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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 55m

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Trump is complicating the GOP’s anti-censorship campaign

Republicans’ years-long fight against tech companies’ content moderation practices is facing pushback over the Trump administration’s limits on media.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 55m

Law firms. Universities. Protesters. News media.

If you dare to dissent in this country, you have a target on your back.

MAGA Republicans want to distract the public from Trump’s war on free speech. I won’t let them.

Trump is complicating the GOP’s anti-censorship campaign
Republicans’ years-long fight against tech companies’ content moderation practices is facing pushback over the Trump administration’s limits on media.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 5h

Corporate bosses won’t police corporate greed—that’s why I’m championing the Warehouse Worker Protection Act with @teamsters.bsky.social and labor unions nationwide.
Injuries should not be the cost of doing business in America. We must guarantee worker safety and dignity.
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Senator Markey Stands with Unions and Workers' Rights with the Worker Protection Act

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 6h

I was proud to vote yesterday to stop Trump from bombing random boats in the Caribbean and provoking war with Venezuela. These strikes are illegal, unconstitutional, and dangerous. This is not self-defense—it is murder. It must stop.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 19h

8:30 p.m. — final vote cast, 10,000 steps hit. Another day fighting to protect democracy and the people of Massachusetts. Back at it again tomorrow. Thanks for following along today!

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 19h

It’s 7:30 p.m. and I’m heading back to the Senate floor—7,700 steps in, full speed ahead. The fight continues against Trump and the MAGA Republicans who want to gut health care and undermine democracy.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 20h

At today’s hearing, I reminded my colleagues what government censorship actually looks like: Donald Trump demanding the FCC silence news outlets that criticize him. That’s not free speech—it’s an abuse of power.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 20h

I just wrapped up a productive conversation in Senator Sanders office with progressive leaders. We are fighting for you during this shutdown and we are not backing down in the face of the Republican health care crisis.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 21h

I just left the Senate floor after calling out Trump’s phony energy emergency. Families are paying the price with rising health care and electricity costs. Now, I’m joining Senator Sanders and my colleagues to fight back and put people before profit.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 22h

Donald Trump is declaring a fake energy emergency so he can gut environmental protections. The real emergency? Skyrocketing prices caused by his Big Oil, Big Gas, Big Coal agenda. I’m heading to the Senate floor to call out his lies.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 23h

Between hearings, votes, and meetings, I’m talking to local and national news, making sure you know what’s at stake in Trump’s health care shutdown and what I’m doing every day to fight for Massachusetts families.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

From fighting for labor safety in the AI age to voting to protect Americans’ health care, the day doesn’t stop. Democrats are ready to reopen the government—Republicans need to join us and do their job.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

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‘Extremely dangerous’: Trump’s latest push to send troops to blue states is unprecedented in modern military history - The Boston Globe

Legal and military scholars say we are watching an unprecedented erosion of constitutional limits and checks designed to prevent the deployment of the US military against its own citizens.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Deploying troops to U.S. cities as a form of intimidation is authoritarianism. We cannot allow Donald Trump to turn our military into a political weapon.

‘Extremely dangerous’: Trump’s latest push to send troops to blue states is unprecedented in modern military history

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

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How Trump's tariffs are squeezing small businesses

President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff strategy has created uncertainty around the world. Can America’s 35 million small businesses stay afloat?

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Small Businesses are being crushed by Trump’s tariffs. We need to pass my Small Business RELIEF Act now.

How Trump's tariffs are squeezing small businesses
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

It’s just after 11 a.m.—and 1.2 miles in and counting. From an EPW hearing to defending the First Amendment in Commerce, we’re getting our steps in today.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Right now, I’m heading to Environment and Public Works to talk about protecting our planet and the communities most impacted by pollution. All gas, no brakes into the afternoon—the work doesn’t stop

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Just stepped out of the Commerce Committee, where we’re taking on Donald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment. Free speech and a free press are the foundation of our democracy—and I’m not letting either be compromised.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Just left the HELP Committee, where we’re having a hearing on my Warehouse Worker Protection Act to keep workers safe on the job. Now I’m heading over to the Commerce Committee to defend free speech.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

It’s just after 10 A.M., and all four of my Senate committees are meeting—at once. First stop: the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Let’s get to work.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Starting the day with environmental justice leaders from across the country—fired up and ready to take the fight to Capitol Hill.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

I’m headed to the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform Breakfast, and I’m taking you along for the day—meetings, hearings, and how we keep things moving during this shutdown. Let’s go!

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

RFK Jr. vowed that he wouldn’t take away anybody’s vaccines.

Now, the CDC has adopted new guidance from his hand-picked vaccine skeptics—making it harder for families to protect their children from diseases like measles and chickenpox.

RFK is putting children’s lives at risk.

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