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Ed Markey's Biography

Edward John "Ed" Markey (born July 11, 1946) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1976, representing the 7th District of Massachusetts. The district includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations. He is the second-longest serving member of Congress from New England, behind Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont.

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  • Congressman Edward Markey's talk generates a healthy discussion

    Arlington : TX : USA | 24 days ago

    Rep. Edward Markey, D-Malden, told the crowd gathered at Arlington Town Hall Monday night, that the House would soon pass health care reform and that bill would include a public option. “The public ...

  • Senators Ready a Bill on Greenhouse Gases

    Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago

    It does not specify how pollution allowances would be allocated, which is sure to be a key battle as the bill moves forward. The Senate bill, authored by Environment and Public Works Committee ...

  • Doctors Scramble Amid Medical Uranium Shortage

    Toronto : OH : USA | about 1 month ago

    The shortage has forced some doctors to delay patient care or shift to more costly medical tests. Most of the world’s enriched uranium is stockpiled for weapons — the primary use for the energy ...

  • FCC chief gets new net neutrality support in House from Waxman

    Washington : DC : USA | about 1 month ago

    Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Anna Eschoo (D-Calif.) to codify the principal of net neutrality, which would force Internet service providers to treat all traffic the same.   His endorsement of the ...

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  • Climate debate hits partisan note
    News Source: The Hill | 4 days ago
    Democrats said Republicans just wanted to stall the bill. Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio) was the only Republican to appear at the Environmental and Public Works Committee meeting. He appeared only briefly to read an opening statement laying out why
  • Recharging a utility group’s political power
    News Source: The Hill | 5 days ago
    as a lobbyist at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a trade group of electric utilities that had a reputation for opposing climate change legislation and leaning Republican. Its president and CEO, Tom Kuhn, was George W.
  • US health overhaul could penalize Mass.
    News Source: The Boston Globe | 7 days ago
    Massachusetts’ landmark 2006 health care overhaul law provided the model for the national legislation now under construction in Congress...State officials say that could increase the costs of subsidized insurance significantly. None of these risks
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  • Cap-and-Trade or Three-Card-Monty? - Columns - American ...
    Blog Source: www.americanissuesproject.org | 19 days ago
    One Senator expressing a great deal of skepticism these days is Russ Feingold (D-WI), one of the most reliably liberal votes in the upper chamber. Feingold may be liberal, but he also has to get re-elected, and Feingold has begun to ...
  • MyDD :: Congressman Markey Opts to Remain in the House
    Blog Source: www.mydd.com | about 1 month ago
    Representative Edward Markey of Massachusetts, a 33 year veteran of the House, said on Friday he will not run for the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy. Swaying his decision was his seniority in the House and his role as Chairman ... After
  • MyDD :: Direct Democracy for People-Powered Politics
    Blog Source: www.mydd.com | 2 months ago
    Three members of Congress -- Edward J. Markey, Stephen F. Lynch, and Michael Capuano -- are also considering running. In addition, Gloucester attorney Ed O'Reilly said in an email to Globe that he is "seriously considering" entering the ...
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