release of More Than $3 Billion in Lifesaving Global Health Funding

Led 134 colleagues demanding release of $7.5 billion in international affairs funding before September 30 expiration.

“The Department and OMB’s refusal to spend GHP funding as directed by Congress and the concerning PEPFAR implementation changes defy the law and threaten lives, internationally and in the U.S.”

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Markey Statement on New Reporting That RFK Jr. Lied to Senator Markey in Senate Confirmation Hearing

Criticized HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for lying under oath about Samoa trip and vaccine disinformation.

“New documents confirm what we already knew: RFK Jr. lied to Congress. He told us his Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines—now this letter shows that was false, just like it was false when he denied his role in the deadly outbreak that followed. This is a pattern, not a slip. RFK Jr.”

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