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Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and his wife Susan Blumenthal in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

Ed Markey calls for additional coronavirus measures as Biden signs executive orders

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Ed Markey, Maura Healey hope Bill Belichick rejects Medal of Freedom Award

A group of pro-Trump protesters wave flags from a platform above a group of Capitol Police after storming the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

'Don't tell me they handled it well': Mass. delegation members question police response to the Capitol riot

Watch: Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey delivered scathing rebukes of Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn election results January 7, 2021 | 9:18 AM

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., addresses supporters during a campaign stop, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Ed Markey reveals his unusual go-to Dunkin' order January 6, 2021 | 11:59 AM

Massachusetts senator Ed Markey and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.

Sens. Markey, Sanders to stall defense bill vote in effort for $2,000 relief checks December 28, 2020 | 11:09 PM

Charlestown, MA, 09/14/17, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Senator Ed Markey came to see the dredging in Boston Harbor to officially kick off the Boston Harbor Dredging Project.
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Why Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey think the recent bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal is 'unacceptable' December 8, 2020 | 7:25 PM

The five candidates seeking to replace Secretary of State John Kerry in the US Senate held their first debates on March 27. The debates were split into two sessions, with the Republican candidates (Gabriel Gomez, Mike Sullivan, Dan Winslow) discussing the issues for 30 minutes, before the Democratic candidates (Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey) had their turn.Pictured: Sign-holders for Lynch and Markey were out in force outside the entrance to WCVB-TV in Needham prior to the debate. Channel 5 hosted the debate sessions.

Massachusetts lawmakers concerned that some Comcast subscribers could lose WCVB December 3, 2020 | 5:15 PM

The site of the controversial Weymouth compressor station at 6 Bridge St.

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Weymouth compressor station plans to begin service in early December November 25, 2020 | 7:13 PM

Ron Klain, former White House Ebola response coordinator, speaks during a House Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. President Donald Trump today spoke to the Republicans at their weekly conference lunch at the Capitol as his administration prepares a package of economic measures to combat the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.

Joe Biden's new chief of staff gives Ed Markey a shoutout November 12, 2020 | 8:24 AM

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Boston, MA 11/3/20 Senator Ed Markey (cq) poses with supporters outside the polling location at the Lower Mills Branch of the Boston Public Library, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Watch: Sen. Ed Markey speaks after winning reelection November 3, 2020 | 9:18 PM

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Boston, MA 11/3/20 Senator Ed Markey (cq) poses with supporters outside the polling location at the Lower Mills Branch of the Boston Public Library, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Joe Biden wins Massachusetts; Ed Markey reelected November 3, 2020 | 8:15 PM

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Man drives from Mass. to Georgia to vote after not receiving mail-in ballot November 3, 2020 | 5:00 AM

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing with big tech companies October 28, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is discussing reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Ed Markey questions Mark Zuckerberg about potential Trump posts during the election October 28, 2020 | 7:01 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a protest calling for the Republican Senate to delay the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the U.S. Capitol on October 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Care In Action)

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'Every option needs to be on the table': Mass. delegation reacts to Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court October 27, 2020 | 10:36 AM

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, questions witnesses as Kenneth Braithwaite, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy testify, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

New England senators float Supreme Court reform as Barrett nears confirmation October 26, 2020 | 5:07 PM

U.S. Senator Edward Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O’Connor debate on Monday, October 5, 2020 at the GBH Studios in Brighton, Mass. The debate was the only MA Senate Debate between Markey and his Republican challenger. O’Connor. Due to COVID-19, Sen. Markey and O’Connor debated from separate rooms at the GBH Studios in Brighton.

3 takeaways from the debate between Ed Markey and Kevin O'Connor October 6, 2020 | 7:16 AM

Democratic Sen. Ed Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor.

Ed Markey and Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor face off in only debate October 5, 2020 | 5:37 PM

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.

'Donald Trump is racist scum,' Ed Markey says. And other debate reactions from Mass. politicians. September 30, 2020 | 9:25 AM

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: Television screens airing the first presidential debate are seen at Walters Sports Bar on September 29, 2020 in Washington, United States. Americans across the country tuned in to the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden held in Cleveland. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Ed Markey responds to Joe Biden saying he doesn't support the Green New Deal September 30, 2020 | 1:09 AM

President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks during a news conference at the White House, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

How the Mass. delegation responded to the revelations about Donald Trump's finances September 28, 2020 | 12:15 PM

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Joe Biden's campaign is reportedly annoyed with Ed Markey over Supreme Court comments September 21, 2020 | 2:05 PM

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Wilmington, MA 8/16/2020 A GOP rally is held on the Wilmington Town Common, during the coronavirus pandemic. Kevin O'Connor (cq) is a US Senate candidate. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff) Reporter: Brian MacQuarrie

Meet the Republican running against Ed Markey in the general election September 15, 2020 | 5:00 AM

US President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with US Senator Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts, after signing the Markey Bill to combat opioid trafficking at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 10, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

'They even elected a person that nobody ever heard of' September 4, 2020 | 12:48 PM

Boston-10/23/19-House Speaker Robert DeLeo emerged from a closed-door caucus at the State House on the education funding bill. They spoke to the media after the meeting. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

'Tell ya fatha'

Bob DeLeo reportedly apologized to Joe Kennedy after photo with 'tell ya fatha' shirt September 3, 2020 | 3:23 PM

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey speaks, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Malden, Mass., after defeating U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

How Ed Markey became the first person to beat a Kennedy in Massachusetts September 3, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Springfield MA 6/1/20 Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III elbow bumps Sen. Edward J. Markey after their debate at the Western Mass News station. (photo by Matthew J Lee/Globe Staff)
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'We’d be better off if every election featured candidates of their caliber' September 2, 2020 | 12:30 PM

MALDEN, MA - SEPTEMBER 01: Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks at a primary election night event at Malden Public Library on September 1, 2020 in Malden, Massachusetts. Sen. Markey won the primary race over challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat. (Photo by Allison Dinner/Getty Images)

Ed Markey credits young supporters in Senate primary victory speech September 2, 2020 | 2:09 AM

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III speaks outside his campaign headquarters in Watertown, Mass., after conceding defeat to incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Here's what Joe Kennedy said after his Senate primary loss to Ed Markey September 2, 2020 | 12:11 AM

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey arrives with his wife Susan, left to speak in Malden, Mass., after defeating U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Ed Markey defeats Joe Kennedy III in Senate primary September 1, 2020 | 10:36 PM

BOSTON, MA - 9/01/2020: 02CORONAMAIN -A ROUND OF APPLAUSE for the MBTA on work being done. Governor Charlie Baker and Secretary MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak ( on left ) at a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts Station. The Museum of Fine Arts is a surface-level light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line E branch, located the median of Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, between Museum Road and Ruggles Street. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:

Here's who Charlie Baker voted for in the Massachusetts Senate primary September 1, 2020 | 3:33 PM

'She would represent our Commonwealth incredibly well in the Senate' September 1, 2020 | 12:25 PM

3 new polls show Ed Markey opening a lead. Why does Joe Kennedy's campaign say 'momentum' is on their side? August 27, 2020 | 11:16 AM