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ll for fy2019 or as part of the regular appropriations process for fy2020 131 gun law edit markey supports gun control including improved background checks ending illegal gun trafficking and closing loopholes on gun purchases 132 in 2015 he proposed a smart gun bill that aimed to equip handguns with technology making them usable by only the purchaser 133 in january 2016 markey led 18 senators in signing a letter to thad cochran and barbara mikulski requesting that the labor health and education subcommittee hold a hearing on whether to allow the centers for disease control and prevention cdc to fund a study of gun violence and the annual appropriations rider that some have interpreted as preventing it with taxpayer dollars the senators noted their support for taking steps to fund gun violence research because only the united states government is in a position to establish an integrated public health research agenda to understand the causes of gun violence and identify the most effective strategies for prevention 134 after the orlando nightclub shooting markey called for more gun regulations and supported the feinstein amendment which would have made it illegal for suspected terrorists to buy guns he also supports universal background checks 135 in response to the 2017 las vegas shooting markey said this congress has the responsibility to make sure the nra stands for not relevant anymore in american politics and we have to begin this debate now 136 he co sponsored a proposal to ban bump stocks which make semi automatic weapons act like automatic weapons 137 in november 2017 markey was a cosponsor of the military domestic violence reporting enhancement act a bill to create a charge of domestic violence under the uniform code of military justice ucmj and stipulate that convictions must be reported to federal databases to keep abusers from purchasing firearms within three days in an attempt to close a loophole in the ucmj whereby convicted abusers retain the ability to purchase firearms 138 in january 2019 markey was one of 40 senators to introduce the background check expansion act a bill requiring background checks to sell or transfer all firearms including unlicensed sellers exceptions to the bill s background check requirement included transfers between members of law enforcement loaning firearms for either hunting or sporting events temporarily giving firearms to members of one s immediate family firearms being transferred as part of an inheritance or giving a firearm to another person temporarily for immediate self defense 139 health care edit markey supports the creation of a single payer federal healthcare program 140 in september 2017 he was one of 16 senators to cosponsor the 2017 medicare for all act introduced by bernie sanders which proposes establishing a federal health insurance program by expanding medicare coverage to all united states residents 141 in june 2019 markey was one of eight senators to cosponsor the territories health equity act of 2019 legislation that would remove the cap on annual federal medicaid funding and increase the federal matching rate for medicaid expenditures of territories along with providing more funds for prescription drug coverage to low income seniors in an attempt to equalize funding for american territories puerto rico the virgin islands guam american samoa and the northern mariana islands with that of u s states 142 housing edit in april 2019 markey was one of 41 senators to sign a bipartisan letter to the housing subcommittee praising the housing and urban development department s section 4 capacity building program as authorizing hud to partner with national nonprofit community development organizations to provide education training and financial support to local community development corporations cdcs across the country and expressing disappointment that president trump s budget has slated this program for elimination after decades of successful economic and community development the senators hoped the subcommittee would support continued funding for section 4 in fiscal year 2020 143 immigration edit in july 2019 following reports that the trump administration intended to cease protecting spouses parents and children of active duty service members from deportation markey was one of 22 senators led by tammy duckworth to sign a letter arguing that the protection gave service members the ability to fight for the united states overseas and not worry that their spouse children or parents will be deported while they are away and that its termination would both cause service members personal hardship and negatively affect their combat performance 144 also in july 2019 markey and 15 other senate democrats introduced the protecting sensitive locations act which would require except in special circumstances that ice agents get approval from a supervisor before engaging in enforcement actions at sensitive locations and that agents receive annual training in addition to reporting annually on enforcement actions in those locations 145 internet edit internet security edit on october 27 2006 markey called for the arrest of security researcher christopher soghoian for creating a website to generate fake boarding passes 146 at 2 am on october 28 2006 fbi agents seized computers and other materials from soghoian s house 147 on october 29 2006 markey issued a statement revising his previous comments stating that the department of homeland security should instead put him to work showing public officials how easily our security can be compromised the statement was critical of soghoian s disclosure method deeming it ill considered but also said that he should not go to jail for his bad judgment 148 net neutrality edit markey speaks at a rally on net neutrality in 2017 in may 2014 days before the fcc was scheduled to rewrite its net neutrality rules markey was one of 11 senators to sign a letter to fcc chairman tom wheeler arguing that wheeler s proposal would destroy net neutrality and urging the fcc to consider reclassifying internet providers to make them more like traditional phone companies over which the agency has clear authority to regulate more broadly 149 in september 2017 markey was one of nine senators to sign a letter to federal communications commission chairman ajit pai accusing the fcc of failing to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to comment on the tens of thousands of filed complaints that directly shed light on proposed changes to existing net neutrality protections 150 in march 2018 markey was one of ten senators to sign a letter spearheaded by jeff merkley lambasting pai s proposal to cut the lifeline program during a period when roughly 6 5 million people in poor communities relied on it for access to high speed internet writing that it was pai s obligation to the american public as the chairman of the federal communications commission to improve the lifeline program and ensure that more americans can afford access and have means of access to broadband and phone service the senators also wrote lifeline reaches more americans in need of access to communication services 151 internet privacy edit in february 2019 markey richard blumenthal and josh hawley sent facebook ceo mark zuckerberg a letter about project atlas and its relevance to longstanding concerns that facebook has used its products to deeply intrude into personal privacy 152 labor edit in may 2018 markey led 11 senators in signing a letter to the chairman of the federal labor relations authority colleen kiko urging the flra to end efforts to close its boston regional office until congress debated the matter because the closure would place staff farther away from the federal employees whose rights they protect 153 lgbt rights edit in 1996 markey voted against the defense of marriage act 154 in september 2014 markey was one of 69 members of the us house and senate to sign a letter to fda commissioner sylvia burwell requesting that the fda revise its policy banning donation of corneas and other tissues by men who have had sex with another man in the preceding five years 155 156 in may 2017 markey was one of 46 senators to introduce the equality act of 2017 described by representative david cicilline as ensuring that every lgbt person can live their lives free from the fear of discrimination above all it s about honoring the values that have guided our nation since its founding it s critical that congress pass the equality act into law 157 in october 2018 markey was one of 20 senators to sign a letter to secretary of state mike pompeo urging him to reverse the rolling back of a policy that granted visas to same sex partners of lgbt diplomats who had unions that were not recognized by their home countries writing that too many places around the world have seen lgbt individuals subjected to discrimination and unspeakable violence and receive little or no protection from the law or local authorities and that refusing to let lgbt diplomats bring their partners to the us would be equivalent of upholding the discriminatory policies of many countries around the world 158 in june 2019 markey was one of 18 senators to sign a letter to pompeo requesting an explanation of a state department decision not to issue an official statement that year commemorating pride month nor to issue the annual cable outlining activities for embassies commemorating pride month they also asked why the lgbt special envoy position remained vacant and asserted that preventing the official flying of rainbow flags and limiting public messages celebrating pride month signals to the international community that the united states is abandoning the advancement of lgbti rights as a foreign policy priority 159 in march 2023 markey and representative pramila jayapal introduced the transgender bill of rights 160 a resolution that recognizes the federal government s duty to protect the rights of transgender and nonbinary people the bill strives to codify under law protections to ensure trans and nonbinary americans are not discriminated against for their gender identity or gender expression 161 military edit in august 2013 markey was one of 23 democratic senators to sign a letter to the department of defense warning that some payday lenders were offering predatory loan products to service members at exorbitant triple digit effective interest rates and loan products that do not include the additional protections envisioned by the law and asserting that service members and their families deserve the strongest possible protections and swift action to ensure that all forms of credit offered to members of our armed forces are safe and sound 162 nuclear waste edit in july 2019 markey was an original cosponsor of the sensible timely relief for america s nuclear districts economic development stranded act a bipartisan bill introduced by susan collins and tammy duckworth that would give local government entities economic impact grants to offset the economic impact of stranded nuclear waste form a task force to identify existing funding that could be used to benefit communities and form a competitive innovative solutions prize competition to aid those communities in their search for alternatives to nuclear facilities generating sites and waste sites 163 opioids edit in february 2017 markey and 30 other senators signed a letter to kaléo pharmaceuticals in response to an increase of the opioid overdose reversing device evzio s price from 690 in 2014 to 4 500 they requested the detailed price structure for evzio the number of devices kaléo pharmaceuticals set aside for donation and the total federal reimbursements evzio received in the previous year 164 in march 2017 markey led 21 senators who signed a letter to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell that said that 12 of adult medicaid beneficiaries had some form or a substance abuse disorder that one third of treatment for opioid and other substance use disorders in the united states is financed by medicaid and that the american health care act could very literally translate into a death spiral for those with opioid use disorders due to inadequate funding often resulting in individuals abandoning substance use disorder treatment 165 pipelines edit in october 2016 markey was one of five senators to sign a letter to president obama requesting the administration halt work on the dakota access pipeline until the permitting process of the army corps was transparent and would include public notice and participation formal and meaningful tribal consultation and adequate environmental review and stating their support for the tribes along the pipeline route in their fight against the dakota access pipeline project 166 public transportation edit april 2023 press conference by markey second from right and congresswoman ayanna pressley far right promoting their freedom to move legislation they are joined by boston mayor michelle wu second from left and others markey advocates making public transit fare free in june 2020 he and representative ayanna pressley co authored the freedom to move act which would offer 5 billion in annual competitive grants to transit agencies that offer fare free transit access markey argues that fare free public transportation would help provide low income workers families seniors and individuals with disabilities with improved access to jobs education medical care and other critical services 167 168 markey and pressley reintroduced the bill in april 2023 169 railroad safety edit in june 2019 markey was one of ten senators to cosponsor the safe freight act a bill requiring freight trains to have one or more certified conductors and a certified engineer on board who can collaborate on how to protect the train and people living near the tracks the legislation was meant to correct a federal railroad administration rollback of a proposed rule to establish safety standards 170 state department edit in september 2018 markey was one of five senators who signed a letter to secretary of state mike pompeo urging him to employ more multifactor authentication measures to secure the state department s information systems and seeking answers on how the department would boost its security following the office of management and budget s designation of the department s cyber readiness as high risk what the department would do to address the lack of multifactor authentication required by law and statistics on the department s cyber incidents over the last three years 171 supreme court edit in april 2021 markey sponsored a bill in the senate to expand the supreme court of the united states from nine to 13 justices 172 personal life edit since 1988 markey has been married to susan blumenthal who served as deputy assistant secretary of health and human services for women s health and held the rank of rear admiral as assistant u s surgeon general 173 from 2005 to 2017 he was 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