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Alsobrooks Statement on Trump Takeover of MPD and Deployment of National Guard
August 11, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the news that President Trump announced he is placing D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploying the National Guard. “The city of Washington D.C. belongs to the great people of Washington, D.C., not the occupant of the White House. If he actually cared about the wellbeing of the people of Washington, he wouldn’t have blocked D.C. from spending its OWN money in the way it saw fit. “This is not only drastic executive overreach but the latest marker in how far this President is willing to go to
Alsobrooks Responds to RFK Canceling Vaccine Funds – Demands for His Immediate Firing
“RFK continues to prove he’s a threat to the health and well-being of every American citizen.” – Senator Alsobrooks August 6, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) reiterated her call on RFK to resign or be fired immediately in response to news that he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects – including contracts with 22 mRNA-related projects. “RFK continues to prove he’s a threat to the health and well-being of every American citizen. He must resign or be fired. Immediately.” So far this year, Senator Alsobrooks has been a leading voice in the opposition to RFK and his dangerous conspiracy theories: ###
Alsobrooks Statement on Corporation for Public Broadcasting Closing
August 2, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the news that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will close following Republicans slashing funding for public broadcasting. “From the mountains of Western Maryland to Baltimore to the Eastern Shore, Maryland relies on public broadcasting. The closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be felt in every community, in our schools, in our homes, and in times of emergency and distress. Let’s call it for what it is: Republicans didn’t like the truth being reported, so they silenced those who speak it.” ###