Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]

Live Blog - Updates from Mass. Democratic convention

2012-06-02T01:00:00Z

...Olver p.twimg.com Rep McGovern in tribute, calls Barney Frank "a man who strikes terror in the hearts of Republicans" MASS. DEMS: Markey: "When they build a Mt. Rushmore for liberals, Barney Frank will be up there..." #mapoli MASS. DEMS: Ed Markey is ye

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Microsoft Do Not Track Move Stuns Privacy Partners

2012-06-01T15:51:56Z

Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts, co-sponsor of the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, called the decision "an important first step towards greater privacy protections for consumers," adding, "It is my hope that Microsoft and other companies will go ...

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War On Coal Disputed At Hearing

2012-06-01T13:28:46Z

Friday's hearing quickly evolved into a partisan debate over the future of the coal industry. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., made the case power generation in America is evolving and like other industries modern technology is replacing old technology.

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DAA Concerned With Explorer 10 Default Do-Not-Track

2012-06-01T10:01:11Z

Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-chairs the Congressional Privacy Caucus and has sponsored a do-not-track kids bill, was pleased, but wanted more. "Microsoft is taking an important first step towards greater privacy protections for consumers by making â .

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Advertiers Concerned Over Explorer Default Do-Not-Track

2012-06-01T07:45:10Z

DAA Concerned With Explorer 10 Default Do-Not-Track

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...we believe that for IE10 in Windows 8, a privacy-by-default state for online behavioral advertising is the right approach." Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-chairs the Congressional Privacy Caucus and has sponsored a do-not-track kids bill, was pleased,

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Microsoft's Do Not Track Browser Angers Online Ad Industry

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...future, so that Do Not Track also means 'Do Not Collect,' giving consumers the ability to say no to both targeted advertising and collection of their personal data,” said Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucu

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Follow Friday: @MarkeyMemo

2012-06-01T01:00:00Z

...agreed: access 2 capital, workforce dev key. Incl in American Jobs Act #askdems” — Ed Markey (@MarkeyMemo) May 17, 2012 Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) tweets about energy, environment, and baseball. That’s not a surprising mix, since the long-serving co

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BP must address spill data, Markey says

2012-05-31T07:53:31Z

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee, accused BP of "hiding the trust size of the spill." A timeline provided by Markey states BP reported April 24, 2010, two days after the disaster, that around 1,000 ...

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BP must address spill data, Markey says

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...BP misled officials regarding the amount of oil leaking from its failed Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. U.S. Rep. Ed Markey , D-Mass., ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee, accused BP of "hiding the trust size of the spill." A t

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U.S. hits brakes on natural gas exports

2012-05-31T01:00:00Z

...some basic questions about our role as a producer,” Michael Levi, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations… • …Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and some other congressional Democrats, say the U.S. could boost its energy security by kee

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Maureen Webster named Unsung Heroine for 2012

2012-05-30T10:53:40Z

Due to her efforts and advocacy, Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey, Senator Scott Brown, and Senator John Kerry have jointly filed federal legislation known as the International Travelers’ Bill of Rights, which would require all entities ...

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U.S. Gas Exports Put on Back Burner

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...give Alaska a market for gas from its North Slope, which lacks a gas pipeline to the lower 48 states. Opponents, including Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and some other congressional Democrats, say the U.S. could boost its energy security by keeping it

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BP under investigation for possibly lying to Congress

2012-05-29T01:00:00Z

...about the spill could be accurate, NPR reported. "This faulty logic that BP is using, of course, is unfortunately raising real concerns that they are hiding the full extent of the potential damage of this leak," Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) told NPR in 2010...

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Red Alert: Don’t Confirm Allison Macfarlane as NRC Head

2012-05-28T09:08:39Z

However the more serious problem concerning Jaczko, a former aide to Representative Ed Markey (D., Mass.) and Senator Harry Reid (D., Nev.), was that he was an anti-nuclear fanatic who lied to Congress during his confirmation hearings to conceal his intent

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WILLIAM HARTUNG: Time for the government to drop the bombs, put money elsewhere

2012-05-27T03:04:46Z

a member in good standing of the bomber lobby — blurted out that if amendment co-sponsor Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., “wants to look at something, tell him to look at land-based missiles.” This isn’t the first time an influential government ...

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WILLIAM HARTUNG: Time for the government to drop the bombs, put money elsewhere

2012-05-26T21:14:01Z

Vitter, GOP colleagues, ask review of IG report on Obama administration's deep-water drilling moratorium

2012-05-25T14:41:30Z

And Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, which has already voted to subpoena documents from the Interior Department and White House, said it's pretty clear the mistaken suggestion that the ...

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New Pilgrim nuke license nears despite NRC chairman's vote against it

2012-05-25T03:21:28Z

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey blasted the commission’s approach, accusing it of “short-circuiting the process and short-changing residents by moving forward with license approval before all efforts to improve nuclear and environmental safety at Pilgrim

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William Hartung: It's time to really drop the bombs

2012-05-24T18:53:13Z

Norm Dicks, D-Wash., -- a member in good standing of the bomber lobby -- blurted out that if amendment co-sponsor Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., "wants to look at something, tell him to look at land-based missiles." This isn't the first time an ...

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