July 24, 2006 - MARKEY: ASIAN NUCLEAR ARMS RACE IS ACCELERATED BY PAKISTAN’S NEW NUCLEAR REACTOR
Washington, DC -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released the following statement on a new technical assessment from the Institute for Science and International Security indicating that Pakistan is well underway with construction of a new nuclear reactor to produce plutonium and vastly increase its ability to build nuclear bombs:
July 20, 2006 - MARKEY: 'COMMERCE TRUMPS COMMON SENSE IN OMAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT'
Washington, DC -- Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, spoke on the House floor today to oppose the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. His prepared remarks are below:
July 20, 2006 - TOP HOUSE DEM ON TELECOM COMMITTEE REACTS TO JUDGE'S DECISION TO ALLOW AT&T-NSA; LAWSUIT TO PROCEED
Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the House Telecommunications and Internet Subcommittee, released the following statement on the federal court decision to allow the NSA spying-related lawsuit against AT&T to proceed:
July 19, 2006 - HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE REVERSES TSA PLAN ALLOWING SCISSOR BLADES, SHARP TOOLS ONBOARD PASSENGER PLANES
Washington, DC -- Representative Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, succeeded in inserting in the Homeland Security authorization bill today a provision to restore the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ban on razor-sharp scissors and other weapon-usable objects in the passenger cabins of commercial airliners. While the ban initially had been put in effect after the 9/11 hijackers used boxcutters to launch their deadly attacks, the Bush Administration lifted the ban on these objects last year. Markey’s measure has been endorsed by the major flight attendant unions who have joined him today in announcing this victory.
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