Ed Markey

US Senator for Massachusetts. Chair of Subcommittees on Clean Air, Climate & Nuclear Safety and on East Asia & the Pacific. Fighting for a Green New Deal.

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Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

Yesterday, I reintroduced my Arctic Refuge Protection Act to protect these sacred lands from drilling and uphold Indigenous sovereignty. And today I had the honor of meeting with and learning from the inspirational @Qchasinghorse and @JodyPotts18 about their home. Thank you.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

I just introduced the Protecting Kids from Gun Marketing Act because no one should be able to market deadly firearms to children. From the “JR-15” to all the sickening examples in this thread—this marketing is shameful, irresponsible, and dangerous. The FTC must put an end to it.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

Here's a toddler holding WEE1 Tactical’s ‘‘JR-15’’ assault-style weapon, marketed and sold as a child’s version of the AR-15 assault rifle, the weapon of choice in so many mass shootings.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

And here's their original pacifier-using, pig-tail-wearing skull-and-crossbones logo.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

There's even marketing from Keystone Sporting Arms with a stuffed toy, trading pin, and accessories that read ‘‘my first rifle’’.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

There is no justification for allowing gunmakers, dealers, and vendors to put sales over safety and target kids with this disgusting advertising of a deadly weapon.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 3 days ago

The new Indonesian criminal code would imperil fundamental rights to privacy, freedom of expression, and access to health care. We are urging President Widodo to reconsider these provisions and uphold international human rights.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 1 days ago

More than 500 children are dead from drinking contaminated water, and many others are starving from a man-made humanitarian crisis. Brazil's extreme, far-right former president Bolsonaro must be held accountable for his crimes against the Yanomami people.

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Ed Markey @SenMarkey 2 month ago

One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree. Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you’re spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 5 years ago

Trump says there’s a war on coal iPhones weren't a war on rotary phones, they were a revolution The horseless carriage wasn’t a war on horses, it was a revolution The ice box wasn't a war on salted meats, it was a revolution #cleanenergy isn't a war on coal, it's a revolution

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 5 years ago

Trump’s EPA just ended a key policy under the Clean Air Act. Here are a few of the pollutants you will be breathing more of as a result: Asbestos Arsenic Benzene Chloroform Cyanide Formaldehyde Lead Mercury If you're panicking about this, try to not take a deep breath.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 2 years ago

We need to give everyone $2,000 a month until this crisis is over.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 2 month ago

A @washingtonpost reporter was able to create a verified account impersonating me—I’m asking for answers from @elonmusk who is putting profits over people and his debt over stopping disinformation. Twitter must explain how this happened and how to prevent it from happening again.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 4 years ago

We have the signatures. On May 9th, we officially file the petition to force a vote on the Senate floor to save #NetNeutrality . #OneMoreVote

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 2 month ago

@elonmusk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday’s deadline and answer basic questions about Twitter verification. Congress must end the era of failed Big Tech self-regulation and pass laws that put user safety over the whims of billionaires.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 5 years ago

It’s a sad day in American history when the President of the United States defends white supremacists.

Ed Markey @SenMarkey 1 years ago

Abolish the filibuster and raise the minimum wage.

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