Ed Markey: “I am so glad that the President has made it clear that he wants the EPA to take action on our own coal-fired plants.”

Over the past two years, my office has been working closely with the family of Robert Gilman – a Massachusetts resident and former Marine who has been wrongfully detained in Russia on questionable charges for 1,666 days.

The FDA is correct in its recognition that the GRAS rule is flawed and overdue for correction, but this proposed rule will not protect families from exposure to dangerous food chemicals.

We urge the Department to withdraw this proposed rule, ensure that the federal government upholds the civil rights of all students, and work to ensure all students can attend schools that are not segregated.

I am also seeking information related to ICE’s harmful, nontransparent operation of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (“ISAP”)—an alternative to detention program—in the Commonwealth.