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Alsobrooks on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
April 15, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement on Kilmar Abrego Garcia: “The sequence is damning: President Trump wrongfully deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The Supreme Court unanimously ordered Trump to bring him back. And now, he’s refusing to do so. “To have a President who not only disregards but so clearly abhors the rule of law will forever change this country. For the worse. “This Administration’s seemingly endless cruelty has no boundaries, and it will impact every single American. “But do not be fooled. This President’s goal is to overwhelm us with chaos and cruelty
Senator Alsobrooks Statement: Black Maternal Health Week
April 14, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement marking Black Maternal Health Week: “While this Administration is working overtime to exacerbate our maternal health crisis, I am committed to ending it. Black women across our country are three times more likely to die from pregnancy. That is unacceptable. “We know that within the Department of Health and Human Services – now run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – the Maternal and Child Health Bureau was recently wiped out by the President, crippling our efforts to combat the maternal mortality crisis. Maryland women’s health disparities, including maternal morbidity, are higher
Senator Alsobrooks Announces New Staff Hire
April 14, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) announced Joy Arnold Russell has joined her D.C. team as Senior Advisor. Ms. Russell most recently served as Senator Alsobrooks’ Chief of Staff in Prince George’s County where she was her key strategist and political advisor. Ms. Russell is a senior level executive with 30 years of experience in government, corporate, and non-profit organizations. Her strategic and political acumen has led to a track record of accomplishments in government affairs, public relations, and partnership development. She began her political career as Deputy Chief of Staff for Community Affairs to former Washington DC Mayor
PBS: Black women serving in Senate together reflect on historic first and making an impact
For the first time in the 236-year history of the U.S. Senate, two Black women are serving simultaneously. Geoff Bennett sat down with Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware for a conversation about breaking barriers, shaping history and how Democrats aim to meet the current political moment. Read more from PBS here.
The Cut: A ‘Bright Spot’ in Washington
Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester won’t let that other election result stop them from making history. Feb. 25, 2025 Carol Moseley Braun, Kamala Harris, Laphonza Butler: To be a Black woman in the U.S. Senate was to be part of a small and lonely club — until now. For the first time in the body’s 236-year history, two Black women are serving simultaneously: Senator Angela Alsobrooks from Maryland and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester from Delaware. Their November victories were rare cause for celebration in an election marked by many losses for the Democratic Party. In their campaigns, neither candidate put identity front and center. Yet
‘Keep your hands off our Social Security,’ lawmakers warn amid DOGE budget cuts
Social Security is one of the “most important social programs of our lifetime,” with Americans working for years to qualify for benefits, said Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md. “It is America’s promise to us when we paid into Social Security,” Alsobrooks said. “And yet this is under attack even today.” Read more from CNBC here.