Sen Edward Markey (D-MA)

Thirty years ago, when I created the E-Rate program, I believed deeply that access to information and opportunity should never depend on a child’s zip code or family income. E-Rate was built on a simple idea: if we connect every school and every library to the digital world, we can unlock the full potential of every student. For three decades, E-Rate has delivered on that promise, connecting classrooms, libraries, and communities in Massachusetts and across the United States.

Sens Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Ed Markey (D-MA) called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address the safety risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in children’s toys. The Senators requested information on how the CPSC is working to protect children from the potential harms of AI in toys. The senators asked for answers to the following questions by January 31, 2026:

Sens Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) led six senators to urge Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to reverse the agency’s decision to weaken broadband label rules that help consumers understand the type of broadband services they are buying before committing to a provider.