WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Edward J. Markey, Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the Social Security Fairness Act, legislation which would restore full Social Security benefits for nearly three million retired public servants. "Last night, Congress passed the Social Security   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Washington (December 20, 2024) Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, applauded U.S. Senate passage of the Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act (S. 608) and the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act (S. 961), following a live unanimous consent request on t  more