Ed Markey: “Thank you for inviting me to testify at today's important hearing.”

“We agree that permitting should be efficient, predictable, and capable of supporting the infrastructure our country needs. But faster permitting should not come at the expense of transparency or communities’ ability to shape the decisions…

Our economy and global financial systems have a codependent relationship with the fossil fuel industry. We cannot wait for big banks to address the very climate crisis they are financing if we are serious about reducing greenhouse gas…

It has been three solemn years since Hamas’s heinous terror attack on Israel, and we continue to mourn with the families and share their grief as we remember the loved ones who were killed on October 7 and those who were held in captivity…

Building West-East rail is a once-in a-lifetime investment to connect Massachusetts’ communities and our regional economies like never before. It will mean lower costs, less congestion, and access to opportunity for families across the…