Markey Named Top Democrat on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Oversight

Statement

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today announced its Democratic subcommittee leadership, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) has been named the top Democrat overseeing the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight subcommittee. From this new position Senator Markey will be able to fight to ensure that chemicals used to manufacture products are safe and that toxic waste sites are cleaned up more quickly and returned to other uses. He will also continue his leadership and oversight efforts on both climate change and nuclear safety as part of the subcommittee's oversight and investigations jurisdiction.

"We have a critical fight this year to defend the health and safety of our families, our workers and our environment and to redouble efforts to end the terrible legacy of corporate pollution on our lands and in our bodies. I will continue my decades of work ensuring toxic chemicals are both safe and secure, reclaiming our communities from hazardous pollution, and pushing back on any efforts to deny and defund critical science and environmental safety efforts. Decades ago, after nearly a century's worth of toxic materials accumulated in dump sites in Woburn, Massachusetts families saw their children die too soon from leukemia, and entire blocks of the city were too dangerous for work or habitation. I plan to use my service on this committee to help all communities in Massachusetts ensure a new era of health and safety now and in the future. I look forward to working with Chairmen Inhofe and Rounds, Ranking Member Boxer and my other colleagues on the committee."

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