September 12, 2006 - MARKEY: BUSH ADMIN. SHOULD COME CLEAN ON OUTSOURCING TORTURE TO OTHER COUNTRIES IN LIGHT OF RECENT ADMISSION OF SECRET CIA PRISONS ABROAD
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) called for a full accounting of the U.S. policy of extraordinary rendition, in anticipation of the release of an official Canadian investigation into the case of Maher Arar.
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.
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:
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