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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.
Madam Chair, people want to save money on their energy bills, but not everyone can afford the upfront costs of an energy retrofit. What the Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program is designed to do is to help those people participate in…
The Barton amendment would eliminate the revolving part of the loan section which requires the money to be dedicated, again, to energy efficiency after it is repaid. Unfortunately, this would limit the ability of the middle class to take…
Madam Chair, for nearly 20 years, the Energy Star program has been raising awareness about energy efficiency and helping consumers reduce their energy bills. And I share my colleague's astonishment at the March GAO report that showed how…
Chairman Waxman's amendment strengthens the core functions of Home Star: to save energy, create jobs, and save consumers money. I will highlight just a few of the provisions in the amendment. The amendment offers additional rebates for…
I support the gentleman's amendment. Home Star must be funded at a level that would save or create 168,000 jobs, save energy in 3 million homes, and save consumers $9.2 billion over the next decade. These savings will not be realized if…
COPPA has served as an effective safeguard for young consumers under the age of 13 in the online marketing environment.
It is now critically important that the intent of COPPA be fully implemented to protect young people from new commercial practices.
Mr. Boucher and I have been working on these issues for many, many, many years, and this bill that has been produced by his subcommittee is something that, in my opinion, is going to go a long way towards helping our country to create a…
On health care, the Democratic party is the "party of hope" and the Republicans are the "party of nope." The Democratic health care bill lowers prescription drug costs for seniors, expands coverage to 32 million more Americans, reduces the…
This is the first time in 7 years that I have not been a Member of the Homeland Security Committee, and it is a great honor and privilege that you have extended to me to participate in today's hearing.
This statement also includes information from our on-going review of air cargo security requested by the Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Bennie G. Thompson, and Congressman Edward J. Markey.
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