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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 4h

Trump and Zeldin are turning the EPA into a rubberstamping office for Big Tech. My report exposes how their deregulatory agenda is gutting air, water, and toxic chemical protections to make way for more data centers—leaving communities to pay the price with their health and their wallets.

Full text in report: https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/the_epas_data_center_disaster_how_the_trump_administration_is_destroying_environmental_protections_and_selling_out_communities_for_big_tech.pdf

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 5h

Iran has no nuclear weapons and can’t “take out” L.A. or San Diego. But a U.S. President nevertheless inviting it to do so puts us in 25th Amendment territory. Trump is unfit and must go.

Graphic of headline that reads "Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran 'Take Out' L.A. or San Diego." Full article linked in reply.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 15h

Proud to join Mayor Keefe, Senator Lydia Edwards and community leaders to announce $2.5 million in federal funding to help the Revere Fire Department hire 12 new firefighters and keep our communities safe.

Senator Markey and Revere Fire Dept. Chief

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 06/10/2026

USPS is continuing to play games with people’s mail by proposing to close post offices in Watertown, Allston, Fields Corner, and other communities across Massachusetts. I’m demanding USPS cease this campaign of postal office closures immediately.

Screenshot of letter. Full text linked in reply.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 02/10/2026

Trump’s illegal war in Iran. Trump’s reckless tariffs. Costly boondoggles that are skyrocketing costs for Main Street while Americans’ paychecks lose ground. Trump is more focused on golden ballrooms and helipads instead of making life more affordable for workers and families.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 02/10/2026

Today's the 8th anniversary of the brutal slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, ordered by Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman. We cannot trust Saudi leaders, yet Trump wants to allow them to enrich uranium that could be used for nuclear bombs. Stop the deal.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

Elon Musk advising Trump on warfare is just handing over your taxpayer money to a trillionaire. Musk will push his AI and space technologies, make money from defense contracts, then pour that money into MAGA campaigns. Corruption in plain sight.

Elon Musk to return his attention to government, advise Pentagon on future of war
Musk will join Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and former House speaker Newt Gingrich in leading the Defense Department’s Project Meridian.

October 1, 2026 at 9:10

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

My Statement on the Bipartisan Permitting Reform Proposal.

Senator Markey Statement on Bipartisan Permitting Reform Proposal
Washington (October 1, 2026) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement following the release of a bipartisan permitting reform proposal.

“I’m never going to ignore that Trump’s attacks on American-made clean energy fueled the energy crisis we’re in now—not to mention his boosterism of power-hungry data centers—all of which have been enabled by Republicans in Congress. The Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill and the Trump administration’s illegal actions to block clean energy projects and rescind grants have killed tens of thousands of megawatts of clean power, stopped creation of union jobs, raised costs for families at home and on the road, and dumped pollution in communities across the country. Data center developers are hijacking our energy grid and using ratepayers to subsidize their profit-making operations, while also polluting air and

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

Trump is leaving communities in Massachusetts and disaster victims in blue states without essential disaster relief. Denying disaster relief to score political points is unacceptable. Trump must stop putting politics over people and deliver aid to Americans who need it.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

Americans in crisis deserve support—no matter what state they live in or who they vote for. Trump is putting his ego over essential aid and is playing political games with disaster victims and communities. Unacceptable.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 01/10/2026

Trans people deserve the right to experience the freedom, the joy, and the opportunity afforded to every other American.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 30/09/2026

75% of Americans don’t want a data center in their neighborhood, but Trump’s EPA is greenlighting data center construction at the expense of our health. My new report details how Lee Zeldin is bending a knee to Big Tech by rolling back protections and failing the public.

Screenshot of report cover. Full text of report linked in reply.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

RFK Jr. and the CDC delayed this year’s no-cost COVID-19 vaccine for kids—the latest move in their Make America Sick Agenda. Every child deserves to be protected from preventable disease. I'm demanding CDC answer for these delays immediately.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026

Trump wants prisons to cut off medical care for trans people, and wants the Supreme Court to let him do it. Withholding necessary medical care from prisoners is cruel. Politics shouldn't interfere with care. SCOTUS must reject this effort.

Trump asks Supreme Court to OK limits on transgender-related care for prisoners
Lower courts ruled that the Bureau of Prisons policy didn’t appear to grapple with relevant evidence

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026

Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.

Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026

My Statement on Trump's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards.

Screenshot of statement. Full text linked in reply.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

Trump’s proposed nuke deal with Saudi Arabia could help them build nuclear bombs and ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. This dangerous deal would enrich Trump's cronies but make everyone less safe. No nukes for Saudi Arabia. Trump must cancel this deal immediately.

Screenshot of letter. Full text of letter linked in reply.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

Fewer kids are getting the measles vaccine compared to just a few years ago. Instead of working to combat vaccine hesitancy, Trump is fanning the flames, and his nominee to lead the FDA is silent.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

OpenAI admitted its agents hacked an Australian government website—three months after it happened. We can’t trust these companies to admit their failures. We need a Cybersecurity & AI Board of Investigations to demand answers from the rogue people behind these “rogue agents.”

Graphic of headline from "Cyberscoop" that reads "New bill would create federal investigative body for AI-driven hacks." Full text of story linked in reply.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

EPA is bending over backwards to the very industry they’re supposed to regulate by outsourcing its decisions for how to address chemical pollution to the polluters themselves. EPA’s approach to governance shouldn’t let industry grade themselves.

US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 23/09/2026

As Trump threatens to “annihilate” Iran, some Republicans are finally speaking out against his illegal, expensive, and unwinnable war. But we don't need words—we need action. I am calling on my Republican colleagues to vote to end this illegal war.

Republican candidates are breaking with Trump on Iran as midterms loom
Republicans in key battleground states are urging a speedy end to the war as new polling suggests only 1 in 4 Americans support it.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 22/09/2026

Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran. His “October surprise” must not be a mushroom cloud from a nuclear attack. With these threats and assistance to Saudi Arabia, Trump is inferring mass slaughter and escalating an arms race in the Middle East. We must stop this madman.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 20/09/2026

This administration's latest attack on the Endangered Species Act is a one-way ticket to species extinction by letting bad actors kill an endangered species if they claim they “didn’t mean to do it.” Don't sacrifice whole species for corporate convenience.

Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 20/09/2026

Big victory against the administration’s unlawful attacks on our national solar program, which saves Americans money on skyrocketing electricity bills. We passed this program to help families get low-cost clean energy—EPA can't just kill it on Trump's whim.

Judge resurrects Dems’ $7B solar grant program
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin argued Congress had required the grants be terminated, but the judge ruled he misread the law.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 18/09/2026

Climate change is getting worse and energy costs are skyrocketing. Yet Trump spent $4 billion in taxpayer dollars to kill offshore wind projects that deliver affordable clean energy and well-paying jobs. We need clean energy now—let's say Yes to Wind.

Senator Markey at podium in front of Capitol surrounded by advocates and leaders

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 16/09/2026

The United States must not send 40,000 taxpayer-funded bombs to Netanyahu for his war on Gaza and Lebanon and on Iran. We must block the sale of these weapons now. #BlockTheBombs

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 16/09/2026

After six months of an illegal and unnecessary war with Iran, Trump’s war machine has spent more than $38 Billion. If we include increased fuel costs to Americans, the cost is more than $145 Billion and growing. American families don’t need to pay for this disaster. Enough. End the war now.

The New ork Cines
Independent Budget Office
Estimates Iran War Has
Cost $38 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office said its analysis had been limited by the fact that the Defense Department did not respond to requests for information on the costs of the conflict.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 15/09/2026

What do you call the Supreme Court blocking Trump’s illegal mail-in ballot plan? A good start. But he’s not finished, so we must stay vigilant and continue to fight his ongoing attempts to steal the November election.

Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in ballot plan
Justices turn down administration’s bid to have Postal Service enforce new voting requirements before midterms.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 14/09/2026

Trump and Zeldin are defying the laws of this country, the laws of physics, and the law of common sense. Their Polluters First Agenda passes the very real costs of a more extreme climate onto working families. We must protect human health and our environment—not corporate polluter profits.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 12/09/2026

In Boston, we came together to honor the lives lost on September 11 and to recognize the courage of our first responders. We remember through service in our communities, the lives lost on 9/11, our veterans, and our military families.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 11/09/2026

My Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Terror Attacks.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 10/09/2026

Trump claims that his illegal and unwinnable Iran war will end right after the midterm elections. He’s lying. His own advisors know better. This war of choice will drag on until Trump leaves office unless Congress cuts off funding. We cannot wait two more years to end this disaster.

Trump’s Top Advisers Confront Possibility That Iran War Lasts Through End of Term
The president still says he expects the war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections this fall
By
Alexander Ward
,
Shelby Holliday
and
Michael R. Gordon
Sept. 9, 2026 7:00 pm ET

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 10/09/2026

My Statement on Temporary Protected Status Designation for El Salvador.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 09/09/2026

According to the UN, global temperature rise will exceed the 1.5°C (2.7°F) “tipping point” threshold that will only lead to worse floods, wildfires, and storms. Our challenge is clear: we need to rapidly reduce fossil fuel emissions to ensure a livable future for our planet.

U.N. admits exceeding the 1.5-degree-Celsius global warming target is ‘unavoidable’

The world is set to blow past the Paris Agreement’s longtime threshold “within the next few years,” according to a new report

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 09/09/2026

Oil just went back up to $100 per barrel as the fighting in Trump’s illegal Iran war intensifies. That means even higher gas and diesel prices are back for Americans. All for Trump’s endless, unwinnable war. The only way out of this is to end the war, now. Not another nickel.

Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in Middle East
The cost of crude has risen 40 percent since the start of the war in Iran, pushing up the price of gasoline, diesel and other refined fuels.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 04/09/2026

Thankful to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new North Station Drawbridge today, made possible with a $472 million federal grant. Thank you to @MassGovernor.bsky.social, @MBTA.com, and organized labor for enabling the future of transit

Senator Markey and company breaking ground with shovels

Holding signs that say “BUILD ON TIME BUILD ON BUDGET BUILD WITH PLAS”

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 04/09/2026

Amid a measles outbreak in the U.S. and an Ebola outbreak abroad, Trump’s Pentagon is planning to siphon funds Congress provided for lifesaving infectious disease research to help pay for illegal wars. I introduced the Slash the Pentagon Act because we should be funding healthcare—not warfare.

PUNCHBOWL NEWS.
PM
Dems: Pentagon trying to divert NIH money for itself

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 03/09/2026

Trump is weaponizing the tax code against colleges that provide opportunities for students who have been historically excluded. We must continue to stand up against this Administration’s war on civil rights and DEI.

The New Hork Cines
Trump Moves to Strip Tax
Exemption From Schools That Aid
Minority Students
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 03/09/2026

The Trump administration has repeatedly sought Americans’ private data. Now CPSC wants names, addresses, birthdates, diagnoses, and other sensitive information from emergency room patients. CPSC must immediately halt this sweeping and invasive data collection.

Democrats urge consumer product agency halt public health modernization project

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 03/09/2026

This is inexcusable. The sacrifices made by our brave troops and their families can never be forgotten. Lutnick should be fired immediately.

Lutnick apologizes for asserting that there ‘haven’t been American deaths’ from the Iran war
By
Adam Cancryn

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 01/09/2026

Haitian TPS holders are our neighbors, caregivers, and community leaders. Now Trump’s cruel decision is forcing them out of Massachusetts. @BluntRochester.senate.gov and I introduced legislation to extend Haiti TPS through 2029. The House has acted. The Senate must vote now.

The Boston Globe
Haitian TPS holders leave for Canada, taking skills and resources gained in Mass. with them
By Katie Johnston Globe Staff, Updated September 1, 2026, 9:26 a.m.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/08/2026

A billion-dollar company is not a small business. Nearly a third of corporations Trump would redefine as a “small business” already held $71 billion in federal contracts last year. I’m fighting to stop this corporate giveaway and ensure small businesses aren’t decimated by this Administration.

Trump Administration Wants Billion-Dollar Businesses to Qualify as ‘Small’
Higher revenue and employee limits for small businesses that get federal contracts and loans could disadvantage the smallest companies, their owners say.

Listen · 8:23 min

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/08/2026

My statement on new reporting that RFK Jr. lied to me in his Senate confirmation hearing.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/08/2026

TPS holders are our friends and neighbors, and they deserve to stay in their communities without the fear of being forced to return to insecurity and widespread violence. I led a letter urging the Senate to schedule a vote to preserve Haiti TPS. No more delaying this humanitarian emergency.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/08/2026

Trump said his “little excursion” in Iran would last a few weeks. It's now been six months of an expensive and needless war. 18 brave US troops are dead, the Strait is closed, gas prices are up, billions of dollars are wasted, and Trump is clueless on ending this war. Stop the war. No more funding.

Six consequences after six months of war in Iran
By Simon Lewis, Trevor Hunnicutt, Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay
August 27, 20261:06 AM EDTUpdated 17 mins ago

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/08/2026

Today’s settlement sends a clear message: Big Tech must put kids’ well-being first. However, we cannot rely on court cases alone. Congress must also pass strong legislation including COPPA 2.0, which would update my original COPPA law, and my Youth AI Privacy Act to protect kids in this digital age.

Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 26/08/2026

Trump’s EPA would rather shield Big Tech from accountability than protect your health and well-being. Now, they want to silence people that speak up against their pollution-first agenda. Communities have a right to weigh in when a data center comes to their backyard.

E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Data Centers
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 26/08/2026

Donald Trump’s new Canadian tariffs are causing costs to spike for American families. But Trump’s recklessness also just pushed Canada to tax American seafood. Fisheries are a cornerstone of our economy in Massachusetts—our businesses and our communities deserve help, not harm.

Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products
Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 26/08/2026

With Americans already being hit with higher gas, grocery, and electricity prices, a trade war with Canada would be a disaster for the Commonwealth and the US economy. Massachusetts imports $10 billion in goods from Canada every year but Trump says we ‘don’t need Canada’. He’s wrong.

Canada set to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 25/08/2026

Trump and his fossil fuel cronies are making millions from his illegal war of choice while families get tipped upside down at the pump and grocery story. This why we need to ban stock trading for Trump and members of Congress. Trump + Big Oil = One Big Criminal Enterprise

Politics & Policy
Trump’s oil and gas stocks gained up to $15.5 million amid Iran war, congressional Democrats say
Published Mon, Aug 24 20262:34 PM EDTUpdated Mon, Aug 24 20265:25 PM EDT
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