President Trump: These tariffs will only cause a ‘little bit of disturbance.’Alsobrooks: Prove it. Washington, D.C. – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced her first bill, the Tariff Transparency Act. This necessary legislation will require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation on the impact of these tariffs, and the threat of these tariffs, on imports from Mexico and Canada. Alsobrooks was joined in introducing the legislation by Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.),

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit granting the Maryland Transportation Authority permission for construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement: “The Army Corps’ green light for construction marks another important hurdle cleared toward the replacement of the Key Bridge, less than a year since its tragic and shocking collapse. Following months of work as a united Team Maryland, we ensured our state has the federal resources necessary to rebuild cost-effectively and efficiently — and with a design

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Dr. Marty Makary, the Trump Administration’s Nominee for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner.  WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ FULL QUESTIONING HERE Senator Alsobrooks: In the same vein, I wonder whether you realize that many of FDA’s salaries – you may already know this – are paid in large not by taxpayers, but by user fees. Are you familiar with that?   Dr. Makary: Yes, I am, Senator.   Senator Alsobrooks: And so, the concept that the reason to terminate these employees is to save taxpayer dollars is one that’s based on a premise that is largely not true, since we use the