Markey sponsors a bill to improve internet access for disabled

The Associated Press

July 27, 2010

"'The ADA mandated physical ramps into buildings," said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., sponsor of the bill. "Today, individuals with disabilities need online ramps to the Internet so they can get to the Web from wherever they happen to be.'"

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Markey criticizes BP's chief Tony Hayward as he is Pushed Out The Door

Boston Herald

July 27, 2010

"Markey, who has relentlessly attacked BP’s reponse to the oil-rig disaster, stopped just short of calling Hayward an outright liar for consistently understating how much oil was gushing out of a broken undersea well. 'He’s either lying or incompetent,' Markey said in an interview yesterday, expressing frustration that BP didn’t have a more 'robust response' to the oil-rig catastrophe."

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BP Papers Reveal True Magnitude of the Oil Spill

CNN

July 27, 2010

"'This is the smoking gun we've been waiting for, where BP finally admits in writing the true magnitude of this spill could be at least 53,000 barrels a day,' said Rep. Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts, who heads the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee. The figure comes from documents Markey received during the committee's investigation into the disaster."

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NECN: Markey says that BP needs to 'turn the page' on Hayward era

July 26, 2010

"Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey has been one of the most outspoken critics of BP's handling of the Gulf oil crisis. He says he's pleased that Hayward is stepping down, but also wants to see that Hayward's likely successor, Bob Dudley, is able to change the culture. Markey says Dudley will need to turn the page on the Hayward era, and move on to become a model in the oil industry."

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