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Alsobrooks, Van Hollen, Team Maryland Denied Entry at Baltimore ICE Facility
July 28, 2025 “It was abundantly clear that the people working in this facility have been instructed to hide the horror of the inhumane treatment of the people in their custody.” – Senator Alsobrooks We will not let this cover-up continue – we will continue pushing for accountability and the humane enforcement of our immigration laws.” – Senator Van Hollen WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Representatives Kweisi Mfume, Glenn Ivey, Johnny Olszewski, Jr., and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) conducted oversight on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Baltimore and on the President’s draconian and inhumane tactics he is employing – throwing
Maryland Delegation Members’ Statement on Future of BARC
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, Johnny Olszewski and April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: “The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) is the foundation of our country’s excellence in agricultural research, with its scientists working for more than 100 years on the front lines of protecting public health and supporting farmers and farming across the country. Shuttering BARC and uprooting its workforce will undercut its critical mission, endanger public safety, and unnecessarily waste taxpayer
Ranking Member Alsobrooks Co-Chairs Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
July 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), co-chaired the Subcommittee hearing: “The Road Ahead: Proposals to Improve America’s Transportation Infrastructure.” Managing Director of Policy and Partnerships at Safe Routes Partnership Marisa Jones, Deputy Director of Planning at the North Dakota Department of Transportation Chad M. Orn PE, and Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation Samantha Biddle testified at the hearing. WATCH SENATOR ALSOBROOKS’ OPENING STATEMENT HERE “Expanding the flexibility to transfer federal highway funds between programs will allow Maryland and other states to better
Sen. Alsobrooks warns of Trump’s ‘direct attacks’ on Americans
More of Trump’s cabinet choices are set to face key procedural votes this week. Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks joins The Weekend to preview the confirmation votes and hearings. Watch Senator Alsobrooks full interview on the Weekend here.
NIH cuts are ‘horrifying,’ Alsobrooks says: ‘This will literally cost lives’
U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks is voting no on all of President Trump’s Cabinet picks because “Marylanders have been so severely impacted,” especially by cuts to the federal workforce. Read more in the Baltimore Sun here.
‘Chaos by design’: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks details pushback against Trump White House
“This president came into office, and he immediately attacked civil servants, and over 150,000 civil servants are Marylanders. So, it’s been a really, really difficult time,” Alsobrooks told 11 News. Watch the Senator Alsobrooks’ full interview with WBAL here.