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Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Massachusetts
Edward J. Markey
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Voting Record — 789
Yes24%
No75%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align95%
Cross-party0%
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Edward J. Markey
U.S. SenatorDemocratMassachusetts
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Edward J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 132 sponsored · 320 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Trump sent masked law enforcement officers to arrest Rumeysa Ozturk—a Tufts University grad student with legal status—without a criminal charge. Disappearances like these are part of Trump’s all-out assault on our basic freedoms. This is authoritarianism, and we will not let this stand.
Pete Hegseth is a liar. These are war plans. End of story. Hegseth is unfit for the job and should resign or be fired immediately.
BLOCKED: A Massachusetts judge is ordering the Trump administration to restore grants that support groups, including some in Mass, tasked with combating housing discrimination.
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
Unless Dr. Makary and Dr. Bhattacharya aggressively denounce the undermining of basic science, censoring of research on race and gender, and callously cutting funding for lifesaving research, they will do nothing but aid and abet this administration’s Make America Sick Agenda.
Yet another unlawful overreach by Donald Trump. Unacceptable. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Democrats sounded the alarm that Trump’s proposed national security team was unqualified and incompetent, but Republicans traded our security for fealty and put them in office. It took only two months to confirm our fears. Hegseth and Waltz should resign.
One stop closer to transit justice in our Commonwealth. The opening of South Coast Rail represents a long-awaited celebration for Taunton, Fall River, New Bedford, and beyond. Together, we are expanding rail service, reducing congestion, and increasing economic opportunity.
This is malpractice. Donald Trump is a national security risk and his advisors would put our service members in danger with their recklessness and incompetence. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A federal judge told the Trump administration to show her the waste, fraud, or abuse. It couldn’t. There’s no basis for @epa withholding funds that Congress appropriated to deliver clean energy and lower bills to communities that need them the most. www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Big Oil shouldn't be drilling at all—let alone for free. If Republicans were serious about saving money, they would close this loophole that costs taxpayers billions. It was an honor to have partnered with the late Rep. Grijalva on our Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act.
Trump's now saying he wants to take control of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and give them the “best protection.” This is nothing more than a mafia-style shakedown. Trump may like to play Godfather but Ukraine’s security is no joke. Outrageous. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
CLAIM: “The last administration recklessly pursued policies that were certain to drive up electricity prices…”
FACT: Onshore wind is the cheapest source of new electricity in America—it has been for nearly a decade.
CLAIM: “We have indeed raised global atmospheric CO2 concentration by 50% in the process of... doubling human life expectancy.”
FACT: From heat waves to hurricanes, climate disasters kill 1,300 people in the US annually. Rising CO₂ isn’t just a number—it costs lives.
CLAIM: “Wind and solar... supply roughly 3% of global primary energy.”
FACT: Renewables powered 30% of the world’s electricity in 2023. It’s the fastest-growing, cheapest energy out there. Big Oil isn’t just losing its monopoly—it simply cannot compete.
CLAIM: “The previous administration's policy was focused myopically on climate change with people as simply collateral damage.”
FACT: Since 2022, the clean energy boom has created 400,000+ jobs and spurred $420 billion in investments, primarily in red districts.
Two weeks ago, marked CERA Week 2025—the Olympics of Oil.
The Energy Dept approved yet another gas export project and countries and execs promised to buy American oil and gas to avoid Trump’s wrath.
Let’s fact-check Secretary Wright’s Big Oil-sponsored claims:
USDA cancelled two programs that helped schools and food banks get fresh, affordable & healthy food from local farmers and ranchers. Now, Massachusetts schools are being impacted. I joined a letter demanding Secretary Rollins to reinstate these programs. www.wwlp.com/news/local-n...
The Trump admin playbook: gut civil service to crush public education, derail lifesaving research, pollute our air and water, and make it harder for veterans, working families, and small businesses to access the programs they rely on—all to pay for a tax break for billionaires.
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Voting History789 total votesExpandCollapse
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789 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-45) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-44) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-44) |
| 2025-08-02 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-41) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-45) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-43) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-44) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | YES | ✕ | Amendment Agreed to (81-15) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Final passage | NO | YES | ✕ | Bill Passed (87-9, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | YES | ✕ | Amendment Agreed to (87-9, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (21-75) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (15-81) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (14-81) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (45-50) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (42-53) |
| 2025-08-01 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (44-51) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114) | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion Rejected (44-51, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-43) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-08-01 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-41) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-39) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-45) |
| 2025-07-31 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-41) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (59-38) |
| 2025-07-30 | S.J. Res. 34 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (24-73) |
| 2025-07-30 | S.J. Res. 41 (119th) | Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41 | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Rejected (27-70) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Nomination Confirmed (52-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-44) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (53-45) |
| 2025-07-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-49) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (54-44) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-07-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.