Alsobrooks: “Now, sir, you are a labor and employment attorney and you were a leader at the Department for years – is that correct? And you don’t know about collective bargaining agreements?” WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), questioned the Trump Administration’s Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Labor, Keith Sonderling.  She asked him a simple question about collective bargaining. He struggled to answer.  Watch the exchange below. WATCH ALSOBROOKS’ FULL QUESTIONING HERE  Senator Alsobrooks: So can you commit to abide by all terms and conditions of the Department’s collective bargaining agreement and

WASHINGTON – The Democratic members of Maryland’s Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s illegal attacks on merit-based civil servants who do critical work on behalf of the American people. The members spoke with leaders from the American Federation of Government Employees, National Treasury Employees Union, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, and Democracy Forward on their shared efforts to combat these attacks and protect our federal workforce. A recording of the full media is available here. “No state has more federal workers per capita than our

WASHINGTON, DC – New York Magazine’s The Cut released an interview with “Sister Senators” Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), marking the first time in the Senate’s 236-year history that two Black women are serving simultaneously. The conversation centered on how they intend to work together to deliver for Marylanders and Delawareans.  A ‘Bright Spot’ in Washington — Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Lisa Blunt Rochester won’t let that other election result stop them from making history. Below are some highlights from each senator. Read the full story here: