Ed Markey

Maybe he'll take a ride over via one of the tunnels

adamg — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:09:09 +0000

The Globe reports that while the president visits a Dorchester charter school today in advance of supping with rich supporters, US Reps Markey, Capuano, and McGovern will be in East Boston protesting his proposal to cut home-heating oil subsidies. They'll be joined at the home of somebody who uses the program by, of course, JOE4OIL.

Massachusetts Solidarity Rally for Wisconsin Unions (video)

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:54:59 +0000

The crowd chanted "They say cut back, We say fight back" before the speakers came to the podium.

Congressman Ed Markey addressed the crowd to remind them what caused the financial crisis (and it wasn't public public sector workers.) Next, Congressman Mike Capuano announced, "I am a cheesehead" to communicate his solidarity with the working people of Wisconsin fighting for the right to bargain collectively for wages, benefits and work conditions. Mike foretold of similar attacks on worker rights by Republicans soon to come in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania. He said it was a fight for the middle class.

Joe Biden and Dems stump in Quincy

dwyer — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:39:18 +0000

QUINCY — The race for the 10th Congressional District of Massachusetts is a close one in an election that many view as pivotal. Norfolk District Attorney William Keating is running to succeed retiring fellow Democrat Rep. William Delahunt. Hoping to tip the scales in Keating’s favor, Vice President Biden appeared today at a rally in Quincy alongside fellow prominent party members including John Kerry and Vicki Kennedy.

Read full article by John Stephen Dwyer.

Health reform rally on the Boston Common

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:17:58 +0000

Health Care For All, HFCA, organized a Labor Day rally and march in support of health care reform, which started with speeches at the gazebo on the Boston Common and ended after a march and more live music at Copley Square.

To set a festive tone at the gazebo, a funk band followed by a rag time band played as the crowd of thousands gathered. Speakers on the gazebo included Rep. Michael Capuano, AG Martha Coakley, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Mayor Thomas Menino, Rep. Ed Markey, Rep. John Tierney, Betty McGuire from SEIU, a representative from Doctors for America, and a woman who told her story about needing surgery and being uninsured.

Ed Markey doesn't jump to conclusions, huh?

adamg — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:08:26 +0000

Deb Geisler explains why she's glad her congressman is John Tierney instead of Ed Markey: Unlike Markey, Tierney didn't get the FBI to seize some guy's computer (at 2 in the morning) for pointing out a security flaw in the way some airlines print out their tickets - a flaw that noted radical Charles Schumer had pointed out a few months ago.

Markey kinda, sorta apologizes for sic'ing the FBI on the guy.

Blame Ed Markey for the demise of WILD-FM

adamg — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:03:01 +0000

Lisa Williams links to more comments on the end of the station and says it wouldn't have been possible without the Telecom Act of 1996, which our own Ed Markey helped write:

... Markey's Telecom Act of 1996 lifted ownership limitations on media companies, clearing the way for those juggernauts of bland Clear Channel and Infinity Radio, each of which now own hundreds of radio stations across the US, many of which have been converted to robo-programmed format stations with no live or local DJs. Oh, that bill was supposed to lower your phone and cable bill by introducing competition. Has yours gone down? No? ...

Report from the wiretapping forum

adamg — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:18:28 +0000

Colleen files a report from Wednesday's session, called by U.S. Rep. Ed Markey, on the administration's wiretapping policies.