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Ed Markey

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Edward John Markey is a United States Senator from Massachusetts, having served since July 24, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Markey previously represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from April 14, 1976, to July 24, 2013. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for environmental issues, telecommunications, and technology policy. Markey played a significant role in the development of legislation aimed at addressing climate change and promoting renewable energy sources.

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July 19, 2026

It’s long past time we abolish ICE.

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Jul 19, 2026

Like the climate crisis, the wildfire crisis is a shared crisis. It does not respect national boundaries, and our response cannot stop at our border.

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Jul 19, 2026

Despite this ongoing emergency and a growing pattern of large-scale U.S.-Canada wildfire smoke events in recent years, there has been little public coordinated activity from the administration to combat this crisis and no indication that…

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Jul 18, 2026

We need to get ICE off our streets and out of our communities. It’s long past time we abolish ICE.

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Jul 18, 2026

The officer who shot Johan Guerrero works out of this office, and it’s completely unacceptable that ICE has withheld from the public the details surrounding his murder.

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Jul 18, 2026

ICE is terrorizing people, from children and parents on their way to school drop-off, to workers and small business owners at their places of work.

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Jul 17, 2026

The incursion of ICE into our cities and the drastic uptick in enforcement have heightened the risk of volatile and harmful encounters, making our communities less safe.

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Jul 17, 2026

The killings of both Mr. Guerrero and Mr. Araujo reflect a disturbing pattern: warrantless, aggressive, and indiscriminate ICE enforcement operations ending in the loss of life.

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Jul 17, 2026

These cases, taken together, illustrate that the Biddeford shooting was not an aberration but part of a broader, escalating pattern of force that demands immediate scrutiny and reform.

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Jul 17, 2026

ICE has sharply escalated enforcement activity nationwide.

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Jul 17, 2026

We demand a full, transparent, and independent accounting of this killing.

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Jul 17, 2026

This legislation delivers cleaner, safer, more reliable water infrastructure from Haverhill to North Adams, and across the nation,"

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