Press Releases
March 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – At the request of HHS, under the leadership of RFK Jr., a meeting to review the United States’ measles elimination status has been postponed until November, likely after the midterm elections. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement in response: “RFK Jr. is continuing to play politics with our lives. HHS has asked to postpone a ‘highly anticipated’ meeting to […]
March 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, introduced the Maryland Whole Watershed Program Federal Partnership Act. The bill would empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to collaborate with state and […]
March 4, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after Republicans blocked the War Powers Resolution that Senator Alsobrooks supported: “In another act of betrayal against the American people, President Trump has dragged our country into a costly war. “The Administration’s justification for this war is contradictory and constantly shifting. If there […]
March 4, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – In case you missed it, after Senator Alsobrooks questioned Surgeon General Nominee, Dr. Casey Means, about her history profiting from unsafe products with hazardous ingredients, unsafe levels of lead and cadmium, or even traces of a forever chemical, Katherine Eban at Rolling Stone did a deep dive into the controversial nominee’s history. […]
February 28, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement: “The President said he would end wars — not start them. He lied. “The President said he obliterated the Iranian nuclear program. He lied. “The American people have no reason to trust this man with the lives of our sons and daughters. […]
February 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – As reported in NOTUS and to commemorate American Heart Month, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced the Bipartisan Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act to reauthorize and expand access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program, which provides free cardiovascular risk screenings to […]
February 25, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means. In her questioning, Senator Alsobrooks asked about products Dr. Casey Means advertised – and received compensation for – in her newsletter. Even just a basic search finds that these products contain lead, Cadmium, and other carcinogens and reproductive […]
February 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement: “I will not be attending tonight’s State of the Union address. “Our country has been thrust into an accountability and affordability crisis through the cruelty, lawlessness, and greed of this President and his Administration. “I will not dignify his actions with my presence.” […]
February 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – As reported today in POLITICO’s Morning Money and ahead of the State of the Union, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led colleagues in demanding answers from White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett following his suggestion that […]
February 20, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC– Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6–3 to strike down tariffs imposed by President Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. “This Administration’s illegal and disastrous tariffs have hurt Marylanders – the families who have struggled every day to put food on […]