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Alsobrooks on Padilla: We Have Now Crossed a Line. This is a Dangerous Day.
June 12, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) went to the Senate Floor today to speak after disturbing footage of Senator Alex Padilla being manhandled was released. Full transcript of Senator Alsobrooks’ remarks below: WATCH SENATOR ALOSBROOKS FULL REMARKS HERE “Mr. President, I stand today and I am shaking. “I am so angry. “I am so enraged with the treatment that I witnessed today of my colleague, Senator Padilla. This is not the America that each of us comes here each day to stand on behalf of. There are some who are saying they don’t recognize this America. And I want to ring
Senator Alsobrooks Introduces Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act as Republicans Attempt to Slash Medicaid
Immediate ReleaseJune 12, 2025Contact: Connor Lounsbury, connor_lounsbury@alsobrooks.senate.gov WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in the Baltimore Sun, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced the Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act. This introduction was part of an effort today by over a dozen Senate Democrats to release legislative proposals to strengthen and invest in Medicaid. Senator Alsobrooks released the following statement on the Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act: “This legislation is very personal to me and to our state. 18 years ago, a young Marylander named Deamonte Driver died of complications from a tooth infection because his family was kicked off of Medicaid and
Senator Alsobrooks: RFK clearly lied.
June 9, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after news broke that RFK fired all 17 members of CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices: “RFK continues to push his own quackery at the expense of science and public health. Republicans stated unequivocally that RFK promised to ‘maintain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without changes.’ Clearly, he lied. These constant firings are going to have a real impact on the health of so many Americans. It’s time for RFK to resign or be fired. We are sick of it.” ###
ABC 7: Maryland Sen. Alsobrooks introduces ‘Tariff Transparency Act’ to aid struggling Americans
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks introduced her first bill, the Tariff Transparency Act, aimed at addressing the financial strain on residents. The legislation will require the United States International Trade Commission to investigate the impact of tariffs and “the threat of these tariffs, on imports from Mexico and Canada.” “Marylanders are struggling to put food on the table and afford the basic necessities as it is. The last thing we need are tariffs that will raise prices,” said Alsobrooks. Imposing tariffs on imports has been a key part of the Trump Administration’s agenda. Read more from ABC 7 here.
The Washington Post: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks takes aim at Trump tariffs with her first bill
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Maryland) on Tuesday night introduced her first piece of federal legislation since joining Congress this year, the Tariff Transparency Act, a jab at President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. Read full article here.
CNN: Dem senator: DOGE cuts could disproportionately hurt Maryland
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