Hearings Must be Held, Questions Answered, Before Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of senior Democratic lawmakers joined forces today in arguing that many lingering questions about the U.S.-India nuclear deal require further examination and should rule out any rush for an expedited vote on the deal..The lawmakers, led by Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and joined by Representatives Ellen O. Tauscher (D-CA), chair of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee and John Spratt (D-SC), chair of the House Budget Committee, wrote a joint letter to House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) outlining their concerns.
Questions Come Day Before Hearing on DTV Transition
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The day before chairing the sixth in a series of hearings about the upcoming
Digital Television (DTV) transition, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA),
chairman of the House Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee, joined
with Rep. John D. Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce, in
questioning the administration's approach to addressing a shortfall in
administrative funds for the TV converter box coupon program.
On September 11th, the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) informed Congress that they may soon run out
of administrative funds to distribute coupons for converter boxes in the coming
weeks and months. (NTIA's proposed legislation to make up for the administrative
funding shortfall is available HERE.)
Reps. Dingell and Markey responded to the draft legislation with a series
of questions aimed at fleshing out the extent of the problem. The text of their
letter is below and HERE:
Seven Years After Attack, More Progress Needed to Strengthen Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement on progress towards strengthening our homeland security seven years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the founder and co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today responded to a vote by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to grant India a waiver to participate in nuclear trade without binding nonproliferation commitments:
