
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Massachusetts
Edward J. Markey
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Voting Record — 840
Yes26%
No73%
Present0%
Not Voting1%
Party align96%
Cross-party0%
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Edward J. Markey
U.S. SenatorDemocratMassachusetts
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Edward J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 142 sponsored · 333 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
Republicans blocked my bill to exempt small businesses from Trump’s tariffs. Now he's planning to impose a 50% tariff on EU countries beginning June 1st. Many small businesses have already placed orders for supplies and will be saddled with a big Trump tariff bill. Unacceptable.
Trump's attacks on Harvard are straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Massachusetts won’t be bullied. And we won't let them stand.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress keep showing us they would rather work to restrict access to care than work toward guaranteed health care for all. Their bullying and targeting of trans people will help no one, solve nothing, and hurt many. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/23/m...
Republicans should think long and hard about passing this billionaire giveaway that cuts the IRA funding already hard at work delivering jobs for red states. youtube.com/shorts/QDLzO...
The climate crisis is making hurricanes more frequent and severe. Yet Trump fired the forecasters that tell us when to evacuate from storms as they strike. Gutting NOAA’s National Weather Service is a gamble on the safety of American families—and the stakes are life and death.
Bullying students and schools to provoke fear and silence dissent is how we trade democracy and freedom for authoritarianism. This will affect nearly a third of Harvard's students. We cannot be silent.
Trump and Republicans will do everything they can to gut access to education. But we are in the fight and it is one we can win.
Join me live with Higher Education Labor United as we fight against Trump administration attacks and fight for education for all. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ja0...
The question now:
How many Senate Republicans will vote to cut Medicaid, SNAP, and Pell?
How many millions of people will they take health care, food, and education from—all to pay for tax breaks for the ultra wealthy?
Rümeysa Öztürk’s habeas corpus court hearing has been postponed. In the meantime, I will keep demanding answers from ICE about the treatment of women at the detention facility in Louisiana I visited.
The heinous murder of two young Israeli embassy staff outside an American Jewish Committee event in DC is deplorable. We mourn these victims and pray for their families and loved ones. We must denounce and root out antisemitic violence like this at every turn. Hate has no refuge in our society.
Donald Trump is taking away essential protections from Venezuelans and many other TPS recipients who cannot return home safely. Abhorrent. We must be clear—ending TPS could mean issuing a death sentence.
Tomorrow is Rümeysa Öztürk’s habeas corpus hearing in federal court in Vermont. At the same time, nearly 1,000 other women she was detained with in Louisiana remain in intolerable conditions. ICE has yet to answer my inquiries. I'll keep pushing.
Trump’s Golden Dome will not make us safer—it will motivate Russia and China to build yet more nuclear weapons to aim at us, setting off a terrifying three-way arms race. But it will put billions into Musk’s pockets. Reagan’s failed “Star Wars” fantasy is back.
My statement as Senate Republicans consider a procedural power grab to overturn California EPA Clean Air Act waivers.
Gerry Connolly dedicated his entire career to serving Virginia and the American people. His commitment to building a more peaceful, fairer, and healthier world was matched only by his kindness and camaraderie. My prayers are with his family as we mourn his loss.
We must support industries of the future - including offshore wind - that create jobs and drive investment in local economies. I am glad construction of Empire Wind will resume, which will deliver clean energy to half a million homes when completed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
Trump’s tariffs are directly hitting Main Street by jacking up prices and threatening small businesses like Henry Bear’s Park in Cambridge.
These stores survived pandemics and recessions—they shouldn’t have to survive Donald Trump.
Let’s pass the Small Business Liberation Act.
Trump wants to slash billions from federal housing programs at a time when we can least afford it. Housing is a human right. We should be expanding assistance - not gutting it to pay for more tax cuts for the rich.
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Voting History840 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
840 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-45) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-39) |
| 2025-07-28 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-48) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-07-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-46) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (49-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | YES | ✕ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-47) |
| 2025-07-23 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (52-41) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (61-35) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3944 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-48) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (51-46) |
| 2025-07-22 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-47) |
| 2025-07-21 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-43) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (46-36) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-34) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-31) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-43) |
| 2025-07-17 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (51-48) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (52-47) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-51) |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Kill the motion | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-50) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (47-52) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51) |
| 2025-07-16 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (49-50) |
| 2025-07-15 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-07-15 | H.R. 4 (119th) | Motion to Discharge H.R. 4 | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Discharge Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
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.