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Rep. Edward Markey
Democrat • 7th District, Massachusetts • 19th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 42 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 30 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 202 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 181 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 146 of 440)
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- Rep. Walter Jones
- Least often votes with:
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- Rep. Mike Pompeo
- Votes with party 94%
- Abstains: 2%
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Live Blog - Updates from Mass. Democratic convention
...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
Microsoft Do Not Track Move Stuns Privacy Partners
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 ...
War On Coal Disputed At Hearing
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.
DAA Concerned With Explorer 10 Default Do-Not-Track
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 .
Advertiers Concerned Over Explorer Default Do-Not-Track
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 .
DAA Concerned With Explorer 10 Default Do-Not-Track
...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,
Microsoft's Do Not Track Browser Angers Online Ad Industry
...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
Follow Friday: @MarkeyMemo
...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
BP must address spill data, Markey says
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 ...
BP must address spill data, Markey says
...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
U.S. hits brakes on natural gas exports
...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
Maureen Webster named Unsung Heroine for 2012
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 ...
U.S. Gas Exports Put on Back Burner
...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
BP under investigation for possibly lying to Congress
...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...
Red Alert: Don’t Confirm Allison Macfarlane as NRC Head
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
WILLIAM HARTUNG: Time for the government to drop the bombs, put money elsewhere
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 ...
WILLIAM HARTUNG: Time for the government to drop the bombs, put money elsewhere
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 ...
Vitter, GOP colleagues, ask review of IG report on Obama administration's deep-water drilling moratorium
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 ...
New Pilgrim nuke license nears despite NRC chairman's vote against it
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
William Hartung: It's time to really drop the bombs
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 ...
Follow the Defense Dollars -- If You Can
His contributors include Bechtel and Babcock & Wilcox, which manage the Los Alamos lab. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) offered an amendment that would have cut the money for the Los Alamos plutonium facility out of the defense budget, but the amendment failed to
Armenian Heritage Park, Genocide memorial inaugurated in Boston
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick, Congressman Ed Markey, Armenian Heritage Foundation President James Kalustian and other officials attended the event. In his speech Minister Nalbandian thanked the leadership of the state
Armenian Heritage Park, Genocide memorial inaugurated in Boston
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick, Congressman Ed Markey, Armenian Heritage Foundation President James Kalustian and other officials attended the event. In his speech Minister Nalbandian thanked the leadership of the state
Follow the Defense Dollars -- If You Can
...on future projects with the lab. His contributors include Bechtel and Babcock & Wilcox, which manage the Los Alamos lab. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) offered an amendment that would have cut the money for the Los Alamos plutonium facility out of the defense bu
Hartung: Cut costs by losing the bombs
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 [to cut], tell him to look at land-based missiles." This isn't the first time ...
Jaczko resigns under GOP pressure
...was appointed chairman of the commission by Obama in 2009, after working as a congressional staffer for Democrats Rep. Ed Markey ...U.S. Representative-for-Life from Massachusetts, serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party, naturally...
Google’s darkening agenda
Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA) complained that “[t]his fine is a mere slap on the wrist for Google.” EPIC filed a suit in federal court arguing that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had failed to enforce an earlier Consent Order against ...
US nuclear safety chief Gregory Jaczko quits after tenure dogged by criticism
often serving as the lone voice in support of much-needed safety upgrades," the Democratic congressman Ed Markey said in a statement following the announcement. Republican senator Jim Inhofe, from Oklahoma, said it was time for Jaczko to go ...
Jaczko resigns under GOP pressure
Jaczko was appointed chairman of the commission by Obama in 2009, after working as a congressional staffer for Democrats Rep. Ed Markey and Sen. Harry Reid. The resignation was applauded by Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, the senior Republican on the ...
Gregory Jaczko Resigns: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Steps Down
Jaczko, with the help of Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), his Senate patron, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), his former boss in the House, and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chair of the environment and public works committee, staved off the ...
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