Representative Edward J. Markey, a national leader on energy and the environment, is the Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and asenior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Having served on these committees for over three decades, Rep. Markey is dedicated to creating new jobs in American clean energy and protecting our public lands, national parks, and oceans. Rep. Markey has been a consumer champion in the fight against rising gas prices and foreign oil. Recently, Rep. Markey has been a leading voice in the ongoing Congressionalinvestigation into the BP oil spill.

Rep. Markey also a national leader on technology policy and consumer protection. He served for 20 years as Chair or Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, where he was the principal author of many of the laws now governing our nation's telephone, broadcasting, cable television, wireless, and broadband communications systems.

In addition, Rep. Markey is the co chair of bipartisan Caucuses on Nonproliferation, on Privacy, on Alzheimer's disease, and on Cystic Fibrosis. He is a fighter for the welfare of his constituents in the blue-collar and high-tech communities of his district north and west of downtown Boston and, as the dean of the Massachusetts delegation in the House, he also works to harness the energy and influence of his colleagues on behalf of the entire Commonwealth. Rep Markey was born in Malden, Massachusetts and attended Boston College and Boston College Law School. He represents the 7th District of Massachusetts which includes the towns of Malden, Medford, Everett, Waltham and Framingham.

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