MJEdward J. Markey
U.S. Senator for Massachusetts
- Party
- D
- State
- Massachusetts
- Age
- —
- Serving since
- 1977
Rhetoric
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Toward Republicans
4.9n=32025-11-06 · Floor speech · congress.gov
Congressional Record remarks
…of one of the most sacred pillars of our democracy: the freedom of speech. Last Saturday, President Donald Trump declared on social media that comedian Seth Meyers' jokes about him were ``100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!'' That is right--``illegal.'' The President thinks it is probably illegal to make jokes abo…
The speaker directly criticizes President Trump, a specific opposing-party figure, quoting his actual social media statement about Seth…
Link to source ↗2025-11-06 · Floor speech · congress.gov
Congressional Record remarks
Mr. President, it is telling that the Republicans have objected with an unrelated bill. This is a classic Republican move. They are scared of supporting anything critical of Donald Trump, but they don't want to d…
Markey's remarks target Senate Republicans as a bloc, attributing fear and cowardice ('scared of supporting anything critical of Donald…
Link to source ↗2025-11-06 · Floor speech · congress.gov
Congressional Record remarks
…akers should not be paid. That is why I am having my pay deferred during this period. But the real answer to this shutdown isn't to withhold pay from lawmakers. It is for Republicans to stop holding the healthcare of Americans hostage for millions of Americans, including 337,000 people in my home State. It is for the House…
Markey directs blame squarely at House Republicans as a bloc for the shutdown, using some pointed rhetorical framing ('political witness…
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Legislative activity
Sponsored
1,680
Cosponsored
10,228
Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 9/7/2026