September 18, 2006 - REP. MARKEY ON FORMER GOV. KING PASSING
U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden), the Dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, released the following statement in honor of former Massachusetts Governor, Ed King, who passed away today:
September 14, 2006 - MARKEY, DINGELL CALL FOR CLOSE EXAMINATION OF SUPRESSED FCC REPORT ON LOCAL MEDIA OWNERSHIP
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following letter was sent this afternoon by Reps. Ed Markey and John Dingell, both senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on a report on media ownership that may have been suppressed by the Federal Communications Commission:
September 14, 2006 - MARKEY, HINCHEY, OTHERS URGE KEMPTHORNE TO BAR FUTURE OIL LEASES FROM COMPANIES THAT REFUSE TO RE-NEGOTIATE OLD ROYALTY-FREE LEASES
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Resources and Energy and Commerce Committees, along with Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and others urged Interior Department Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to get behind pending legislation that would fix a costly mistake that allows some big oil companies to skirt paying royalties on oil discovered on federal lands, despite making record profits. Amidst the uncertainty of whether or not royalties will be paid on the newest discovery of oil in the Gulf of Mexico by a group of oil companies including Chevron, Reps. Markey and Hinchey called on the Secretary Kempthorne to support their House-passed amendment to give the government more leverage in seeking a renegotiation of these oil leases immediately. The Bush Administration has been opposed to renegotiation and the Department of Interior Inspector General found an “anything goes” mentality among Dept. of Interior oil and gas leasing division, which could explain the opposition.
September 14, 2006 - MARKEY TROUBLED BY CHINA'S MIXED RECORD ON NON-PROLIFERATION, URGES QUICK ACTION BY BUSH ADMIN.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce on Nonproliferation, released a statement for the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, insisting that China needs to work in concert with the international community to address arms proliferation, particularly to halt nuclear weapons programs in Iran and North Korea. Rep. Markey urged the United States to confront Beijing’s mixed record on nonproliferation, which significantly compromises international stability.
