Press Releases

Under President Trump’s Economic Policies, Families Paid an Additional $310 for Groceries in 2025  January 15, 2026   WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Congress Joint Economic Committee released a new report showing that the typical American family paid $310 more for groceries in 2025. Senator Alsobrooks released the following statement as a response:   “The President has repeatedly called our nation’s affordability crisis a ‘hoax,’ […]

January 14, 2026   WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned witnesses at the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing, “Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs.”  Senator Alsobrooks questioned minority witness Dr. Nisha Verma, MD, a double board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist providing care for women in Georgia and Massachusetts.   WATCH SENATOR ALSOBROOKS’ FULL QUESTIONING HERE   Senator Alsobrooks said […]

January 13, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in Politico’s Morning Transportation, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) introduced the Transportation Project Accountability Act of 2026, which would strengthen transparency, performance evaluation, and public reporting for major state transportation projects.  Across the country, states invest billions of dollars each year in transportation infrastructure, yet the selection of […]

January 9, 2026  BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) met with students and faculty, answered questions, and took a tour of the classrooms at Woodlawn Middle School. Senator Alsobrooks was joined by Dr. Myriam Rogers, Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS), County Executive Katherine Klausmeier, State Senator Charles Sydnor, State Senator Ben […]

January 8, 2026  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) made the following statement after the announcement that Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.-05) would retire from Congress at the end of his term. “To summarize the legacy of accomplishments that Congressman Steny Hoyer achieved would require an entire novel — his impact on the people of […]

WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, Karen Tumulty at The Washington Post detailed Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) first year in the Senate, the challenge she put up against the Administration – especially RFK Jr., her willingness to work across the aisle on behalf of Marylanders, and her north star: building pathways to wealth for hardworking Marylanders. […]

December 18, 2025   WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Senator Cramer (R-N.D.), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Senator Curtis (R-Utah) announced legislation reauthorizing the Wildlife Crossings Program. This program at the Federal Highway Administration is a competitive grant program with the goal of reducing Wildlife Vehicle Collisions (WVCs) while improving habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic […]

December 17, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted to pass the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Following the vote, she released this statement:   “While this NDAA bill does not have everything I would have wanted, I am proud of the investment I helped secure for Maryland. The bill authorizes $226.6 million for military construction projects in Maryland – including $86 million for the Naval Academy. I […]

December 16, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after attending the unveiling of a statue depicting a teen civil rights leader, Barbara Rose Johns, in the United States Capitol. This historic statue replaces a statue of Robert E. Lee.  “I was honored to attend the unveiling in the United States […]

December 16, 2025   WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in Politico’s Morning Tax, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), alongside Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.-10), introduced the Medicare Investment and Gun Violence Prevention Act, which would […]