October 30, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on Governor Moore’s decision to declare a state of emergency in order to support Maryland families impacted by Republicans’ shutdown and refusal to use contingency funds for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits: “With prices on the rise and the uncertainty created by the Republican government shutdown, many Marylanders are struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile the Trump Administration has failed to ensure those in need

WASHINGTON, DC –  As reported in The Baltimore Sun, Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.-03) released legislation, The Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act, that would require the Department of Education to pause student loan payments for federal workers – including federal contractors and military personnel – in the event of a federal government shutdown lasting longer than two weeks. If passed, this legislation would take immediate effect for the current Republican shutdown, which has lasted 29 days.  This bill is cosponsored by Senators Warner (D-Va.), Kaine (D-Va.), Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Booker (D-N.J.), Hirono (D-Hawaii), Kim (D-N.J.),

October 29, 2025    WASHINGTON, DC – Today, at the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Business Meeting, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) stood up to Republicans trying to jam through Committee a partisan resolution, breaking with years of precedent, for the relocation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters.   Senator Alsobrooks asked for unanimous consent to add a proviso to the resolution approving the General Services Administration (GSA) prospectus to ensure that no funds would be spent unless the Ronald Reagan Building could meet the highest security requirements. The proviso would have added the following language:  “None of the funds authorized by this resolution