Bill includes billions for plug-in batteries, renewable energy and weatherization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), who chairs key energy and global warming panels in the House, praised the stimulus package released today for its robust funding of smart energy policies that will create jobs and set a path for long-term growth of the American economy. Chairman Markey held a hearing today on the job growth potential from the economic stimulus package, specifically “Green Jobs” from the energy and environment sector.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) of the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee and of the Select Committee on Global Warming and Energy Independence delivered the following opening statement before the full Energy and Commerce Committee:
Markey Vows to Introduce Legislation to Restore Critical Nonproliferation Safeguards and Expand Medical Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the incoming Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, and the founder of the House Bipartisan Task Force on Nonproliferation, today praised a new report by the National Academies of Sciences entitled “Medical Isotope Production Without Highly Enriched Uranium.” The report concludes that the production of critical medical isotopes, necessary for a range of advanced medical procedures such as diagnostic imaging, can be completely and cost-effectively converted away from the use of dangerous Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU), which can also be used to make nuclear weapons.
Legislation Likely to be One of the First Bills Signed into Law by President Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today issued the following statement after the House passed a historic expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Rep. Markey is a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which has oversight responsibility for SCHIP, and a strong supporter of it.
Agreement with China gives a 60-day window before inspections can occur
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment and a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, today decried a last-minute agreement between the Bush administration and China to fast-track exports of sensitive U.S. technologies to companies affiliated with the Chinese government. The long-criticized Validated End-User (VEU) program will allow selected Chinese companies to import critical American dual-use technologies without a traditional export license. Export control licenses are used to prevent diversion of such sensitive technologies to military users.
