October 11, 2006 - REPUBLICAN LEADERS COME DOWN WITH AMNESIA ON NORTH KOREA
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Nonproliferation Task Force and a senior Democratic Member of the Homeland Security Committee, today released series of letters from President Bush and senior Bush Administration officials showing that the Bush White House continued key policies begun by the Clinton Administration to deal with the threat posed by North Korea’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. In particular, the Bush Administration rebuffed calls for it to abandon a Clinton Administration proposal to transfer two light water reactors to the North in return for an agreement by Kim Jong Il to halt uranium enrichment activities and come back into compliance with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear safeguards requirements.
October 10, 2006 - MARKEY AND LYNCH QUESTION LOW-RISK RATING ASSIGNED TO PORT OF BOSTON, SHORTCHANGES HIGH-PROFILE PORT OF FEDERAL SECURITY MONEY
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined by Rep. Steve Lynch (D-MA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff to express serious concern about the low security risk designation that DHS assigned the Port of Boston. Boston was placed near the bottom of the risk rankings, despite handling almost 16 billion tons of cargo each year and massive deliveries of volatile and dangerous liquid natural gas which passes through the port on its way to the Everett liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.
October 9, 2006 - MARKEY ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey, the Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released the following statement regarding reports that North Korea tested a nuclear weapon last night:
October 6, 2006 - MARKEY: RALEIGH FACILITY TRAGEDY RAISES CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT LACK OF CHEMICAL SECURITY PROVISIONS IN RECENT LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee released the following statement on the terrible accident at a Raleigh, North Carolina hazardous waste facility that has resulted in the mass evacuation of 17000 people to escape a chlorine gas cloud:
