July 10, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, Punchbowl News reported this afternoon that Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, demanded answers from the Trump Administration on its proposal to close the Economic Development Administration (EDA).   In a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Lutnick, the senators urge the Administration to keep this vital agency open.    “From Maryland to North Dakota and beyond, [EDA] investments are making a positive difference in the lives of those we serve,” wrote Senators Alsobrooks and Cramer.  “Since Congress reauthorized the agency and

July 9, 2025  WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy PATIENTS Program experienced mass layoffs due to this Administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).   The PATIENTS program allows researchers to partner with patients and care providers to answer questions about the best treatment to improve their health and quality of life. A $9.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health made up nearly 30% of the funding for the project.  This research project is one of hundreds across the country that have lost funding after the Trump Administration callously cut $1.8 billion in grants from the NIH.   Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the

July 1, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after more than 24 hours of voting, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted no on Republicans’ ‘Big, Bad Bill.’ Senator Alsobrooks released the following statement:  “Republicans have jammed through a cruel and callous bill that will rip health care and food assistance away from millions of Americans. All so Donald Trump can give massive tax breaks to his billionaire donors. It’s a betrayal of working class Americans who represent the backbone of our country.” Senator Alsobrooks introduced an amendment to prohibit any individual making more than $10 million from receiving tax cuts. Republicans shot it down.  Senator Alsobrooks also filed amendments