Rep. Ed Markey

District	Massachusetts 7
Key Coastal Communities	Boston area
Party	Democratic
Terms	18th
Committees	Natural Resources, Energy & Commerce
Caucuses	House Oceans Caucus & House Coastal Caucus
Websites	markey.house.gov, www.edmarkey.org
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Leadership: Rep. Markey has served on the important Resources Committee for his entire 30 year career in Congress, and has been a consistent supporter of ocean protection legislation during that time, playing a key role in the passage of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. Rep. Markey has also long been active on energy issues and was selected by Speaker Pelosi as chairman of the new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Together with Rep. Waxman, Rep. Markey introduced H.R. 2454 (American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009). Rep. Markey has consistently fought against expanded offshore drilling, pressing for improved efficiency and development of renewable energy as the best approach to ending our dependence on foreign oil. He reiterated this position after the BP Gulf Oil Spill, while leading the charge to expose Bil Oil's inadequate offshore drilling safety practices.

Rep. Markey is a cosponsor of:

• H.R. 3650 (Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Control and Amendments Act of 2009)
• H.R. 21 ("Oceans 21")
• H.R. 223 (Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act)
• H.R. 1310 (Clean Water Protection Act)
• H.R. 204 (Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act)

For more on Rep. Markey's leadership on energy independence and global warming, click here.