WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) released the following statement today after voting against the motion to proceed to invoke cloture on the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
"I can't support this appropriations bill, which funds the Department of the Interior without doing anything to prevent the Trump administration's attacks on offshore wind and the resulting skyrocketing energy bills, lowered grid reliability, and lost union jobs.
"I can't support this appropriations bill, which funds the Department of Energy without doing anything to rein in the insanity of Trump's proposal ...