September 14, 2006 - MARKEY REACTS TO CHERTOFF ANNOUNCEMENT AT LOGAN ON CARGO
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's visit to Boston's Logan Airport to announce a new policy on packages brought to passenger airline counters by individuals, which rep. Markey has been critical of:
September 8, 2006 - MARKEY UNVEILS 9/11 ANNIV. REPORT ON STATE OF MASS. HOMELAND SECURITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released a report entitled “To Secure America: The State of Homeland Security and Implications for Massachusetts,” in advance of the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Markey, the only member of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation serving on the Homeland Security Committee, has been a longtime critic of the Bush Administration’s failures to expend the resources and stand up to corporate interests to better secure the United States in six sectors. Markey’s report examines the state of aviation, chemical, nuclear, LNG, public transportation, and hazardous materials security, and includes a focus on how these security weaknesses affect Massachusetts.
August 13, 2006 - MARKEY CRITICAL OF CHERTOFF SUNDAY SHOW APPEARANCES
MALDEN, MA -- Today, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, responded to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff’s appearances on the Sunday morning news shows this morning:
August 10, 2006 - MARKEY: AIRLINE BOMBING PLOT FOILED BY BRITISH TODAY WAKE UP CALL FOR ADMIN'S HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on the airline bombing plot that was reportedly foiled by British authorities and the subsequent raising of the terror threat level to Code Red:
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